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10th UPR session
Date of review: 2 February 2011
Date of report adoption: 28 March 2011
Document number: A/HRC/17/18
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SUMMARY SOGIESC issues during Paraguay’s 1st UPR review |
I. SOGIESC issues/recommendations identified by NGOs
Equality and non-discrimination
10. CODEHUP says that the State should adopt and enact the bill against all forms of discrimination, currently blocked in Congress, and define as a criminal offence any act of discrimination, or defence of such acts, against persons on grounds of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, sexual preference, national, ethnic or social origin, economic situation, birth or other social status.
II. Excerpts on SOGIESC issues from the national report
The rights of persons with a different gender identity and sexual orientation
118. A guide to inclusive and non-discriminatory practices was prepared as part of the Basic Framework for Non-Discriminatory Policies and Inclusion within the Civil Service. The guide defined non-discriminatory good practices in respect of persons with a different gender identity and sexual orientation.
119. 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.
120. In conjunction with an NGO, the Presidential Office Secretariat for Women is carrying out the “Acá no se discrimina” (We don’t discriminate here) campaign, as an institutional effort to prevent discrimination against lesbians, to ensure respect for diversity and to show understanding for their different characteristics. The campaign has included one-day awareness-raising workshops on sexual orientation, gender identity and non-discrimination.
III. Excerpts on SOGIESC issues by UN agencies
No references.
IV. References to SOGIESC issues during the Working Group review
58. France welcomed initiatives for the protection of rights in connection with sexual orientation and gender identity.
70. [Sweden] also noted that were no laws explicitly prohibiting discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual persons in employment, housing and access to education or health.
73. Australia […] further welcomed the existing freedom of assembly, association and religions, as well as efforts to end discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender. However, it was concerned by harassment of and discrimination against women, minorities and indigenous peoples.
V. Conclusions and/or recommendations
Paraguay accepted the following recommendations:
84.25. Continue to make progress in measures to prevent discrimination against any person due to its sexual orientation or gender identity (Colombia);
85.26. Adopt and promulgate as soon as possible the draft law on all forms of discrimination and to include in this draft law discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity (France);
85.27. Take the necessary measures to effectively combat discrimination based on sexual orientation in law as well as practice (Sweden).
VI. Further information
You will find all documents relating to Paraguay’s first review at UPR-Info and OHCHR’s websites.