The struggle for human rights

practical experience – popular legal promoters

Authors

  • Maria Amélia de Almeida Teles

Keywords:

Human rights, Popular legal promoters, Citizenship, Gender, Access to justice

Abstract

The article reports the practical experience of the popular legal promoters course, born from a CLADEM seminar and developed in several Latin American countries. The exposition situates the proposal in the redemocratization process and in women's concern with sexist laws and the impunity of aggressors. The text describes the partnership with women's and legal professionals' entities, the coordination of the São Paulo Women's Union and IBAP, and the meaning of the name popular legal promoters. The investigation lists the course objectives and its programmatic content. The conclusion mentions practical developments and the visit to the Supreme Federal Court.

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Published

1998-01-01

How to Cite

TELES, Maria Amélia de Almeida. The struggle for human rights: practical experience – popular legal promoters. Brazilian Journal of Criminal Science, São Paulo, v. 21, n. 21, p. 185–188, 1998. Disponível em: https://publicacoes.ibccrim.org.br/index.php/RBCCRIM/article/view/3704. Acesso em: 20 oct. 2026.

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Sociologia Jurídica
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