Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro

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Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro.

Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro (born 8 January 1944)[1] is a Brazilian legal scholar with relevant work within the United Nations System.[2]

Career[]

Pinheiro was born in Rio de Janeiro. He has a long career in academia, having held academic positions at the University of São Paulo, among others.[2][3]

Within the United Nations System, he served as the . He also served as United Nations Special Rapporteur for Burundi from 1995 to 1999,[1] and was a member of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights.[3] In 2003, Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed Pinheiro as an independent expert, with the rank of Assistant Secretary-General, to prepare an in-depth study into the global phenomenon of violence against children,[3] which was presented to the General Assembly in 2006.[4]

Pinheiro served as one of the seven commissioners of the Organization of American States's Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for the 2004-2011 period,[5] with special responsibility for the rights of children[6] Domestically, he served as federal Secretary of State for Human Rights under President Fernando Henrique Cardoso.[3]

In 2011, Pinheiro was appointed Chairman of the International Commission of Inquiry for Syria.[2][7]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro - Membros da ONMC". Archived from the original on 2003-05-21. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro - CNV - Comissão Nacional da Verdade". cnv.memoriasreveladas.gov.br. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Allgemeine Studien zur Gewalt gegen Kinder". www.violencestudy.org. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  4. ^ "Allgemeine Studien zur Gewalt gegen Kinder". www.violencestudy.org. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  5. ^ OAS (2009-08-01). "OAS - Organization of American States: Democracy for peace, security, and development". www.oas.org. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  6. ^ "Press Release 8/05". www.cidh.org. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  7. ^ Stephanie Nebehay (March 15, 2021), U.N. says has helped 12 jurisdictions prepare Syrian war crimes cases Reuters.


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