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Ana Paula Gomes de Oliveira
1976–
Brazil
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Biography
Ana Paula Gomes de Oliveira (born 9 October 1976) is a Brazilian human rights activist. Following the death of her son in 2014 as a result of police brutality, she co-founded Mães de Manguinhos, an organisation supporting the families of victims of state violence and institutional racism. In 2025, Oliveira received the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders in recognition of her activism.
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