June
- Brazil is the scene of violence
- At the last week, four popular leaders and human rights activists were killed in Pará. The deaths emphasizes to the discussion about land disputes. According Pastoral Land Commission (CPT) 212 people have been killed since 1996 in the area.
- Abdias do Nascimento, Rights Voice, Dies at 97
- Abdias do Nascimento, a Brazilian writer, painter, politician and scholar who was an outspoken civil rights leader on behalf of black Brazilians, has died in Rio de Janeiro. He was 97.
- Brazil urged to suspend Belo Monte Dam project
- World Day Against Child Labour 2011
- The ILO’s most recent global estimate is that 115 million children are involved in hazardous work. This is work that by its nature or the circumstances in which it is carried out.
- Brazilians Social organizations letter against market mechanisms in REDD+
- Organizations and social movements in Brazil handed the letter to the Brazilian negotiators in Bonn, during the second round of negotiations before COP 17-Durban.
- Scientific body adopts conclusions at closing plenary
