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  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Sexual violence
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    10th session, February 2011
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    "The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare’s Protocol on Care for Persons affected by Violence and the Prosecution Service’s Protocol on Comprehensive Expert Investigation of Sexual Offences were unified to permit their use in health posts nationwide. [Para 79]"
  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    10th session, February 2011
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    "The National Vocational Advancement Service has set up job training and skill
    programmes to achieve gender equity, which have benefited 82,213 people (46 per cent of
    them women and 54 per cent men) which have helped to narrow the gender gap. It has also
    provided modular training to teach professional skills and managerial and entrepreneurial
    development for 26,938 persons. [Para 156]"
  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    10th session, February 2011
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    Recommends the adoption of the bill on sexual, reproductive and perinatal health, to implement article 61 of the Paraguayan Constitution and guarantee the recognition and enjoyment of women's sexual and reproductive rights. [Para 34]
  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Norway

    Norway
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Issue:
    • Abortion
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    10th session, February 2011
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Survey the extent of unsafe illegal abortions and introduce measures to safeguard women's universal right to life and health.
    Implementation
    Stakeholder Summary:
    Para 50) JS1 noted advances such as the adoption of standards for post-abortion care under a resolution of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare, which aimed to establish standards of care for women who came to health-care services with incomplete or ongoing miscarriages ...

    Para 52) AI noted that recommendations calling for a reduction in maternal mortality rates and for the introduction of measures to safeguard women's universal right to life and health through the provision of safe and legal abortion, have yet to be implemented. In 2014, a National Plan on Sexual and Reproductive Health (Plan Nacional de Salud Sexual y Reproductiva 2014 -2018) was published. Despite one of its objectives being the reduction of maternal mortality, the plan makes no reference to changing current legislation.
  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Israel

    Israel
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Issue:
    • Intersex persons' rights
    • Rights of same-sex desiring persons
    • Transgender persons' rights
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    24th session, January 2016
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Further develop policies to ensure full enjoyment of rights and equality to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons.
    Implementation
    National Report:
    Para 21) The adoption of a law prohibiting all forms of discrimination is a pending challenge, but by constitutional mandate (art. 46), action is being taken to remove obstacles and to address the causes of discrimination – discrimination against members of the lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and intersex community population is an issue being discussed by both politicians and members of the public at large.
    Para 24) Progress was made in the protection of the rights of members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex community in specific areas. Decision No. 695/16 makes it possible for transgender persons to use, in health-care matters, the names by which they wish to be known. Under decision No. 744/15, the Ministry of Justice adopted the protocol for the care of transgender persons deprived of their liberty and will set up a prison wing for such persons alone. The Public Defence Service approved a protocol, for use at all its offices, on assistance to members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community.
    Para 25) As a source of data for public policies against discrimination, the variable “lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex” was included in complaints recorded in the police information system known as Marandú. An update to the Brasilia Regulations Regarding Access to Justice for Vulnerable People, currently being considered by the Supreme Court, considers sexual orientation and gender identity grounds for vulnerability. The Court, in accordance with article 25 of the Constitution, on the free expression of a person’s identity and image, recently authorized the transgender lawyer Kimberly Ayala to take the lawyer’s oath as she currently appears.
    Para 26) To encourage public policies for the promotion and protection of the rights of members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community, Paraguay participates in meetings of the Permanent Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Commission of the Meeting of High-level Authorities on Human Rights of the Southern Common Market.

    UN Compilation:
    Para 12) Three Committees, the Special Rapporteur on disability and the United Nations country team were concerned about the lack of a comprehensive anti-discrimination legal framework and the persistent discrimination suffered by … lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, …
    Para 14) The United Nations country team noted that, in a historic 2019 judgment, a person had been convicted of femicide in the death of a trans woman. However, discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression remained pervasive in the practice of public institutions.
    Para 20) … [HR Committee] was also concerned about the reportedly high number of deaths among persons deprived of their liberty and about the vulnerable situation of women and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, and especially transgender persons, who were deprived of their liberty.

