Heleno Fragoso
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Heleno Cláudio Fragoso was one of the most important Brazil
ian Professors of Criminal Law
and Criminology
.
Heleno Cláudio Fragoso was born in Nova Iguaçú
. He lectured at the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro. Has the Vice-President of the International Association of Penal Law
and of the International Commission of Jurists
. In 1966, he was a visiting teacher at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice
at the City University of New York
.
He was a very famous penal lawyer in Brazil, representing many political adversaries imprisoned or murdered during the Brazilian military dictatorship, between 1964 and 1985, such as Stuart Angel
, Francisco José Pinto dos Santos, and Ênio Silveira, among others. Fragoso was one of the most influential supporters of human rights
at that period, courageously denouncing torture applied by the political police, even after having been arrested himself by the agents of the regime.
He wrote several books, articles and essays published in specialized reviews. He died in Rio de Janeiro
.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian Professors of Criminal Law
Criminal law
Criminal law, is the body of law that relates to crime. It might be defined as the body of rules that defines conduct that is not allowed because it is held to threaten, harm or endanger the safety and welfare of people, and that sets out the punishment to be imposed on people who do not obey...
and Criminology
Criminology
Criminology is the scientific study of the nature, extent, causes, and control of criminal behavior in both the individual and in society...
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Heleno Cláudio Fragoso was born in Nova Iguaçú
Nova Iguaçu
Nova Iguaçu is a city in southeast Brazil in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro state. It was the state's second largest city until Mesquita was split off, and now is the fourth largest after São Gonçalo and Duque de Caxias. It lies northwest of the city of Rio de Janeiro, on the...
. He lectured at the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro. Has the Vice-President of the International Association of Penal Law
International Association of Penal Law
The International Association of Penal Law was founded in Paris on March 14, 1924. It emerged from a reorganization of the International Union of Penal Law , founded in Vienna in 1889 by three prominent lawyers - specialists of the criminal law: Franz von Liszt, Gerard Van Hamel and Adolphe...
and of the International Commission of Jurists
International Commission of Jurists
The International Commission of Jurists is an international human rights non-governmental organization. The Commission itself is a standing group of 60 eminent jurists , including members of the senior judiciary in Australia, Canada, and South Africa and the former UN High Commissioner for Human...
. In 1966, he was a visiting teacher at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
The John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a senior college of the City University of New York in Midtown Manhattan, New York City and is the only liberal arts college with a criminal justice and forensic focus in the United States. The college offers programs in Forensic Science and Forensic...
at the City University of New York
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
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He was a very famous penal lawyer in Brazil, representing many political adversaries imprisoned or murdered during the Brazilian military dictatorship, between 1964 and 1985, such as Stuart Angel
Stuart Angel
Stuart Edgar Angel Jones was an American Brazilian guerrilla fighter captured, tortured and killed by officers of the Brazilian military dictatorship.-Biography:...
, Francisco José Pinto dos Santos, and Ênio Silveira, among others. Fragoso was one of the most influential supporters of human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
at that period, courageously denouncing torture applied by the political police, even after having been arrested himself by the agents of the regime.
He wrote several books, articles and essays published in specialized reviews. He died in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
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