Prof. Pinheiro delivered the opening statement at the World Conference on Prevention of Family Violence, which brought together a diverse group of international leaders, researchers and policy and programme experts to share promising practices in family violence prevention, intervention, support and follow-up. (read Pinheiro’s presentation)

Prof. Pinheiro is also a member of the Inter- American Commission on Human Rights. During the last session a full day of hearings was dedicated to topics related to violence against children in countries like Brazil, Paraguay, El Salvador and Honduras. A delegation led by Save the Children, Sweden and the Andean Commission of Jurists requested the Commission to seek an advisory opinion on the illegality of corporal punishment at the Inter-American Human Rights Court (click here to read more about this request, and here to read about the last IACHR sessions).