    Stakeholder Summary:
    Para 12) JS9 noted that there was structural discrimination against … lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons.
    Para 13) JS9 stated that discrimination and violence against lesbian, bisexual, transgender and transvestite persons had increased during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, that no measures had been taken to eradicate discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression and that many complaints had yet to be investigated.
    Para 14) Several submissions noted that various municipalities and both chambers of the Congress had declared themselves “pro-life/pro-family” in 2018 and 2019. 30 Several submissions reported that in 2019, there had been attacks on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex activists after the municipal government of Hernandarias had issued two decisions describing a march led by such activists as contrary to “public morals”.
    Para 38) Several submissions were concerned about growing hostility, stigmatisation and criminalisation against journalists and human rights defenders (HRD). … Several submissions expressed concern about … LGBTQI+ … human rights defenders.
    Para 68) … JS7 noted that education of LGTBIQ population was conditioned to the denial of their identity.
    Para 70) … JS9 added that church representatives provided faith-based sex education in public schools and incited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
    Para 74) Two submissions reported that Act No. 5777/16 on the Comprehensive Protection of Women from All Forms of Violence established femicide as a criminal offence; however, the fact that the Act contained no reference to gender was detrimental to transgender and lesbian women and could lead to it being applied in a discriminatory way.

  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Colombia

    Colombia
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    ACS
    Issue:
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    • Discrimination based on gender identity
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    24th session, January 2016
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Review all type of provisions that could lead to the discrimination of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, as well as review labour provisions which may affect domestic workers.
    Implementation
    National Report:
    Para 21) The adoption of a law prohibiting all forms of discrimination is a pending challenge, but by constitutional mandate (art. 46), action is being taken to remove obstacles and to address the causes of discrimination – discrimination against members of the lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and intersex community population is an issue being discussed by both politicians and members of the public at large.
    Para 24) Progress was made in the protection of the rights of members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex community in specific areas. Decision No. 695/16 makes it possible for transgender persons to use, in health-care matters, the names by which they wish to be known. Under decision No. 744/15, the Ministry of Justice adopted the protocol for the care of transgender persons deprived of their liberty and will set up a prison wing for such persons alone. The Public Defence Service approved a protocol, for use at all its offices, on assistance to members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community.
    Para 25) As a source of data for public policies against discrimination, the variable “lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex” was included in complaints recorded in the police information system known as Marandú. An update to the Brasilia Regulations Regarding Access to Justice for Vulnerable People, currently being considered by the Supreme Court, considers sexual orientation and gender identity grounds for vulnerability. The Court, in accordance with article 25 of the Constitution, on the free expression of a person’s identity and image, recently authorized the transgender lawyer Kimberly Ayala to take the lawyer’s oath as she currently appears.
    Para 26) To encourage public policies for the promotion and protection of the rights of members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community, Paraguay participates in meetings of the Permanent Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Commission of the Meeting of High-level Authorities on Human Rights of the Southern Common Market.

    UN Compilation:
    Para 12) Three Committees, the Special Rapporteur on disability and the United Nations country team were concerned about the lack of a comprehensive anti-discrimination legal framework and the persistent discrimination suffered by … lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, …
    Para 14) The United Nations country team noted that, in a historic 2019 judgment, a person had been convicted of femicide in the death of a trans woman. However, discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression remained pervasive in the practice of public institutions.
    Para 20) … [HR Committee] was also concerned about the reportedly high number of deaths among persons deprived of their liberty and about the vulnerable situation of women and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, and especially transgender persons, who were deprived of their liberty.

    Stakeholder Summary:
    Para 12) JS9 noted that there was structural discrimination against … lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons.
    Para 13) JS9 stated that discrimination and violence against lesbian, bisexual, transgender and transvestite persons had increased during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, that no measures had been taken to eradicate discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression and that many complaints had yet to be investigated.
    Para 14) Several submissions noted that various municipalities and both chambers of the Congress had declared themselves “pro-life/pro-family” in 2018 and 2019. 30 Several submissions reported that in 2019, there had been attacks on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex activists after the municipal government of Hernandarias had issued two decisions describing a march led by such activists as contrary to “public morals”.
    Para 38) Several submissions were concerned about growing hostility, stigmatisation and criminalisation against journalists and human rights defenders (HRD). … Several submissions expressed concern about … LGBTQI+ … human rights defenders.
    Para 68) … JS7 noted that education of LGTBIQ population was conditioned to the denial of their identity.
    Para 70) … JS9 added that church representatives provided faith-based sex education in public schools and incited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
    Para 74) Two submissions reported that Act No. 5777/16 on the Comprehensive Protection of Women from All Forms of Violence established femicide as a criminal offence; however, the fact that the Act contained no reference to gender was detrimental to transgender and lesbian women and could lead to it being applied in a discriminatory way.

