Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro

Violência, crime e sistemas policiais em países de novas democracias

An evaluation of the institutions in charge for the control of violence reveals a great inconsistency between the constitutional text, the principles of international agreements ratified by Brazil and the effective functioning of crime prevention agencies, as the police, the judiciary and the Public Ministry. The conclusion is that to meet the basic requirements for a democracy and to have an answer for the inefficiency, the Brazilian agencies organization needs to be completely restructured.

Being a special rapporteur: a delicate balancing act

Relying on the 14 years experience in various mandates in the UN since 1995 in the Human Rights Commission after 2006 at the Human Rights Council, the work of the special rapporteurs is reviewed in terms of its evolution, difficulties, limitations and repercussions in the respective societies and states targets of such mandates. The so-called special procedures or mechanisms at the UN human rights system are examined in the framework of contradictions present in the very political performance of states in human rights multilateral institutions. The analysis reaffirms the centrality of the victims as a key requirement for special rapporteurs to contribute to increase the visibility of human rights violations and the accountability for their perpetrators.

The Clarté group in Brazil

The idea of an ) provoked enthusiasm in a number of countries toward the end of the First World War (1). The origins of the project go back at least to the efforts of Romain Rolland in 1916-1917 to rally intellectuals against war. After considerable negotiation, the Clarte organization was finally launched in 1919, by Henr; Barbusse, Raymond Lefebvre, Paul Vaillant-Couturier, and others, with the support of a distinguished list of intellectuals from various countries. The initial program was a mixture of pacifism, rationalism, and internationalism, which sought to bring about a > through its review and the activities of its affiliated groups throughout the world. However, over the course of 1920, Barbusse and many in the French organization moved much closer to the positions of the Third International. Even so, Barbusse always insisted that Clarte was not a party> and that it should maintain a certain distance from partisan concerns. In February, 1921, the French Clarte split, with the pacifists, liberals, and socialists leaving, and a communist group taking control. Barbusse remained in the organization until 1923, though rather distant from its new orientation. In fact, he never entirely abandoned his original proposal of an international rallying ground for intellectuals) arld in 1928 founded another review, Monde, which had something of the same intention (2). Outside France, the Clarte groups varied zvidely, and few have been thoroughly studied (3). In Italy, the group was composed largely of Giolittians and Catholic moderates, attracted by the humanitarianism, pacifism, and internationalism of Barbusses 1919 proposals. lShey did not accompany Barbusse in his growing sympathy toward the Third International, and the Italian group remained largely a paper organization, << little more than a generous pro-

Os sessenta anos da Declaração Universal: atravessando um mar de contradições

Pinheiro ressalta alguns dos pontos principais no desenvolvimento do Direito Internacional dos Direitos Humanos no ultimos 60 anos, a partir de sua experiencia de trabalho tanto no Sistema Interamericano quanto no Sistema das ONU de Direitos Humanos.Taking his work experience in the UN and in the Inter-American System of Human Rights into account, Pinheiro highlights some of the main achievements and challenges in the development of International Human Rights Law in the last 60 years. Original in English.Taking his work experience in the UN and in the Inter-American System of Human Rights into account, Pinheiro highlights some of the main achievements and challenges in the development of International Human Rights Law in the last 60 years.

Sixty years after the Universal Declaration: navigating the contradictions

Pinheiro ressalta alguns dos pontos principais no desenvolvimento do Direito Internacional dos Direitos Humanos no ultimos 60 anos, a partir de sua experiencia de trabalho tanto no Sistema Interamericano quanto no Sistema das ONU de Direitos Humanos.Taking his work experience in the UN and in the Inter-American System of Human Rights into account, Pinheiro highlights some of the main achievements and challenges in the development of International Human Rights Law in the last 60 years. Original in English.Taking his work experience in the UN and in the Inter-American System of Human Rights into account, Pinheiro highlights some of the main achievements and challenges in the development of International Human Rights Law in the last 60 years.

Sesenta años después de la Declaración Universal: navegando las contradicciones

Pinheiro ressalta alguns dos pontos principais no desenvolvimento do Direito Internacional dos Direitos Humanos no ultimos 60 anos, a partir de sua experiencia de trabalho tanto no Sistema Interamericano quanto no Sistema das ONU de Direitos Humanos.Taking his work experience in the UN and in the Inter-American System of Human Rights into account, Pinheiro highlights some of the main achievements and challenges in the development of International Human Rights Law in the last 60 years. Original in English.Taking his work experience in the UN and in the Inter-American System of Human Rights into account, Pinheiro highlights some of the main achievements and challenges in the development of International Human Rights Law in the last 60 years.