The undersigning NGOs welcome the opportunity given to them by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to submit a stakeholder report for the third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Republic of Paraguay. Because of ourstatutory objectives and missions, we focus on environmental issues and sustainable development in relation to […]
The undersigning NGOs welcome the opportunity given to them by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to submit a stakeholder report for the third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Republic of Paraguay.
Because of ourstatutory objectives and missions, we focus on environmental issues and sustainable development in relation to human rights.
We express our sincere hope that the conclusions of this report will foster an open and constructive dialogue, leading to an early resolution of the shortcomings identified and greater respect, protection and enforcement of human rights by all actors in Paraguay in favor of the present and future generations.
Previous UPR recommendations
Paraguay received several recommendations linked to environmental, indigenous and sustainable development issues in the country in its previous UPR cycle in 2016. Please see ANNEX A to this report for an overview.
All of the recommendations, 102.26 (by Haiti), 102.27 (Peru), 102.118 and 102.178 (Australia), 102.133 (Norway), 102.177 and 102.182 (Lebanon), 102.179 (Canada), 102.181 (Germany) and 102.186 (Egypt), were accepted and for all of these recommendations, but 102.177, Paraguay stated that they are “already implemented or in the process of implementation”.
Unfortunately, as this report will show, these recommendations were not implemented. Even if, certain laws and mechanisms have been put in place, the lack of implementation, control and enforcement results in human and enviromental rights still not being realised. We call on the countries who made these recommendations to demand correct follow up and therefore we thank them in advance.