SUBJECT: RIGHT TO LIFE AND HEALTH. LACK OF PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST THE NEW CORONAVIRUS IN THE WORKPLACE. VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE OF HUMAN DIGNITY. Here is the complaint in …
270 MORTES ANUNCIADAS
Relatório da Comissão Internacional Independente de Inquérito sobre o Impacto do Rompimento da Barragem de Brumadinho (Brasil) de 25 de janeiro de 2019 Brumadinho-Report_PT_web
270 DEATHS FORETOLD
Report of the International Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Impact of the January 25, 2019 Brumadinho Dam Collapse Brumadinho-Report_EN_web
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