If children's lives are precious, which children?
1998; Elsevier BV; Volume: 351; Issue: 9120 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/s0140-6736(98)06056-5
ISSN1474-547X
Autores Tópico(s)Sex work and related issues
ResumoHomeless street children are regularly murdered and tortured in Brazil, Guatemala, Columbia, and elsewhere. In one notorious case in July, 1993, off-duty policemen opened fire on 50 children huddled together near Candelaria church in central Rio de Janeiro; six died immediately and two others were taken to a beach and executed. When these events were reported on the radio, most listeners voiced their approval, as did 15% of respondents in a community survey a week later. Many ordinary decent people in Brazil, who love their own children, do not refer to street children as “children”, and when they die they are not called “angels” like other children, but presunto (ham). 1 Fernandes E Extrajudicial execution of children: shortcomings of social citizenship and the fallacy of criminal justice in Brazil. Neth Q Hum Rights. 1994; 12: 117-135 Google Scholar
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