Summary: The 70-page report documents that youths in
Rio de Janeiro's detention centers are often
beaten and verbally abused by guards. Most
complaints of ill-treatment are never
investigated by the state's Department of
Socio-Economic Action, the authority
responsible for juvenile detention facilities.
pdf: hrw.org/reports/2004/brazil1204/brazil1204text.pdf

Organisation:

Human Rights Watch

Articles:

Article 19: Protection from abuse and neglect

Article 40: Administration of juvenile justice

Attachment Link:

http://hrw.org/reports/2004/brazil1204/brazil1204text.pdf

Web:

http://hrw.org/reports/2004/brazil1204

Countries

Brazil

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