About
Us
REDE JUSTIÇA CRIMINAL
Created in 2010, the Rede Justiça Criminal is a coalition of nine Brazilian civil society organizations. Our goal is to contribute to the qualification of the public debate and to influence political decision making to reverse the logic of mass incarceration. We work to combat structural racism in the field of public security and act in favor of a criminal justice system that does not violate human rights and guarantees dignity to all citizens.
Mission
Protect fundamental rights through policies of decarceration and against the growth of the penal state operated by structural racism in the field of criminal justice and public security.
Vision
Building a free, fair, plural, and democratic society based on a criminal justice and public security policy guided by equality and effective rights.
HOW WE ACT
We monitor the decision making of the three powers through advocacy and articulation with collective movements, and civil society organizations.
We monitor the decision making of the three powers through advocacy and articulation with collective movements, and civil society organizations.
We carry out mobilization, advocacy and awareness campaigns.
We focus on the implementation of public policies that promote rights, ensure criminal justice and public security.
We develop quick and collective responses to threats and rights violations.
We produce notes, research and reports on the Brazilian criminal justice system.
We share experiences that contribute to the creation of alternatives in criminal policy and public security in Brazil.
Our Network
Established in 2000, CESeC – Centro de Estudos de Segurança e Cidadania (in English, Security and Citizenship Studies Center) conducts innovative research and other types of projects that fuel public debate and promote human rights in the country’s criminal justice system.
Established in 2000, CESeC – Centro de Estudos de Segurança e Cidadania (in English, Security and Citizenship Studies Center) conducts innovative research and other types of projects that fuel public debate and promote human rights in the country’s criminal justice system.
Conectas has existed since 2001 to protect, enforce and expand human rights. The organization does this by proposing solutions, preventing setbacks and denouncing rights violations.
The DDH – Instituto de Defensores de Direitos Humanos (in English, Institute of Human Rights Defenders) has been fighting since 2017 against the criminalization of poverty and the black genocide. It acts in cases of institutional violence and deprivation of liberty, in defense of the right to manifest in reparation actions, and in advising social movements.
The GAJOP – Gabinete de Assessoria Jurídica para Organizações Populares (in English, Office of Legal Assistance to Popular Organizations) is a civil society organization created in 1981 that works in the defense of human rights, focusing on access to justice and security, especially for children, teenagers and socially vulnerable segments.
The IDDD – Instituto de Defesa do Direito de Defesa (in English, Institute of Humans Rights Defenders) acts since 2000 so that all people have the right to a full defense and a fair trial against the punitive power of the State.
The IDEAS is a civil society organization that has promoted, since 2011, popular assistance for occupants and workers in black territories and their organizations, whether groups, collectives associations or social movements. It also works to popularize the Right to Public Security.
The Instituto Terra, Trabalho e Cidadanis (or Earth, Work and Citizenship Institute) is a human rights organization that has been dedicated for over 20 years to the discussion of gender inequalities, specifically in the context of female incarceration.
The Sou da Paz Institute acts since 1999 for a more just and less violent society by mobilizing society and the state and by disseminating innovative practices in public security.
The Justiça Global (or Global Justice) is a human rights organization, founded in 1999, that works to protect and promote human rights, strengthening civil society, and democracy.