  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Costa Rica

    Costa Rica
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    ACS
    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    • Gender perspective in policies, programmes
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    24th session, January 2016
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Implement legislation against violence and the discrimination against women in a comprehensive way and with a gender perspective.
    Explanation
    Se encuentra en estudio en el Parlamento el proyecto de ley "De protección integral a las mujeres", aprobado de forma general por la Cámara de Diputados en el mes diciembre de 2015 y cuyo análisis en particular continúa en la actualidad.
    Implementation
    National Report:
    Para 167) Act No. 5777/16 on the Comprehensive Protection of Women from All Forms of Violence was adopted. The Act provides for prevention, care, protection, punishment and comprehensive reparation in the public and private spheres, covers various forms of violence – sexual, physical, psychological, remote, economic, political and workplace violence – and establishes penalties of 10 to 30 years’ imprisonment for femicide. The regulations implementing the Act were adopted under Decree No. 6973/2017.
    Para 181) The Ministry for Women and the Judicial Secretariat for Gender Issues are working on a draft bill that would create courts and tribunals specializing in violence against women.

  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Uruguay

    Uruguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Issue:
    • Sexual abuse
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    • Domestic violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    24th session, January 2016
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Continue implementing specific measures to prevent all forms of violence against women, including domestic violence, ill-treatment and sexual abuse, ensuring that there are complaints channels, facilitating access to justice and guaranteeing the prosecution and punishment of perpetrators.
    Explanation
    Se encuentra en estudio en el Parlamento el proyecto de ley "De protección integral a las mujeres", aprobado de forma general por la Cámara de Diputados en el mes diciembre de 2015 y cuyo análisis en particular continúa en la actualidad.
  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Sexual exploitation / slavery
    • Trafficking in women and / or girls
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    24th session, January 2016
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    JS1 said that sexual exploitation and trafficking remained issues of concern. It recommended increased investment in public policies to prevent and combat those offences and support victims; the effective implementation of legislation on those offences; a deeper understanding of the practices, actions and situations that encouraged or facilitated sexual exploitation and trafficking; and improved inter-agency coordination. [Para 28]
  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • International human rights instruments
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    24th session, January 2016
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    The country team recommended that Paraguay consider ratification of OP-CRC-IC. [Para 2]
  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Women's participation
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    24th session, January 2016
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    The CEDAW recommended that Paraguay increase women's representation in political and public life. [Para 51]
  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Sexual abuse
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    24th session, January 2016
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    In 2015, several special procedures had sent communications regarding the State party's alleged failure to exercise due diligence to prevent the sexual abuse of a pregnant 10-year-old girl and to ensure the provision of adequate safeguards and treatment to preserve the girl's physical and psychological integrity. In its reply, the Government provided detailed information and invited the mechanisms to study the case at first hand. The Special Rapporteur on health indicated that the legal and policy system was failing to protect young girls, as they were forced to continue high-risk pregnancies with long-lasting impact on their physical and mental health. [Para 24]
  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Gender perspective in policies, programmes
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    38th Session, May 2021
    Status:
    Not Followed up with a Recommendation
    Contents:
    The United Nations country team recommended that Paraguay ensure that a comprehensive gender perspective was mainstreamed, especially across COVID-19 early recovery programmes in the light of the differentiated impact of the pandemic, ... [Para 54]
  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    38th Session, May 2021
    Status:
    Not Followed up with a Recommendation
    Contents:
    ADF International stated that the country should devote greater resources to maternal health, especially in rural areas. [Para 60]
  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Bahamas

