Current Version
| Region | Paraguay |
| Issue | Hate crime protections |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Paraguay does not provide explicit legal protection from hate crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity. In 2019, the Luque City Court sentenced a man to 25 years in prison for the murder of a trans woman, deeming it a hate crime. This was the first conviction for the murder of a trans person in the country. |
| Sources | Penal Code https://www.pj.gov.py/ebook/libros_files/coleccion-derecho-penal.pdf https://www.reuters.com/article/world/paraguay-is-set-for-historic-trans-murder-trial-idUSKCN1UZ043/ https://agenciapresentes.org/2019/10/01/la-justicia-paraguaya-condeno-por-primera-vez-un-transfemicidio/ |
Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Paraguay does not provide explicit legal protection from hate crimes based on sexual orientation and gender identity. In 2019, the Luque City Court sentenced a man to 25 years in prison for the murder of a trans woman, deeming it a hate crime. This was the first conviction for the murder of a trans person in the country. |
| Sources | Penal Code https://www.pj.gov.py/ebook/libros_files/coleccion-derecho-penal.pdf https://www.reuters.com/article/world/paraguay-is-set-for-historic-trans-murder-trial-idUSKCN1UZ043/ https://agenciapresentes.org/2019/10/01/la-justicia-paraguaya-condeno-por-primera-vez-un-transfemicidio/ |