Protecting Human Rights Defenders in Latin America: A Legal and Socio-Political Analysis of Brazil (Governance, Development, and Social Inclusion in Latin America)

"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."--Back cover Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxv Introduction (Ulisses Terto Neto)....Pages 1-26 Protection of Human Rights Defenders (Ulisses Terto Neto)....Pages 27-56 Brazil’s Path Towards Human Rights (Ulisses Terto Neto)....Pages 57-93 State and Civil Society’s Responses to State and Non-State Actors’ Violence Towards Human Rights Defenders (Ulisses Terto Neto)....Pages 95-110 The Path to the Creation of a Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (Ulisses Terto Neto)....Pages 111-150 The Legal Framework and Legal Functioning of the Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (Ulisses Terto Neto)....Pages 151-180 The Effects in Practice of the Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (Ulisses Terto Neto)....Pages 181-199 The Broader Effects of the Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (Ulisses Terto Neto)....Pages 201-230 What Is Preventing the Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders from Fulfilling Its Potential, and What Can Be Done? (Ulisses Terto Neto)....Pages 231-248 Conclusion (Ulisses Terto Neto)....Pages 249-269 Back Matter ....Pages 271-300 This text 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