The Universal Periodic Review of Paraguay: opportunities and challenges

Wednesday 20 January
12.40-14.30 pm
Room XXII, Palais des Nations, Geneva

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On the occasion of the 24^th UPR session, held between 18 and 29 January 2016, Paraguay will be reviewed by the Human Rights Council. Civil society representatives of the NGO network Coordinadora Derechos Humanos Paraguay (CODEHUPY), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and the International Service for Human Rights cordially invite you to a panel discussion on 20 January 2016, 12:40 – 14:30pm, immediately following the Working Group session. The aim of this event is to present key concerns regarding the human rights situation in Paraguay, to analyse the recommendations received through the UPR and to discuss strategies for implementation at the national level.

Sandwiches and drinks will be served outside room XXII at 12.15.

• Ben Leather, International Service for Human Rights (ISHR)

• Francisco Benítez, Coordinadora de Derechos Humanos del Paraguay (CODEHUPY)
• Marcial Gómez, Federación Nacional Campesina (FNC)
• Aníbal Cabrera, Coordinadora por los Derechos de la Infancia y la Adolescencia (CDIA)
• Ireneo Téllez, Mesa de trabajo por los derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas en el Paraguay
• Hipólito Acevei, Mesa de trabajo por los derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas en el Paraguay
• Rosalía Vega, Amnistía Internacional ParaguayJulio Duarte, Gente, Ambiente y Territorio (GAT)