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THE CHOICES PROGRAM BROWN UNIVERSITY

Who are you and what do you do?

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Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro

Date Filmed

February 8, 2008

Videos from Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro

Are states today closer or farther apart in their understanding of human rights?
What are human rights?
Who are you and what do you do?
What is the UN authorized to do when human rights are violated?
Why did the UN reform its system of dealing with human rights in 2006?
How can the UN and other international organizations prevent human rights abuses?
When has the UN been unsuccessful in alleviating human rights abuses?
What is the UN doing in Myanmar?
Is the UN a democratic organization?
How do other states view the U.S. human rights record?
What is civil society?
Why are there permanent seats in the UN Security Council?
What did you do as Brazil’s Secretary of State for Human Rights?
Why did Brazil enact a new constitution in 1988?
How have economic and social conditions changed since the military dictatorship?
What major issues did the constitution of 1988 address?
How does the Brazilian constitution address racism?
Do you think Brazil could return to a military dictatorship?
What human rights issues does Brazil continue to face?
When has the UN been successful in alleviating human rights abuses?
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