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.
Videos
Articles Authored
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March 8, 2019
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February 11, 2019
No More Marianas or Brumadinhos
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January 11, 2019
Voice for Reason Silenced in Brazil’s Maelstrom of Violence
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December 11, 2018
The Human Rights Promise for Brazil
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December 9, 2018
Venezuela’s Health Tragedy and Brazil’s Response
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October 12, 2018
Candidates Need to Speak Up against Violence in Brazil
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September 13, 2018
Blinded by Xenophobia
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August 10, 2018
Agriculture Ministry Should Take Lead on Pesticide Poisoning
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August 10, 2018
Congress Should Reject Pesticide Bill
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July 13, 2018
Brazil Should Press Trump to Reunite Families