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This book offers a legal and socio-political analysis of the Brazilian Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders. Discussing Colombian, Guatemalan and Mexican experiences, it fills a gap in the literature regarding Latin American public policy by investigating the creation, work, beneficiaries, broader effects, challenges, and effective ways to improve the Brazilian Program.
Sommario
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Protection of Human Rights Defenders.- Chapter 3: Brazil's Path Towards Human Rights.- Chapter 4: State and Civil Society's Responses to State and Non-State Actors' Violence Towards Human Rights Defenders.- Chapter 5: The Path to the Creation of the Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders.- Chapter 6: The Legal Framework and Legal Functioning of the Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders.- Chapter 7: The Effects in Practice of the Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders.- Chapter 8: The Broader Effects of the Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders.- Chapter 9: What is Preventing the Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders from Fulfilling its Potential, and What Can Be Done?.- Chapter 10: Conclusion.
Info autore
Ulisses Terto Neto is a human rights lawyer and lecturer at IESB, Brasilia,Brazil. He was the legal adviser for the Brazilian Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (2009-2010). Dr. Terto Neto also served as Deputy Vice-President of the Human Rights Council (Federal District) and worked as a human rights consultant for the Pan American Health Organization, Brazil.
Riassunto
This book offers a legal and socio-political analysis of the Brazilian Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders. Discussing Colombian, Guatemalan and Mexican experiences, it fills a gap in the literature regarding Latin American public policy by investigating the creation, work, beneficiaries, broader effects, challenges, and effective ways to improve the Brazilian Program.
