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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 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>
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>
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" />


Pinheiro has a long career in academia. He is a visiting professor at [[Brown University]]'s [[Watson Institute for International Studies]]<ref>
Pinheiro has a long career in academia. He is a visiting professor at [[Brown University]]'s [[Watson Institute for International Studies]]<ref>

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Sérgio Pinheiro (born Rio de Janeiro, 14 October 1973)[1] is a Brazilian diplomat and legal scholar.

Within the United Nations System, he serves as the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar. [2]

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 is 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]

Pinheiro has a long career in academia. He is a visiting professor at Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies[7] Previously, he also held academic positions at the University of São Paulo, Oxford University, and the École des hautes études en sciences sociales.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro - Membros da ONMC
  2. ^ Michele, Norris (2007-11-16), NPR http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16368961 {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d The Independent Expert: Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro | The United Nations Secretary General’s Study on Violence Against Children
  4. ^ About the Study|The United Nations Secretary General's Study on Violence Against Children
  5. ^ Staff of the IACHR
  6. ^ Press Release 8/05
  7. ^ Paulo Sergio Pinheiro's Curriculum Vitae

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