Paraguay

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Overview

Paraguay is covered by the OHCHR Regional Office for South America (ROSA). Established in 2009, the office works with State institutions, civil society organizations, regional and international organizations and the UN in order to strengthen their capacities in promoting and protecting all human rights. Read more >

News & Statements

Latest news

30 May 2024

Treaty bodies

UN Child Rights Committee publishes findings on Bhutan, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia, Guatemala, Mali, Namibia, Paraguay and Panama

24 May 2024

Treaty bodies

Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Ninety-Sixth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Bhutan, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia, Guatemala, Mali, Namibia and Paraguay

17 May 2024

Treaty bodies

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Paraguay’s Educational Initiatives, Ask about the Low Birth Registration Rate and “Criadazgo” Child Labour Practices

03 May 2024

Treaty bodies

UN Child Rights Committee to review Namibia, Guatemala, Georgia, Mali, Panama, Egypt, Bhutan, Estonia and Paraguay

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Latest statements & messages

23 Jun 2023

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Chile: High Commissioner addresses regional meeting on transitional justice

10 Nov 2016

Special Procedures

End of Mission Statement - Preliminary Observations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Hilal Ever, on her mission to the Paraguay 4-10 November 2016

06 Oct 2015

Special Procedures

Country Visit to Paraguay, 23 September to 6 October 2015 by the UN Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health Mr. Dainius Pūras

22 Oct 2011

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Press Conference by UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Kyung-wha Kang

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Featured Stories

26 September 2023 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

In Paraguay, social security creates safety net and builds rights for all

Social security contributes to eradicating poverty and promoting social inclusion. In Paraguay, UN Human Rights is supporting efforts to build a social protection system that integrates human rights and leaves no one behind.
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07 August 2014

Painting human rights

Human Rights become part of the urban landscape in Asunción, the capital of Paraguay through the painting of well-known street artist, Oz Montania.
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Universal Periodic Review

Core documents for the current and previous cycles

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all UN Member States. The UPR is a State-driven process, under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, which provides the opportunity for each State to declare what actions they have taken to improve the human rights situations in their countries and to fulfil their human rights obligations.

Special Procedures

Reports

A/HRC/55/51/Add.1: Visit to Paraguay - Report of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de Varennes

A/HRC/39/52/Add.1: Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, on her mission to Paraguay - Note by the Secretariat

A/HRC/34/48/Add.2: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food on her mission to Paraguay

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Special Procedures country visits

Treaty Bodies

Reports

CRPD/C/PRY/CO/2-3: Concluding observations on the combined second and third periodic reports of Paraguay

CMW/C/PRY/CO/2: Concluding observations on the second periodic report of Paraguay

CCPR/C/PRY/CO/4: Human Rights Committee: Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Paraguay

CEDAW/C/PRY/CO/7: Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of Paraguay

CAT/C/PRY/CO/7: Committee against Torture: Concluding observations on the seventh periodic report of Paraguay

CERD/C/PRY/CO/4-6: Concluding observations on the combined fourth to sixth periodic reports of Paraguay

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Status & Reporting

Status of Ratifications Reporting Status Standing invitation to Special Procedures Voluntary Pledges and Commitments

External Resources

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Inter-American Court of Human Rights Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions

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Contact Information

Headquarters

Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division (FOTCD)
Contact is in Geneva, Switzerland.

Americas Section
Tel. + 41 22 917 92 48

Field
OHCHR Regional Office for South America (ROSA)

Av. Dag Hammerskjöld 3269, Vitacura Santiago de Chile, Chile
Tel. +56 222 10 2970
E-mail: ohchr-santiago@ohchr.org
Website

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