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Human Rights and Democracy | A dialogue between Brazil-US 3c2x2b

  • 15 april 2015

The United States and Brazil are large, multiethnic, liberal democracies in the Americas which make efforts to respect human rights at home. Both the fundamental principle that human rights are universal. Together they could help improve respect for these rights globally. However, despite their commonalities, at times, they pursue different approaches to human rights. Further analysis may help explain the nuances in their different positions and contribute to efforts to forge greater cooperation. 6w3a5m

Deepening US-Brazil dialogue could contribute to the global discussion on human rights. Both countries are diplomatically active. Greater cooperation could enable them to continue to a fundamental principle they share – the universality of human rights. Defending this principle is especially important now as it is under threat from those who think rights should be based on religion or ethnicity.

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The United States and Brazil are large, multiethnic, liberal democracies in the Americas which make efforts to respect human rights at home. Both the fundamental principle that human rights are universal. Together they could help improve respect for these rights globally. However, despite their commonalities, at times, they pursue different approaches to human rights. Further analysis may help explain the nuances in their different positions and contribute to efforts to forge greater cooperation.

Deepening US-Brazil dialogue could contribute to the global discussion on human rights. Both countries are diplomatically active. Greater cooperation could enable them to continue to a fundamental principle they share – the universality of human rights. Defending this principle is especially important now as it is under threat from those who think rights should be based on religion or ethnicity.

Participants in this publication 5un3k

Carlos Milani j395d
Senior Fellow 2uf1d

Professor of International Relations at the Rio de Janeiro State University’s Institute of Social and Political Studies (IESP-UERJ)

Danielle Costa da Silva 4z3i2v
PhD Candidate in Political Science at IESP-UERJ 3qf6s

Esther Brimmer 5r334l
Former Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs of the U.S. 2p3cb

Fernando Brancoli 1i3ey
Professor of International Relations at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro 3a4533

Pablo de Rezende Saturnino Braga 2e176
PhD Candidate in Political Science at IESP-UERJ 3qf6s

Paula Wojcikiewicz Almeida n3o5j
Professor of International Law at the Getulio Vargas Foundation Law School in Rio de Janeiro 464t4r

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