Official Visit to Brazil (8-19 April 2024)

The Brazilian flag on a pole blowing in the wind. The flag is green with a yellow diamond at its centre, inclosing a blue disc with a starry sky.

From 8 to 19 April 2024, I visited Brazil to assess the situation for human rights defenders in the country.

I presented my findings in full to the Human Rights Council at its 58th session on 5 March 2025.

You can watch my presentation and find out more at the links below. Royalty free photos available at the end of this page.

Human Rights Council Presentation – March 2025

Read the full Country Visit Report [EN] Ler o relatório em português [PT]
Call for input for country visit report [EN/PT] Start of Mission Press Release End of Mission Press Release [EN/PT] End of Mission Statement (Text) [EN/PT]
While on an official visit to Brazil, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders Mary Lawlor and her team are standing amongst men and women members of the Sales Pimenta Working Group, in an office building after a meeting.
While on an official visit to Brazil, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, is standing next to two human rights defenders from the Quilombola community in Bahia, with her arm around one of them. They are the sons of two human rights defenders who were assassinated.
An assembly of men and women in the Quilombola community are attending an outdoor hearing with UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders Mary Lawlor, who is on an official visit to Brazil.
While on an official visit to Brazil, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders Mary Lawlor and her team are standing amongst a dozen representatives of the Swiss embassy in Brazil, in an elegant room within the embassy.
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders Mary Lawlor and her team, wearing earphones for translation, are sitting at a meeting with the Brazilian Minister for Human Rights and Citizenship, Silvio Almedia, as part of an official visit to Brazil.
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