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Title

Third report on the situation of human rights in Paraguay / Organization of American States, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : General Secretariat, Organization of American States, 2001.

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Additional Authors

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

Description

vi, 141 p.; 28 cm.

Uniform Title

Tercer informe sobre la situación de los derechos humanos en Paraguay. English.

Alternative Title

• Human rights in Paraguay
• Report on the situation of human rights in Paraguay

Subject

• Civil rights > Paraguay
• Constitutional law > Paraguay
• Human rights > Paraguay

Note

• "Approved by the Commission during its 110⁰ regular session"--T.p. verso.
• "9 March 2001."
• "OEA/Ser.L/V/II.110, doc. 52."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Language (note)

• "Original: Spanish."

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• I. Legal system and the protection of human rights -- A. Constitutional structure of the Paraguayan State -- B. The Paraguayan Constitution and human rights -- C. Paraguay and international human rights treaties -- D. Promotion and protection of human rights in Paraguay.
• II. Democratic institutional framework -- A. Introduction -- B. Evolution of the institutional framework in Paraguay -- C. Assassination of the vice-president and the events of March 1999 -- D. The executive branch -- E. Attempted coup d'etat of May 18, 2000 -- F. Judgment on the non-removability of the members of the Supreme Court -- G. Corruption -- H. The failure to appoint the human rights ombudsman -- I. Conclusions.
• III. Impunity -- A. Introduction -- B. Impunity and post-dictatorship violations (1989-2000) -- C. Impunity and human rights violations under the dictatorship (1954-1989) -- D. Conclusions and recommendations.
• IV. Administration of justice and human rights -- A. Introduction -- B. Organization of the justice system in Paraguay -- C. Judicial guarantees and due process -- D. The right to personal liberty -- E. Torture -- F. Prison conditions -- G. Recommendations.
• V. Economic, social and cultural rights -- A. Introduction -- B. Legal framework -- C. Effective observance of economic, social and cultural rights in Paraguay -- D. Situation of the peasant population -- E. The right to work, trade union rights, and the right to social security -- F. Right to health -- G. Recommendations.
• VI. Right to freedom of expression -- A. Introduction -- B. Freedom of expression and the rule of law -- C. Situation of the freedom of expression in Paraguay -- D. Conclusions and recommendations.
• VII. The rights of children -- A. Introduction -- B. Legal framework -- C. Children and adolescents and the criminal law -- prison system -- D. Street children -- E. Child labor -- F. Mistreatment, exploitation, and sexual abuse -- G. Child soldiers -- H. Children and the health system -- I. Recommendations.
• VIII. Women's rights -- A. Introduction -- B. Legal regime -- C. Progressive measures -- D. Discrimination in general -- E. Violence -- F. Work -- G. Health -- H. Education -- I. Women prisoners -- J. Recommendations.
• IX. The rights of indigenous peoples -- A. Introduction -- B. Legal framework -- C. Situation of the rights of the indigenous peoples -- D. Recommendations.
• Final reflections -- Annex: Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression.

ISBN

0827043473

LCCN

^^2003385214

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library