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Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery Republic of Paraguay [ Country-by-Country
Reports ] The Paraguay is
principally a source and transit country for women and children trafficked
for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation. Paraguayan victims are
trafficked abroad primarily to Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Spain, and Italy.
Adult and child domestic servitude is a serious problem. Indigenous persons
are vulnerable to labor exploitation, particularly in the Chaco region. Poor
children are trafficked within the country from rural to urban centers for
sexual exploitation and domestic servitude. Street children and working
children are common targets for trafficking recruiters. The ILO recently
reported that traffickers coerce underage males, known locally as “taxi
boys,” into transgendered prostitution. Some of these boys are trafficked
abroad, particularly to Italy. Trafficking of Paraguayan and Brazilian women
and girls, and increasingly boys, for sexual exploitation remains a problem
in the Brazil-Paraguay-Argentina tri-border area. - U.S. State Dept Trafficking in Persons Report, June, 2008
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FEATURED ARTICLE *** International
Federation of Journalists - The 2002 Jury Report IN THE REGIONAL CATEGORY OF LATIN
AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN THE 2002 NATALI PRIZE GOES TO: - The series of five articles by
Julio César Benegas concerning human violations within the Military Service
of Paraguay is remarkable journalism, which highlights the corruption which
is at the core of the recruitment of child soldiers as well as the cultural
aspects involved. These articles also exposed the exploitation of child
soldiers and other human rights violations, which resulted in the death of 10
soldiers a year on average. For military personnel Paraguay is one of the
most dangerous countries worldwide in peaceful times, Benegas concluded in
his report. ***
ARCHIVES *** U.S.
Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS –
Trafficking victims within the country worked in the sex industry. Underage
girls reportedly also were forced to work as criadas, both domestically and
in neighboring countries. According to the Secretariat for Children and
Adolescents, many of these children were sexually abused. Government and NGO
studies showed that most of the girls trafficked were working as street
vendors when traffickers targeted them and that 70 percent of victims had
drug addictions. The local NGO Grupo Luna Nueva and the International
Organization for Migration reported that trafficking of women and children
increased by 27 percent in the past five years. The trafficking of women and
children for sexual exploitation was a high-profit, low-risk activity for
traffickers who moved easily across the borders with On several occasions, Argentine
police rescued Paraguayan women from The government's primary focus in
protecting victims was the repatriation of its own citizens. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2001 [4] In light of its previous
recommendation (CRC/C/15/Add.75, para. 41), the Committee notes with
satisfaction the promulgation in 1997 of the Adoption Act to combat
trafficking in children and establish strict control over all matters
connected with adoption, especially inter-country adoption. [49] The Committee expresses its
deep concern that, with regard to the increasing phenomenon of commercial
sexual exploitation of children, there are no data available, legislation is
inadequate, cases involving sexually exploited children are often not
investigated and prosecuted, victims are criminalized, and rehabilitation
programs are not available. It further notes that a national plan against
commercial sexual exploitation of children has not been developed. Freedom
House Country Report - Political Rights: 3 Civil Liberties: 3 Status: Partly Free Human Rights Overview by Human
Rights Watch – Defending Human Rights Worldwide U.S. Library of Congress
- Country Study Save
the Children Suecia en Paraguay Save the Children Sweden works in
Paraguay in association with Global ... Infancia, aiming at putting in place
a system to advance the promotion and protection of children's rights. Work
is carried out through training of the police forces, and child and
adolescents defence offices (CODENI), besides support to School Councils and
the Children and Adolescents' Rights Coordinator (CDIA). Other matters of interest are
identified at a regional level and include child trafficking, child soldier
recruitment, and changing the image of children in the media. Triple
Border Project,Ciudad del Este, Paraguay PERSONAL STORY MABELIA - Mabelia is 10 years old. On
November 30, 2002, she was found by a merchant from Ciudad del Este on
Adraina Jara y Pampliega street. It was approximately 9:00 p.m. when she was
found in, what is perhaps, one of the most frequented corners of the centre
of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. She was very dirty. Dressed in
pants and a pullover, and wearing Japanese-style slippers, when she was found
she had about 12 USD (80.000 Gs, Guaraníes) in her pockets, a product of her
'sexual activity'. It had been 48 hours since she had returned to her
mother's home, but she feared going back, since she had not met the goal that
had been established by her mother, Doña Maria. ILO to
mark World Day Against Child Labour FROM LATIN AMERICA - The Triple Border region -
where Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil intersect - is a vast area with porous borders,
major regional commercial and tourism centres and a population of almost
500,000. The lack of vigorous border checks and law enforcement in the region
facilitates illegal commerce, including weapons, drugs and the commercial
sexual exploitation of minors. Inter-American
Commission on Human Rights - REPORT Nº 82/03 III. POSITION OF THE PARTIES … A.
POSITION OF THE PETITIONERS 7. The petitioners argue that,
despite the clear legal provisions prohibiting the recruitment of children
under the age of 18, and repeated complaints on this score, “the military and
police forces have made it a systematic, constant and frequent practice to
recruit minors between the ages of 12 and 17, and to date no steps have been
taken to curb this practice.” International
Federation of Journalists - The 2002 Jury Report IN THE REGIONAL CATEGORY OF LATIN
AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN THE 2002 NATALI PRIZE GOES TO: - The series of five articles by
Julio César Benegas concerning human violations within the Military Service
of Paraguay is remarkable journalism, which highlights the corruption which
is at the core of the recruitment of child soldiers as well as the cultural
aspects involved. These articles also exposed the exploitation of child
soldiers and other human rights violations, which resulted in the death of 10
soldiers a year on average. For military personnel Paraguay is one of the most
dangerous countries worldwide in peaceful times, Benegas concluded in his
report. All material used herein
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