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Protecting Human Rights Defenders in Latin America: A Legal and Socio-Political Analysis of Brazil (Governance)

Protecting Human Rights Defenders in Latin America: A Legal and Socio-Political Analysis of Brazil (Governance)

Current price: $126.49
Publication Date: October 9th, 2017
Publisher:
Palgrave MacMillan
ISBN:
9783319610931
Pages:
300
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Description

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.

About the Author

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.