Inter-American Commission expresses satisfaction with the headway made in following up on its recommendations to Paraguay in barring the recruitment o

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During its 126th regular period of sessions, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) held several working meetings on petitions and cases in the process of friendly settlement, as well as on follow-up on compliance with recommendations contained in reports on the merits. One of these cases concerns progress made by Paraguay in barring the recruitment of minors.

The Commission expresses satisfaction with the headway made in following up on its recommendations to Paraguay in the report on the merits in the case of Víctor Hugo Maciel, a minor who died while performing compulsory military service. The victim suffered from Chagas disease and his death occurred as a result of increased physical effort during a military training exercise. The Commission considers fundamental, and expresses satisfaction with, the State’s readiness to foster and monitor total compliance with the recommendations, in particular the bill strictly prohibiting the recruitment of minors, i.e. persons under 18. Likewise, it is heartened by the States public acknowledgement of responsibility and by the payment of compensation to members of the victim’s family.

 

On another point, the Commission expresses satisfaction with the working meeting to monitor the situation in the Hospital Neuropsiquiátrico in Paraguay. It highlights the advances made in developing comprehensive protection of the rights of persons with mental disabilities in Paraguay, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization. The Commission welcomed the Ministerial Resolution presented by the Paraguayan State that established the Multidisciplinary Technical Commission to Strengthen Reform of the Mental Health System in the framework of the National Health Policy, and it hopes that this will contribute to a process of promotion and observance of the human rights of all persons with mental disabilities, with the assistance of civil society organisations.

 

 

 

pdf: http://www.cidh.org/Comunicados/English/2006/43.06eng.htm

Country: 
Paraguay
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http://www.cidh.org/Comunicados/English/2006/43.06eng.htm

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