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State Under Review:Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify CRPD.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 14) Papua New Guinea's commitment to ratifying the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was fulfilled on 26 September2013.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 52) ... Since its previous UPR, PNG ratified the CRPD and established a National Disability Policy 2015-2025 in line with the Convention ... -
State Under Review:Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UkraineUkraineRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify … the OPs-CRC.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:CanadaCanadaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Take immediate steps to decriminalize same-sex sexual relations between consenting adults by repealing section 2010 of the Criminal Code and pass legislation to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.ExplanationNoted. The LGBTQI issue is an evolving one that is culturally sensitive in the country. -
State Under Review:Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UkraineUkraineRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Enforce measures provided by the Family Protection Act to tackle sexual and physical violence against women.ExplanationThis is an ongoing priority of the Government through its various policies and programmes to combat Gender-based Violence and sorcery-accusation related violence; however gaps remain in terms of implementation. -
State Under Review:Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:SwitzerlandSwitzerlandRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOIFIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
- Forced marriage
- International human rights instruments
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:In line with Sustainable Development Goal 5, work with local communities to ensure the abolition of practices that discriminate against women, such as child, early and forced marriage, witchcraft-related executions and bride price.ExplanationThis is an ongoing priority of the Government through its various policies and programmes to combat Gender-based Violence and sorcery-accusation related violence; however gaps remain in terms of implementation. -
State Under Review:Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:BahamasBahamasRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure that women and girls have adequate access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services.ExplanationThe Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy (2014) creates an enabling environment for appropriate actions aimed at providing the necessary impetus and guidance to national and local interventions and initiatives in all areas of Sexual and Reproductive Health in the country. -
State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:N/AContents:"A pilot Gender in Prison programme has been implemented in the Amanecer section of the Casa del Buen Pastor women’s prison. It involves alterations to the infrastructure and a refresher course for the specialist staff responsible for mothers in prison with their children. [Para 57]" -
State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:N/AContents:"Together with an NGO, the Ministry of the Interior has initiated the Police Free from Homophobia – Paraguay for All campaign. The aim of the campaign is to provide awareness-raising and training to ensure that police officers refrain from all forms of discrimination against persons of a different sexual orientation. [Para 119]" -
State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:"CODEHUPY recommends amending the Criminal Code and related laws with regard to violence against women. [Para 21]" -
State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:DjiboutiDjiboutiRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the OP-ICESCR.ExplanationLa República del Paraguay acepta la recomendación 102.1, el instrumento se encuentra en proceso de consultas entre las diversas instancias gubernamentales para considerar su eventual ratificación y condiciones de aplicabilidad.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 106) The ratification of the OP-ICESCR is still under analysis.
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State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:CubaCubaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Promote the approval of the comprehensive law on violence against women.ExplanationSe 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.ImplementationNational 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.
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State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Continue the work on inter-family violence and the implementation of public policies for rural women.ExplanationSe 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.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 141) At all levels and in all modes of education, the curriculum takes a rights-based approach and promotes proper treatment and the equality of men and women, with emphasis on the prevention of violence against children and women.
Para 158) Stand-alone thematic area four of the fourth National Equality Plan (2018–2024) informs economic empowerment efforts driven by shared responsibility, employment, financing and entrepreneurship, while prioritizing rural women, indigenous women, girls and adolescents.
Para 166) Decree No. 3678/2020139 contained the implementing regulations for Act No. 5446/15 on Public Policies for Rural Women, the fifth implementation report on which is available online.
UN Compilation:
Para 51) The United Nations country team indicated that 31.1 per cent of young rural women were neither in school nor employed, making them vulnerable to unwanted pregnancy, economic dependency and forced migration. Moreover, rural women had higher rates of illiteracy (53.5 per cent) and unemployment (44.7 per cent) because they engaged in domestic work.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 15) JS9 emphasized … the double discrimination faced by women of African descent, who are vulnerable to various forms of sexual violence.
Para 22) JS15 asserted that climate change particularly affected indigenous women.
Para 69) Two submissions reported that illiteracy had increased, especially among indigenous women. JS5 added that the school dropout rate was high.
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. KR added that political violence against women had not been defined as a specific offence.
Para 75) Several submissions noted that during the COVID-19, gender-based violence and child abuse and mistreatment had increased. JS12 added that the State had done little to provide protection and the courts had done nothing. UC was concerned about the limited provision of prevention and support services for women.
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State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:ArgentinaArgentinaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts in order to increase the participation of women in decision-making bodies and public institutions.ImplementationNational Report:
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 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. -
State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:Review DocumentationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:CLCGS noted that resources for the implementation of the National Plan for Prevention and Eradication of Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents are not sufficient. CLCGS recommended that Paraguay protect victims and punish perpetrators, and create shelters for victims of abuse and sexual exploitation. [Para 29] -
State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:... The CRC recommended harmonizing domestic criminal legislation with OP-CRC-SC. [Para 7] -
State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:CESCR noted discriminatory practices against women in the sphere of employment. The CEDAW expressed concern at the working conditions for women ... [Para 55] -
State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:Review DocumentationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:N/AContents:The Referral Centre provides comprehensive social, psychological and legal support
to victims, while the temporary shelter for women victims has a multidisciplinary team that
provides protection, food and clothing. The aim of the Social Reintegration Programme, for
its part, is social reintegration through empowerment and support for physical, psychological,
social and community recovery. [Para 33] -
State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:Review DocumentationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:Reference AddressedContents:The HR Committee recommended that Paraguay strengthen its efforts to ensure that all children born in its territory were registered and received an official birth certificate. It should continue its efforts to establish civil registry offices in maternity and children’s hospitals and in rural and indigenous communities. [Para 55]
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State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:Two submissions called for the adoption of the 2008 bill on sexual, reproductive, maternal and perinatal health. [Para 61]
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State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:NeglectedContents:Recommend that steps be taken to give effect to the sexual and reproductive rights of persons with disabilities in plans and programmes on sexual and reproductive health. [Para 8] -
State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:NicaraguaNicaraguaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure labour protection for domestic workers, especially indigenous women.
ExplanationSustentado 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
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State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:CubaCubaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Keep up efforts in the comprehensive protection of women against all forms of violence, through implementation of legislation and national plans that have been adopted in this regard.
ExplanationEn 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.
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State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:AustraliaAustraliaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen appropriate avenues for reporting and effective mechanisms for investigating gender-based violence and attacks on LGBTI persons.
ExplanationDe 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.
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State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt legislative measures to improve protection for the sexual and reproductive rights of women and girls according to international standards.
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State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen the fight against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.