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State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:NeglectedContents:Concerned about the situation of rural women who continued to have limited access to land ownership, credit facilities and extension services, which perpetuated their low social and economic conditions. [Para 20; CEDAW] -
State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:United StatesUnited StatesRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Consider adopting legislation or other measures that enable investigation and prosecution for gender-based violence.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 72) Act No. 5378/2014 amending article 229 of the Criminal Code relating to family violence, together with Act No. 1160/97 as amended by Act No. 4628/12, established a new definition of the crime of family violence which dispensed with the need for the violence to be habitual and for victim and perpetrator to be living together; they also increased the maximum penalty from three to six years imprisonment. The executive branch is considering a bill on comprehensive protection for women against all forms of violence.
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Para 23) AI indicated that although all recommendations to uphold the rights of women and girls and to protect them from violence were accepted, legislation to prevent and punish violence against women has yet to be passed. -
State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:SlovakiaSlovakiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure the full incorporation of CRC into its domestic legislation.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 9) The unceasing task of incorporating into national legislation the main human rights treaties, whether universal or regional, is part of a government policy that is consistent with Paraguayan foreign policy, and which seeks to support the promotion and protection of human rights internationally. The most recent developments in this respect have been: (a) Signature: OP-CRC-IC. -
State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:NeglectedContents:Recommends taking a rights-based and non-discriminatory approach in information and prevention plans and programmes dealing with HIV and services for people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. [Para 8] -
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:ItalyItalyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Consider adopting new specific legislation to strengthen measures aimed at prosecuting offenders and increasing support to victims of sexual violence and abuse and promote awareness raising-campaigns and educational programs, notably in schools.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 169) The Women’s Support Service provides comprehensive care, information and counselling to women in situations of domestic, sexual, physical, economic and psychological violence in the regional women’s centres and at the Ciudad Mujer Centre Ñande Kerayvoty Renda. The provision of these support services for a life from violence is coordinated by the Ministry for Women.
Para 172) In 2019, the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security created an office to respond to and prevent workplace violence and defined a procedure for responses to such violence (including physical violence, psychological violence or mobbing and sexual violence).
UN Compilation:
Para 53) [HR Committee] was concerned about the increase in domestic and sexual violence against women, girls and adolescents and about reports of an alarming number of femicides.
Para 56) The CEDAW, while welcoming the adoption of a national adolescent health plan covering the period 2016–2021, was concerned at … the high rates of sexual violence against adolescent girls.
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Para 15) JS9 emphasized … the double discrimination faced by women of African descent, who are vulnerable to various forms of sexual violence.
Para 77) Several submissions reported that Acts No. 6202/2018, No. 6572/2020 and No. 6.002/17 had been adopted in order to prevent sexual violence against children and adolescents.
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State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:ArgentinaArgentinaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts in order to strengthen legislation to prevent and punish the use of boys and girls in pornography.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 61) Paraguay has a national policy to prevent and combat trafficking in persons 2010-2019, and Act No. 4788/12 concerns comprehensive efforts to combat trafficking in persons. On the basis of this Act, the inter-agency round table to prevent and combat trafficking in persons was set up to serve as an advisory body to the Government and to coordinate joint action by different departments. A national plan is under preparation.
UN Compilation:
Para 7) ... Appreciating the Criminal Code provisions prohibiting the sale of children, child pornography and child commercial sexual exploitation, and Act No. 4788/12 on human trafficking ...
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State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- 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:Review DocumentationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:CODEHUPY recommended the adoption of urgent measures to prevent, punish and eliminate discrimination and violence suffered by LGBTI persons ... [Para 18] -
State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Abortion
Type:Review DocumentationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:IPPF/WHR urged Paraguay to amend the penal code Article 109 to remove legal and other barriers to guarantee access to abortion for all women and girls to whom pregnancy poses a risk to their life and health, or those who became pregnant as a result of rape or incest ... [Para 55] -
State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:Review DocumentationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:Referring to an accepted universal periodic review recommendation on birth registration, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recommended that Paraguay ensure the issuance of birth certificates to all children born on its territory, regardless of the status of their parents. [Para 42] -
State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender perspective in policies, programmes
Type:Review DocumentationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents: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]
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State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:ADF International stated that the country should devote greater resources to maternal health, especially in rural areas. [Para 60]
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State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:BahamasBahamasRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Take concrete steps to close the pay gap between men and women, as well as the underrepresentation of women in public life.
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:BulgariaBulgariaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Empowerment of women
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents: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.
