10th August 2017

Paraguay – Equality Now joint submission to the Committee against Torture – 61st Session, July 2017

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Summary

The submission details our concern about human rights violations faced by girls in Paraguay, focusing in particular on the high number of girls in Paraguay who are forced to become mothers as a consequence of rape or incest after being denied access to legal abortion services.

The Committee referenced this submission in their Concluding Observations.

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10 August 2017

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