A group of 27 human rights organizations also questioned the operation and assured that security “is not achieved with blood.”
The police operation launched this Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro, the deadliest in the history of the Brazilian city, left at least 132 dead, including four officers, the regional Public Defender’s Office reported this Wednesday, October 29.
The Office of the High Commissioner reminded the authorities of compliance with international law and called for an urgent investigation into the events.
“We remind the authorities of their obligations under international law, and urge that investigations be conducted promptly and effectively” into the deaths, said the office headed by High Commissioner Volker Türk.
A group of 27 human rights organizations also questioned the operation and assured that security “is not achieved with blood.”
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Among the organizations that signed the statement are Amnesty International, Global Justice, Conectas and the Favela Observatory.
The favelas of Rio de Janeiro woke up under crossfire on Tuesday. Some 2,500 civil and military police entered the Penha and Alemão complexes, with the aim of capturing the main leaders of the Comando Vermelho (CV), the most powerful criminal organization in the state and one of the oldest in Brazil.
The Red Command, founded in the 1970s inside a Rio prison, maintains control over large areas of the favelas and has extended its influence to other states, including the Amazon. The magnitude of Tuesday’s operation reveals the difficulty of the Brazilian State in dismantling a criminal structure with almost five decades of history.
With information from the EFE agency/ Tiempo Argentino/Infobae
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