The committee will monitor cases of violence against migrants and refugees.
The observatory's initial task will be to monitor cases of violence against members of the Congolese community in Brazil.
Brazil Agency - The National Committee for Refugees (Conare) announced today (7) the creation of the Observatory of Violence against Migrants and Refugees, which will aim to monitor complaints and procedures related to the topic and support the development of public policies to address it. The decision was taken during the plenary meeting held on February 3.
The observatory, which includes representatives from the Ministries of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) and Foreign Affairs (MRE), will have as its "first task" the monitoring of "cases of violence against members of the Congolese community in Brazil, especially the case of Congolese citizen Moïse Mugenyi Kabagambe, victim of a heinous crime that recently occurred in Rio de Janeiro."
Images released by the Civil Police on the 1st showed the attacks on the Congolese man, which occurred on January 24th, at the Tropicália kiosk, at Post 8 in Barra da Tijuca.
Three men have been indicted, according to the head of the Capital Homicide Division, Henrique Damasceno, for aggravated homicide. The images show the three men who participated in the violent attack against Moïse, who was brutally beaten with sticks after a fight broke out at the kiosk.
According to relatives of the Congolese man, he had gone to the location to collect a debt, while the aggressors stated that he had started a fight inside the establishment, where he worked as a clerk.
Moïse was buried on the 30th, in the Irajá Cemetery, amidst protests from friends and relatives and with African music and dance. He came to Brazil in 2011 to escape armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Inquiry
Given the situation, the Labor Public Prosecutor's Office in Rio de Janeiro (MPT-RJ) has opened a Civil Inquiry to investigate the death of the Congolese man. The MPT investigation will analyze the employment relationship between the parties.
The complaint points to possible work without recognition of labor rights, which could even constitute work in conditions analogous to slavery, in the form of forced labor, xenophobia, and racism. The investigation is running parallel to the criminal investigations.
This Saturday (5), a protest was organized in front of the Tropicália kiosk, bringing together defenders of the black cause and human rights.
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