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Como Relator de la Niñez, Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro impulsó y supervisó la elaboración y publicación del Informe Justicia Juvenil y Derechos Humanos en las Américas (2011), para el cual se realizaron consultas subregionales para los países del Cono Sur (en Paraguay), América Central y el Caribe (en Costa Rica), la región Andina (en Colombia) y el Caribe, así como consultas regionales en Montevideo y en Washington, y se realizaron visitas de trabajo a Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad y Tobago, Belice, Jamaica, Santa Lucía y Haití.
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Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro was Rapporteur on the Rights of the Child from early 2003 until December 31, 2011. In his capacity as Rapporteur on the Rights of the Child, Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro proposed and supervised the elaboration and publication of the Report Juvenile Justice and Human Rights in the Americas (2011). For its elaboration, subregional meetings were organized for the Souther Cone countries (in Paraguay), Central America and the Caribbean (in Costa Rica), the Andean region (in Colombia) and additional meetings in the Caribbean, as well as regional meetings in Montevideo and Washington. In addition, working meetings were conducted to Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Haiti. Moreover, under the leadership of Commissioner Pinheiro a request was sent to the IA Court HR for an Advisory Opinion on the use of corporal punishment as a method of discipline against children and adolescents as incompatible with the inter-American standards. When the IA Court HR decided not to answer such request, the Rapporteurship worked on the Report on Corproal Punishment and Human Rights of Children and Adolescents (2009). The report affirms that the use of corporal punishment as a way to discipline children and adolescents, whether imposed by state agents or when a State permits or tolerates it, constitutes a form of violence against children that wounds their dignity and hence their human rights. It also contains recommendations to the States to advance in a comprehensive manner in the protection of the human rights of the child. In addition, during his mandate, the second edition of The Rights of the Child in the Inter-American Human Rights System was published. This document analyzes the current state of the inter-American norms, mechanisms and decisions related to the rights of children. During his term, and with the support of UNICEF, the Rapporteurship launched the preliminary phase of a report on the situation of children and adolescents institutionalized in the Americas. Finally, Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro led the elaboration of a thematic report on the phenomenon of the maras in Central America, and under his leddership a questionnaire was sent to the States and organizations of civil society in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. In his capacity of Rapporteur on the Rights of the Child, Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro conducted visits to Argentina (2008), Colombia (2008), Costa Rica (2009), Chile (2009), Haití (2008), Jamaica (2008) y Ur
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