Protecting Human Rights Defenders in Latin America [electronic resource] : A Legal and Socio-Political Analysis of Brazil /
Terto Neto, Ulisses.author.
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
Latin America—Politics and government.
Human rights.
Social justice.
Latin America—History.
Democracy.
World politics.
Latin American Politics.
Human Rights.
Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.
Latin American History.
Democracy.
Political History.