The Ministry of Human Rights (MDHC) is awaiting authorization from the Civil Defense to send teams to Rio Grande do Sul to assist victims of the storms in the state on site. There are still many difficulties in access due to floods, dam failures and destruction of roads.
One of the objectives is to check the conditions of the shelters set up to serve the homeless. The forecast is that representatives will be able to arrive in the region by Wednesday (08).
Officials from the National Human Rights Ombudsman, National Secretariat for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights, National Secretariat for the Rights of the Elderly and National Secretariat for the Rights of Children and Adolescents will go to the site.
Dial 100
The Ombudsman's Office has made Dial 100 (Human Rights Hotline) available to victims and has already received reports of violations. An ordinance published in April 2023 regulates the operation of the center in cases of this type, with a Protocol for Action in Situations of Risks and Disasters.
Communications for people affected by risks or natural disasters such as rain, land displacement, floods or low temperatures or droughts, among others, are planned. All demands are urgently forwarded to the Civil Defense Operations Center in the affected region.
In a press release, the MDHC expresses its solidarity with the victims, family and friends and reinforces its commitment to guaranteeing human rights in situations of climate tragedy.
Two hundred and eighty-one municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul have already been affected by the high volume of rain. According to a balance updated by the Civil Defense of RS at 9 am this Saturday (4), more than 8 thousand people were in shelters and around 25 thousand were homeless.
Source: CNN Brasil
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