Paraguay

Indigenous Communities in Paraguay and Ecuador Sign Declaration to Promote Enforcement of Decisions related to the Right to Land

Published in Wednesday October 2nd, 2013 In Social movement news

Representatives of the Sarayaku people (Ecuador), Dejusticia (Colombia), and Fundación Pachamama(Ecuador), with the support of ESCR-Net, came together at meetings organized by the Enxet-Sanapaná people together with Tierraviva (Paraguay) on September 26-27. The discussions focused on enforcing decisions by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR).

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Check the responses received from countries for the security of tenure questionnaire

Published in Monday August 19th, 2013

Read the responses sent by governments to the Questionnaire on Security of Tenure. They will inform the Special Rapporteur’s final report to the HRC and other related guidance.

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Seventeen killed in violent land eviction in Paraguay

Published in Monday June 18th, 2012 In In the media

In Paraguay, an eviction action resulted in 17 deaths. The conflict ocurred in the Canindeuyu district, 240 kilometers from the capital. The local farmers say the State illegally distributed the land during the military rule of Alfredo Stroessner.

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