By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Members of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), part of the Organization of American States (OAS), described the situation of human rights violations in Rio de Janeiro’s favela communities as ‘disturbing’, criticizing the State for not doing more to protect those who live in those communities.
“It is clear that people are suffering because they are poor. I have been hearing about favelas for a long time, but what are the measures the state has been taking to deal with poverty?” asked Margaret May Macaulay, acting IACHR . . .
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