Maria Laura Canineu
Maria Laura Canineu is the deputy director of the Environment and Human Rights division. Between 2013 and 2023, she served as the Brazil Director in the Americas Division at Human Rights Watch.
Before joining Human Rights Watch, she directed a team of public lawyers, handling human rights issues. This included children’s, women’s, labor, LGBT and indigenous people's rights, as well as health and education issues.
Prior to this post, Canineu spent several years building the capacity of human rights NGOs in São Paulo, focusing on issues ranging from poverty reduction to corporate social responsibility. In her position at Human Rights Watch, she works towards engaging with the media, public officials, and local organizations to promote foreign policy in the defense of human rights.
Canineu is a graduate of the University of Warwick and Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, where she studied international development law, human rights, and international relations.
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Articles Authored
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December 14, 2023
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October 31, 2023
Brazil’s Congress Holds Public Hearing on Teacher Harassment
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July 23, 2023
Why Brazil Should Urgently Ban Cluster Munitions
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April 13, 2023
Lula Should Be Clear-Eyed About Beijing
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December 15, 2022
Brazil: President Lula Should Pursue a Rights Agenda
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October 28, 2022
Social Media Platforms Are Failing Brazil's Voters
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