The document is the result of on-site research carried out during missions
to Espírito Santo in June and July 2002 by Global Justice Center
staff members James Cavallaro, Sandra Carvalho, Sven Hilbig and
Jeffrey Zinsmeister.
The report focuses on the threats, intimidation, and institutional
pressure that civil society representatives and public authorities responsible
for law enforcement have suffered as a consequence of
their defense of fundamental rights and the rule of law.
The Human Rights Crisis in Espírito Santo: threats and violence against Human Rights Defenders