ALDH - Lusophone Human Rights Association

Our purpose is the defense of the values, culture, and rights of Portuguese-speaking peoples, who, in both spirit and practice, aspire to peaceful cooperation among all races and creeds.

Plan of Action

Awareness-raising

Through conferences, forums, publications, and dissemination via media outlets.

Legal Aid

Provided by a team of lawyers committed to acting in the most sensitive cases, in which the very right to life is under serious threat.

Joint Action

Among the causes advocated by ALDH is the case “U.S. Government v. Keppe and Pacheco,” which marks its 36th anniversary in June 2025.

Our History

The idea of founding a Lusophone Human Rights Association originated with the Portuguese lawyer Dr. Luís M. de Sande Freire, a great friend of Brazil and of the Brazilian people, who has long been active in the field of Human Rights and is a tireless advocate for the cause of the unjustly treated.

1st International Congress on Conflict Management and Peace Justice

The 1st International Congress on Conflict Management and Peace Justice took place on August 14–16, 2025, at Sala São Paulo, Brazil, bringing together national and international experts to discuss mediation, peaceful conflict resolution, and justice across social, legal, and community contexts.

About us

ALDH –
Lusophone Human Rights Association

ALDH – the Lusophone Human Rights Association – has as its purpose the defense of the values, culture, and rights of Portuguese-speaking peoples, who, in spirit and in practice, seek peaceful cooperation among all races and creeds.

In other words, this means a conscious and committed engagement in the areas most sensitive to the preservation of the planet as a whole, such as: abandoned children, mass unemployment, pockets of hunger and underdevelopment, ecological crimes, the irrational exploitation of natural resources, illiteracy, and access to health care—while also addressing the higher spiritual needs of the human being, no less essential to human health and happiness.

The Establishment of ALDH

The Lusophone Human Rights Association was founded on June 1, 1998, in São Paulo, Brazil, during a formal plenary session held as part of the Interdisciplinary Forum on the Third Millennium and Universal Human Rights, at the Teotônio Vilela Hall of the Legislative Assembly of the State of São Paulo. The session was presided over by the lawyers Dr. Luís M. de Sande Freire (Portugal) and Dr. Renato Simões (Brazil).

(L–R): Cláudia Bernhardt de Souza Pacheco; Norberto Keppe; Jeremy Corbyn (MP for Islington North - UK)

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