    Bahamas
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    ACS
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    • Women's participation
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    38th Session, May 2021
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Take concrete steps to close the pay gap between men and women, as well as the underrepresentation of women in public life.
    Explanation
    Sustentado en las disposiciones de la propia Constitución Nacional y el Código del Trabajo, el Paraguay acepta las recomendaciones 118.85 -sobre la que se aclara que en el país los sindicatos gozan de plena libertad, 118.109, 118.110, 118.111, 118.112
  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Bulgaria

    Bulgaria
    Regional group
    EEG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    • Empowerment of women
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    38th Session, May 2021
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Intensify efforts to eliminate discrimination against women and girls through awareness-raising programmes that are oriented to equality between women and men and women’s empowerment.
    Explanation
    En el marco de las políticas actualmente vigentes en el país, que contemplan estrategias para crear las condiciones para lograr la igualdad sustantiva entre hombres y mujeres en los diversos campos, el Paraguay acepta las recomendaciones 118.155, 118.156, 118.157, 118.158, 118.159, 118.160, 118.161, 118.164, 118.165, 118.168, 118.169, 118.170 y 118.171.

  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Timor-Leste

    Timor-Leste
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    38th Session, May 2021
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Strengthen its efforts to prevent, combat and punish all acts of violence against women, girls and adolescents.
    Explanation
    De igual forma, se aceptan las recomendaciones 118.162, 118.163, 118.172, 118.173, 118.174, 118.175, 118.176, 118.178, 118.179, 118.180, 118.181, 118.182, 118.183, 118.184, 118.185 y 118.186, que colaborarán para impulsar las acciones y medidas de orden normativo y de políticas que se vienen implementando en el país.


  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Uruguay

    Uruguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    • Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    38th Session, May 2021
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Strengthen its commitment to gender equality and women’s sexual and reproductive rights through the implementation of the recommendations of the Committee of the CEDAW, particularly by raising the necessary relevance of this issue in the public opinion, members of Parliament, the judiciary, and public officials.
  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Belgium

    Belgium
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    OIF
    Issue:
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    • Discrimination based on gender identity
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    38th Session, May 2021
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Adopt a comprehensive legislation prohibiting discrimination, including discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Sweden

    Sweden
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    10th session, February 2011
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Take effective measures to ensure the equal treatment of women in law and practice, in accordance with its international obligations under CEDAW.
    Implementation
    National Report:
    Para 7) ... Act No. 5446/15 on public policies on behalf of women in rural areas.

    Para 8) ... Act No. 4675/12 to upgrade the Secretariat for Women into a Ministry.

    Para 67) The Ministry for Women was organized by Act No. 4675/12, which established it as the body responsible for directing, setting standards for and coordinating government policy to promote equal rights and opportunities for men and women and for encouraging full participation by women in politics, the economy, society, culture and civil life within the framework of the third national plan for 2008 to 2017 to provide equal opportunities for men and women.

    Para 68) The plan determined three strategic lines of action for poverty reduction based on empowerment and social inclusion: a) design of models for action to incorporate the gender perspective into sectoral public policies and to improve the competitiveness of small-scale producers of stevia-ka'a he'e (Stevia rebaudiana) and to increase its exports, b) a social programme to empower women in peri-urban settlements, c) support for women entrepreneurs on family farms.

    Para 69) Act No. 5446/15 on public policies on behalf of rural women underpins efforts to promote the economic, political, social and cultural rights of women living in rural areas for their empowerment and advancement. A total of 2,711 women benefited from the project to encourage women's participation in the labour market in the departments of de San Pedro, Caazapá and Canindeyú and it has been extended to include the departments of Alto Paraguay, Paraguarí and Misiones for the direct benefit of 1,686 women.

    Para 70) Steps have been taken to encourage women to stand as candidates for decisionmaking positions as part of the programme to improve women's capacity to participate in politics. Work is also under way to develop an agenda to further the political rights of women, to train women holding elected positions and to raise awareness among men. The legislative branch is examining a bill to amend article 32, paragraph r) of Act No. 834/96, on the Paraguayan Electoral Code in respect of the percentage of women in elected positions.

