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{{Short description|Brazilian legal scholar}}
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'''Sérgio Pinheiro''' (born [[Rio de Janeiro]], 14 October 1973)<ref name="abc.org.br">[http://www.abc.org.br/sjbic/curriculo.asp?consulta=psdmspin Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro - Membros da ONMC<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
[[File:Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, Comisionado 2004-2011 (5136492937).jpg|200px|thumbnail|Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro]]
is a [[Brazil]]ian [[diplomat]] and legal scholar.
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'''Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro''' (born 8 January 1944)<ref name="abc.org.br">{{Cite web |url=http://www.abc.org.br/sjbic/curriculo.asp?consulta=psdmspin |title=Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro - Membros da ONMC<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030521043528/http://www.abc.org.br/sjbic/curriculo.asp?consulta=psdmspin |archive-date=2003-05-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
is a Brazilian legal scholar with relevant work within the [[United Nations System]].<ref name="cv">{{Cite web|url=http://cnv.memoriasreveladas.gov.br/institucional-acesso-informacao/membros/66-paulo-sergio-pinheiro.html|title=Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro - CNV - Comissão Nacional da Verdade|website=cnv.memoriasreveladas.gov.br|access-date=2019-07-30}}</ref>


==Career==
Within the [[United Nations System]], he serves as the [[Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar]].
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.<ref name=cv/><ref name="violencestudy.org"/>
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Within the [[United Nations System]], he served as the [[United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Myanmar|Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar]] from 2000 to 2008. He also served as [[United Nations Special Rapporteur]] for [[Burundi]] from 1995 to 1999,<ref name="abc.org.br"/> and was a member of the [[Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights]].<ref name="violencestudy.org">{{Cite web|url=http://www.violencestudy.org/|title=Allgemeine Studien zur Gewalt gegen Kinder|website=www.violencestudy.org|access-date=2019-07-30}}</ref> In 2003, [[Secretary-General of the United Nations|Secretary-General]] [[Kofi Annan]] appointed Pinheiro as an independent expert, with the rank of [[Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations#Other Senior UN Positions|Assistant Secretary-General]], to prepare an in-depth study into the global phenomenon of [[violence against children]],<ref name="violencestudy.org"/> which was presented to the [[United Nations General Assembly|General Assembly]] in 2006.<ref name="violencestudy.org"/>
He also served as [[United Nations Special Rapporteur]] for [[Burundi]] from 1995 to 1999,<ref name="abc.org.br"/>
and was a member of the [[Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights]].<ref name="violencestudy.org">[http://www.violencestudy.org/a30 The Independent Expert: Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro | The United Nations Secretary General’s Study on Violence Against Children<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
In 2003, [[Secretary-General of the United Nations|Secretary-General]] [[Kofi Annan]] appointed Pinheiro as an independent expert, with the rank of [[Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations#Other Senior UN Positions|Assistant Secretary-General]], to prepare an in-depth study into the global phenomenon of [[violence against children]],<ref name="violencestudy.org"/>
which was presented to the [[United Nations General Assembly|General Assembly]] in 2006.<ref>[http://www.violencestudy.org/r1 About the Study|The United Nations Secretary General's Study on Violence Against Children<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


Pinheiro is one of the seven commissioners of the [[Organization of American States|Organization of American States's]] [[Inter-American Commission on Human Rights]], for the 2004-2011 period,<ref>[http://www.cidh.org/personal.eng.htm Staff of the IACHR<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> with special responsibility for the [[Children's rights|rights of children]]<ref>[http://www.cidh.org/Comunicados/English/2005/8.05.htm Press Release 8/05<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Pinheiro served as one of the seven commissioners of the [[Organization of American States|Organization of American States's]] [[Inter-American Commission on Human Rights]] for the 2004–2011 period,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oas.org/en/iachr/mandate/composition.asp|title=OAS - Organization of American States: Democracy for peace, security, and development|last=OAS|date=2009-08-01|website=www.oas.org|language=en|access-date=2019-07-30}}</ref> with special responsibility for the [[Children's rights|rights of children]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cidh.org/Comunicados/English/2005/8.05.htm|title=Press Release 8/05|website=www.cidh.org|access-date=2019-07-30}}</ref> Domestically, he served as federal [[Special Secretariat for Human Rights|Secretary of State for Human Rights]] under [[President of Brazil|President]] [[Fernando Henrique Cardoso]].<ref name="violencestudy.org" />
Domestically, he served as federal [[Special Secretariat for Human Rights|Secretary of State for Human Rights]] under [[President of Brazil|President]] [[Fernando Henrique Cardoso]].<ref>[http://www.violencestudy.org/a30 The Independent Expert: Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro|The United Nations Secretary General’s Study on Violence Against Children<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


In 2011, Pinheiro was appointed chair of the [[Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic|International Commission of Inquiry for Syria]].<ref name=cv/><ref>Stephanie Nebehay (March 15, 2021), [https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2B72Q3 U.N. says has helped 12 jurisdictions prepare Syrian war crimes cases] ''[[Reuters]]''.</ref>
Pinheiro has a long career in academia. He is a visiting professor at [[Brown University]]'s [[Watson Institute for International Studies]]<ref>
[http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu2/7/a/mmyapinheiro.htm Paulo Sergio Pinheiro's Curriculum Vitae]</ref> Previously, he also held academic positions at the [[University of São Paulo]], [[Oxford University]], and the [[École des hautes études en sciences sociales]].<ref name="violencestudy.org"/>


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Latest revision as of 17:08, 16 December 2023

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

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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 Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar from 2000 to 2008. 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.[3]

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,[4] with special responsibility for the rights of children[5] Domestically, he served as federal Secretary of State for Human Rights under President Fernando Henrique Cardoso.[3]

In 2011, Pinheiro was appointed chair of the International Commission of Inquiry for Syria.[2][6]

References

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