Members of a Congressional committee in Paraguay have voted against the expropriation of Indigenous lands and their return to the Yakye Axa community. The vote undermines a binding decision made by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the highest body in the region. Amnesty International has condemned the move as “unacceptable and one that risks [...]
Paraguay’s justice system is seeking to address a major pending issue: eliminating the hurdles and inequalities in cases of violence against women. When victims turn to the police and the courts, instead of finding a solution, they are often only revictimised. One of the chief obstacles that gender violence victims face in terms of access [...]
Granular, a European stevia producer, has entered into a joint partnership to build a refinery for the natural sweetener in South America, which it said will be environment-friendly. The Swedish company said the new facility would be run entirely on solar energy, outdoor heat energy and in-house produced biogas, making the plant energy self-sufficient. It [...]
President Fernando Lugo signed a $30 million agreement last month with the U.S. ambassador to bolster Paraguay’s judiciary, public administration and national police force and reduce endemic corruption and patronage. A former Roman Catholic bishop, Lugo has been in office just nine months, elected on promises that he would end systemic graft and redistribute wealth [...]
Brazil’s government is not studying any proposals to allow Paraguay to lengthen the repayment of its debt on the binational Itaipu hydroelectric facility, Brazilian Treasury Secretary Arno Augustin said Wednesday. Speaking at a hearing in congress, Augustin denied the validity of recent statements by Energy Minister Edison Lobao suggesting that Brazil would ease the terms [...]