    Para 108) The National Career Development Service (SNPP) has provided training for a total of 1,792 women in the different geographical regions of Paraguay; the highest percentages were in Central (27 per cent) and Itapuá (17 per cent) departments (2014). In the same year, as part of its policy to ensure that at least 50 per cent of its trainees are women, the National Professional Skills and Training System (SINAFOCAL) held six courses for women in rural areas. In 2015, 58 courses are being organized.
  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    • Women's participation
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    10th session, February 2011
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    "National Equal Opportunities Plan III (2008–2017) was programmed around three lines of action: prevention, inclusion and protection in nine areas: equal rights for men and women, the culture of equality, access to economic resources and work, equity in education, a healthy and sustainable environment, comprehensive health, effective decentralization, social and political participation and living without the threat of violence. [Para 74]"
  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    • Discrimination based on gender identity
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    10th session, February 2011
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    "In conjunction with an NGO, the Presidential Office Secretariat for Women is carrying out the “Acá no se discrimina” (We don’t discriminate here) campaign, as an institutional effort to prevent discrimination against lesbians, to ensure respect for diversity and to show understanding for their different characteristics. The campaign has included
    one-day awareness-raising workshops on sexual orientation, gender identity and nondiscrimination. [Para 120]"
  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Domestic violence
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    10th session, February 2011
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    "CODEHUPY points out that as a result of the structural obstacles to access to justice, women who turn to the courts receive little help and are treated in a discriminatory fashion. CODEHUPY recommends the adoption of legislative or other measures to remove such obstacles, especially in the case of victims of domestic violence. [Para 25]"
  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Canada

    Canada
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    OAS
    OIF
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • Birth registration
    Type:
    Comment
    Session:
    10th session, February 2011
    Status:
    Not Followed up with a Recommendation
    Contents:
    Noted reports about a large percentage of unreported births due to a lack of committed resources and the absence of registration offices in rural areas.
  • State Under Review:

    Paraguay

    Paraguay
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Canada

    Canada
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    OAS
    OIF
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • Birth registration
    • Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    24th session, January 2016
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Implement the National System for Comprehensive Protection and Advancement of Children and Adolescents, with attention to human trafficking and sexual and reproductive health. Pass legislation to protect the rights of unregistered children and remove obstacles to child registration.
    Implementation
    National Report:
    Para 133) The Family Planning Programme, designed to reduce maternal, fetal and neonatal mortality, and the Plan for the Accelerated Reduction of Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Mortality, which has an implementation committee that in 2020 presented the Plan’s lines of action and indicators, have been launched pursuant to article 61 of the Constitution. The aim of the National Sexual and Reproductive Health Plan 2019–2023 is to ensure universal access, without discrimination, to sexual and reproductive health.
    Para 137) The curriculum of the Ministry of Education and the Sciences provides for sex education at different educational levels and at educational institutions of different kinds, while respecting the psychological development of students and the domestic legal framework.

    UN Compilation:
    Para 39) CEDAW was concerned about the high rates of maternal mortality, mainly owing to unsafe abortions and health professionals refusing to conduct therapeutic abortions. The HR Committee expressed similar concerns.
    Para 40) Two Committees and the Special Rapporteur on health noted that the legislation on voluntary termination of pregnancy was extremely restrictive.
    Para 45) … The absence of comprehensive sex education in the formal system remained a shortcoming repeatedly pointed out by the authorities.
    Para 56) The CEDAW, while welcoming the adoption of a national adolescent health plan covering the period 2016–2021, was concerned at the negative effect on the development of adolescents, specifically on their physical and mental health, their education and their future opportunities for decent work, of the high pregnancy rates among girls aged 10–19 years and the high rates of sexual violence against adolescent girls. The United Nations country team reported that the pregnancy rate among girls aged 10–19 years remained worrying, as did the high maternal mortality rate among 15- to 19-year-olds.

    Stakeholder Summary:
    Para 60) ADF International stated that maternal mortality remained a pressing concern.
    Para 61) Several submissions informed about the alarming number of girls and adolescent pregnancies. JS18 reported that indigenous girls and adolescents were the most vulnerable.
    Para 70) JS9 was concerned that the lack of comprehensive sex education had resulted in high rates of sexual abuse, early sexual initiation and early pregnancy. JS9 added that church representatives provided faith-based sex education in public schools and incited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Two submissions mentioned that the Ministry of Education and Science had suspended the implementation of the comprehensive sex education teaching framework and had adopted an anti-gender stance through its decisions No. 29664/17 and No. 1761/19.