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| Region | Paraguay |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | Oct 5, 2017 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | On 5 October 2017, the Minister of Education and Science Enrique Riera signed Resolution N° 29664, which prohibits the use of printed and digital materials referring to "gender theory and/or ideology" in educational institutions. Enrique Riera later said he would volunteer to "burn the books in a public square if they contained gender ideology". The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights expressed its concern about the decision and declared that "these types of measures represent a serious omission of the duty of the State to protect children from all forms of violence and discrimination, in all spheres, and especially in school". Additionally, there are also cases of the police disproportionately using loitering laws on LGBTIQ+ people and targeting them in public spaces for document verification. |
| Sources | https://outrightinternational.org/our-work/americas/paraguay https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/paraguay/ |
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| Description | On 5 October 2017, the Minister of Education and Science Enrique Riera signed Resolution N° 29664, which prohibits the use of printed and digital materials referring to "gender theory and/or ideology" in educational institutions. Enrique Riera later said he would volunteer to "burn the books in a public square if they contained gender ideology". The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights expressed its concern about the decision and declared that "these types of measures represent a serious omission of the duty of the State to protect children from all forms of violence and discrimination, in all spheres, and especially in school". | On 5 October 2017, the Minister of Education and Science Enrique Riera signed Resolution N° 29664, which prohibits the use of printed and digital materials referring to "gender theory and/or ideology" in educational institutions. Enrique Riera later said he would volunteer to "burn the books in a public square if they contained gender ideology". The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights expressed its concern about the decision and declared that "these types of measures represent a serious omission of the duty of the State to protect children from all forms of violence and discrimination, in all spheres, and especially in school". Additionally, there are also cases of the police disproportionately using loitering laws on LGBTIQ+ people and targeting them in public spaces for document verification. |
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| Sources | https://outrightinternational.org/our-work/americas/paraguay#:~:text=There%20have%20been%20reports%20of,/or%20ideology%E2%80%9D%20in%20schools. | https://outrightinternational.org/our-work/americas/paraguay https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/paraguay/ |
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| Description | On 5 October 2017, the Minister of Education and Science Enrique Riera signed Resolution N° 29664, which prohibits the use of printed and digital materials referring to "gender theory and/or ideology" in educational institutions. Enrique Riera later said he would volunteer to "burn the books in a public square if they contained gender ideology". The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights expressed its concern about the decision and declared that "these types of measures represent a serious omission of the duty of the State to protect children from all forms of violence and discrimination, in all spheres, and especially in school". | On 5 October 2017, the Minister of Education and Science Enrique Riera signed Resolution N° 29664, which prohibits the use of printed and digital materials referring to "gender theory and/or ideology" in educational institutions. Enrique Riera later said he would volunteer to "burn the books in a public square if they contained gender ideology". The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights expressed its concern about the decision and declared that "these types of measures represent a serious omission of the duty of the State to protect children from all forms of violence and discrimination, in all spheres, and especially in school". |
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| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Paraguay#School_curriculum | https://outrightinternational.org/our-work/americas/paraguay#:~:text=There%20have%20been%20reports%20of,/or%20ideology%E2%80%9D%20in%20schools. |
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edited by Humarezft. Any type of "gender ideology" that tries to be applied in the educational systems of the country can bring legal penalties. Additionally, students who support that ideology can be expelled from their institutions.
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| Value | Other punishment | State-enforced |
edited by Humarezft. type of "gender ideology" that tries to be applied in the educational systems of the country can bring legal penalties. Additionally, students who support that ideology can be expelled from their institutions.
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edited by Humarezft. Any type of "gender ideology" that tries to be applied in the educational systems of the country can bring legal penalties. Additionally, students who support that ideology can be expelled from their institutions.
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| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | Oct 5, 2017 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | On 5 October 2017, the Minister of Education and Science Enrique Riera signed Resolution N° 29664, which prohibits the use of printed and digital materials referring to "gender theory and/or ideology" in educational institutions. Enrique Riera later said he would volunteer to "burn the books in a public square if they contained gender ideology". The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights expressed its concern about the decision and declared that "these types of measures represent a serious omission of the duty of the State to protect children from all forms of violence and discrimination, in all spheres, and especially in school". |
| Sources | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Paraguay#School_curriculum |