Instituto Sou da Paz

Instituto Sou da Paz is a São Paulo-based civil society organisation working to reduce violence in Brazil. It grew out of a disarmament campaign launched by students in 1997, at a time when Brazil had the world's highest number of firearm deaths, and has since become a leading voice on gun control and public security. Combining research, monitoring of public policy, advocacy and community projects in the areas most affected by homicide, it works for effective, evidence-based public security policies that respect human rights.