Oscar Vilhena Vieira is the Dean of the School of Law at Getulio Vargas Foundation, São Paulo (FGV Direito SP), where he teaches Constitutional Law, Human Rights, and Law and Development. He served as state attorney for São Paulo, was executive secretary of the United Nations Latin American Institute in Brazil, executive secretary of the Teotonio Vilela Commission for Human Rights and legal advisor for the Center for the Studies of Violence at the University of São Paulo. He participated in the board of Open Society Foundation to Human Rights Initiatives, and the board of Ethos Institute. He was also a founding member of Conectas Human Rights, Pro Bono Institute and former president of Law Schools Global League (LSGL). He is a founding member of the board of Arns Comission for Human Rights. Oscar Vilhena Vieira has written several books and academic articles, he is columnist at Folha de São Paulo newspaper and active pro bono lawyer in several human rights cases.

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