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:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:N/AContents:"Noteworthy publications include: ... three books, Gender Violence, Indigenous Law and Human Rights, a CD on economic, social and cultural rights and information brochures on indigenous law and female workers, 1,500 copies of which have been published. [Para 13]" -
State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:Timor-LesteTimor-LesteRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen its efforts to prevent, combat and punish all acts of violence against women, girls and adolescents.
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:National ReportIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:N/AContents:"According to data jointly produced by the National Secretariat for Children and Adolescents, the Presidential Office Secretariat for Women and the Prosecution service, in 2004–2008 there were 84 complaints concerning trafficking for sexual exploitation or work. Of these complaints, 90 per cent were from Argentina and the victims were from the
country’s interior. A total of 32 persons were repatriated, most of them women. Of the total number of repatriations, 58 per cent were to Argentina, 23 per cent to Bolivia, 15 per cent to Spain and 4 per cent to other countries. [Para 95]" -
State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Gender equality
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents: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.
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State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Birth registration
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:NeglectedContents:"CRC was concerned at the underreporting of a large amount of births and difficulties of accessing services for registering indigenous children and children living in rural areas. [Para 43]" -
State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:BelgiumBelgiumRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:38th Session, May 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt a comprehensive legislation prohibiting discrimination, including discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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State Under Review:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:PeruPeruRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt new measures to ensure greater participation and representation of women in the Public Administration, as well as equal remuneration for men and women.ImplementationNational Report:
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 and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:NeglectedContents: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:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Abortion
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Survey the extent of unsafe illegal abortions and introduce measures to safeguard women's universal right to life and health.ImplementationStakeholder 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:ParaguayParaguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEISource Of Reference:Holy SeeHoly SeeRegional groupObserverIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:24th session, January 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Improve the domestic legislation regarding working conditions, especially for women and young people.ExplanationRelativa a mejorar la legislación laboral relativa a mujeres y niños. En tal sentido, se ha puesto en marcha el Plan de Formalización y Lucha contra la Ilegalidad, el cual busca la formalización de las empresas y ofrece incentivos fiscales a las corporaciones y empresas que promueven la responsabilidad social y el cumplimiento de las disposiciones legales en cuanto a los derechos laborales.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 159) The module for the economic advancement of women, which is coordinated by the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security at the Ciudad Mujer (women’s city) Centre Ñande Kerayvoty Renda and Ciudad Mujer Mobile, facilitates the development of empowerment, skills-building and productive entrepreneurship strategies. In 2020, 44,755 women were provided services by Ciudad Mujer at the Centre itself, and 30,666 services were provided via the mobile mode to 10,856 women in 12 of the country’s departments and 44 of its districts.
Para 161) The strategy Employ Equality contributes to the autonomy and economic empowerment of women. The Ministry of Labour established the Entrepreneurship Training Centre, which offers training, formalization and connections to sources of financing for new businesses with a view to creating a favourable environment for the business plans of young Paraguayan women.
Para 162) The Project for the Integration into the Workforce of Women Entrepreneurs (2016– 2018) involved the establishment of revolving funds and training in entrepreneurship and income-generating projects. Women were given incentives to run for office in the 2021 municipal elections. Fairs, training sessions and competitions were held to encourage the use of information and communication technology and women’s entrepreneurship – a digital literacy programme was also promoted.
Para 165) The Embrace (Abrazo) Programme and Fundación Capital have deployed a strategy to give a boost to women’s income and empowerment through training, business improvement, the establishment of groups of savers and alliances with strategic public and private actors. In 2020, with 256 mothers participating in the Abrazo Programme, 16 groups of savers were set up in centres in Asunción and the departments Central, Cordillera and Misiones.
Para 166) …The country’s lawmakers are considering a bill that would require equal pay for men and women in both the public and the private sectors.
Para 171) In 2016, the Civil Service Secretariat adopted a protocol for intervention and guidelines for responses to discrimination and harassment in the workplace (decision No. 516). In 2018, the Secretariat drafted a protocol for action in cases of workplace violence and a guide to ensuring that internal rules are informed by a gender perspective and the imperatives of non-discrimination and respect (decisions No. 387 and No. 388). In 2019, it set up a permanent commission of inquiry and an office for confidential advice in respect of workplace violence.
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Para 46) JS1 stated that the youth unemployment rate was twice as high as the overall unemployment rate and three times as high where women were concerned; that youth unemployment mainly affected young persons from lower-income backgrounds; and that steps should be taken to facilitate access to employment for young persons. JS12 reported that there was a high level of non-participation in the labour force among indigenous persons, especially women.
Para 47) JS1 noted that more women than men participated in economic activities on a parttime, flexible or self-employed basis and that the average salary of men was almost double that of women. Steps should therefore be taken to promote the integration of women into the labour market.