Erika Hilton: She was likewise a tireless fighter in search of justice, in search of answers, so that the executors and the masterminds behind this barbaric execution would be discovered.
Erika Hilton: This country persecutes defenders of human rights, persecutes women, persecutes the LGBTQIA+ community, historically.
Brazil, which has the record for executions of human rights defenders and of the LGBT population, now also shows an increase in the number of femicides.
Erika Hilton: The execution of Marielle Franco brings with it all these elements.
Erika Hilton: It brings violence against women, brings violence against the people of the favelas, brings violence against the LGBTQIA+ community.