Brazil: Authorities must investigate the killing of human rights defender Marielle Franco
(World News Brazil)

The targeted assassination of Marielle Franco, a 38-year-old human rights defender and city councilor known for denouncing police abuses and extrajudicial executions, is a sickening development that must be fully investigated, said Amnesty International today. Marielle was shot dead in Rio de Janeiro´s Estacio neighborhood on Wednesday night. Her driver was also killed and a press officer was injured in the attack. `This a chilling development and is yet another example of the dangers that human rights defenders face in Brazil. As a member of Rio de Janeiro´s State Human Rights Commission, Marielle worked tirelessly to defend the rights of black women and young people in the favelas and...