https://padlet.com/swagesala/9c0p38nz58tw en-us 2017-01-24 13:55:08 UTC 2017-01-25 16:38:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png swagesala https://padlet.com/swagesala/9c0p38nz58tw/wish/149018785      It took three days for President Michel Temer to talk publicly about the first massacre, on January 1, in which 56 inmates died in the Anísio Jobim prison complex in the state of Amazonas. He said it was a “devastating accident.” But an accident is, by definition, random and unexpected.
     Similarly, there was plenty of warning before the 31 killings in the Penitenciária Agrícola de Monte Cristo in Roraima on January 6. In September, the National Council of Justice said the conditions were “terrible” at that prison, which held more than twice as many inmates as its official capacity. A month later, ten inmates were killed there.

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]]> 2017-01-24 14:34:59 UTC https://padlet.com/swagesala/9c0p38nz58tw/wish/149021624 swagesala https://padlet.com/swagesala/9c0p38nz58tw/wish/149022649 1: More stories were concerned about Political and Civil rights 
2: There are a lot more stories on race and unfair treatment of the people.
3: Denied was the easiest because many of the people's rights were denied.
4: Many of the stories had something to do with the rights of people, the reason they don't say that is because it is more of a controversial topic.
5: The state of human rights is not doing well in many places across South America and those countries should be concerned because it will only get worse as time progresses. ]]> 2017-01-24 14:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/swagesala/9c0p38nz58tw/wish/149022649 swagesala https://padlet.com/swagesala/9c0p38nz58tw/wish/149373791 Jatupat was arrested for sharing a BBC profile of King Vajiralongkorn on his personal Facebook page. The BBC article detailed the disturbing past of the new king and raised doubts about his fitness to rule. Although Jatupat was released on bail on December 4, he was again sent to jail following a request to revoke bail filed by the Thai police. If Jatupat is found guilty, he will spend up to 15 years in prison.]]> 2017-01-25 16:26:51 UTC https://padlet.com/swagesala/9c0p38nz58tw/wish/149373791 swagesala https://padlet.com/swagesala/9c0p38nz58tw/wish/149377503 On the night of Fidel Castro’s death, El Sexto spray painted “Se fue” (in English, “He's gone”) on a wall outside the iconic Hotel Habana Libre. He also uploaded a video to Facebook mocking the dictator’s passing. He was arrested the following morning on November 26, 2016  Upon his liberation today, El Sexto’s family published a statement thanking Human Rights Foundation, including international legal associate Centa B. Rek and HRF partner Kimberley Motley, from Motley Legal, for playing an instrumental part in securing his release.]]> 2017-01-25 16:36:20 UTC https://padlet.com/swagesala/9c0p38nz58tw/wish/149377503