Capital Of Paraguay
Paraguay (09/04)
Paraguay's population is distributed unevenly throughout the country. The vast majority of the people live in the eastern region, most within 160 kilometers (100 mi.) of Asuncion, the capital and largest city. The Chaco, which accounts for about 60% of the territory, is home to less than 2% of the population. Ethnically, culturally, and socially, Paraguay has one of the most homogeneous populations in South America. About 95% of the people are of mixed Spanish and Guarani Indian descent. Little trace is left of the original Guarani culture except the language, which is understood by 90% of the population. About 75% of all Paraguayans speak Spanish. Guarani and Spanish are official languages. Brazilians, Argentines, Germans, Arabs, Koreans, Chinese, and Japanese are among those who have settled in Paraguay with Brazilians representing the largest number. ... [Read More]
Paraguay
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Paraguay
In general the Government does not have the resources to enforce minimum working age regulations. According to UNICEF, 1 in 3 children (some 462,000) between the ages of 7 and 17 work, many in unsafe conditions. Recent studies indicate that 42 percent of these children began working by the age of 8, and some 37 percent do not attend school. According to a study by a local NGO, some 6,000 children and adolescents work in the streets of Asuncion, of whom a third are under 10 years of age. Thousands of children in urban areas, many of them younger than 12 years of age, are engaged in informal employment such as selling newspapers and sundries, and cleaning car windows. Many of the children who work on the streets suffer from malnutrition, lack of access to education, and disease. Some employers of the estimated 11,500 young girls working as domestic servants or nannies deny them access to education and mistreat them. Employers sometimes file false charges of robbery against those who seek ... [Read More]
Direccin de Asuntos del Hemisferio Occidental: Informacin general-- Paraguay
El Programa de Informacin Consular del Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos distribuye Hojas de Informacin Consular, Advertencias de Viaje, y Avisos Pblicos. Hay Hojas de Informacin Consular para todos los pases que contienen informacin sobre requisitos de entrada, reglamentos monetarios, condiciones sanitarias, zonas de inestabilidad, delincuencia y seguridad, disturbios polticos, y las direcciones de las misiones diplomticas de los EE.UU. en cada pas. Las Advertencias de Viaje se publican cuando el Departamento de Estado recomienda que los estadounidenses no viajen a cierto pas. Los Avisos Pblicos son una forma de divulgar rpidamente la informacin sobre amenazas terroristas y otras condiciones temporales en el extranjero que representan un riesgo importante para la seguridad de los viajeros estadounidenses. Se pueden obtener ejemplares gratuitos de estas informaciones a travs de la Oficina de Asuntos Consulares, telfono 202-647-5225 o del s ... [Read More]
Paraguay
The Constitution prohibits detention without an arrest warrant signed by a judge and stipulates that any person arrested must appear before a judge within 24 hours to make a statement; however, arbitrary arrest and detention were persistent problems. The police may arrest persons without a warrant if they catch them in the act of committing a crime, but they must notify a prosecutor. In practice the authorities did not always comply with these provisions. The main police agency is the National Police, which is under the authority of the Minister of Interior. The police were inadequately funded, poorly trained, and generally corrupt. The Government took steps to control and punish human rights violations committed by police officers; however, the police generally enjoyed impunity for their actions. There were reports that police were involved in narcotics trafficking and provided support to the more notorious kidnapping rings. Large-sca ... [Read More]
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Introducción - "Ascuncion Paraguay"
Las causas de la trata de seres humanos son complejas y, a menudo, se refuerzan mutuamente. Si se considera la trata desde la perspectiva de un mercado mundial, las víctimas constituyen la oferta y los empleadores abusivos o explotadores del comercio sexual (llamados también compradores sexuales) representan la demanda. La oferta de víctimas la alientan muchos factores, entre ellos la pobreza, la atracción de lo que se cree es un nivel de vida más alto en otras partes, la falta de oportunidades de empleo, la delincuencia organizada, la violencia contra mujeres y niños, la discriminación contra la mujer, la corrupción gubernamental, la inestabilidad política y el conflicto armado. En algunas sociedades la tradición de colocar a los niños en un hogar sustituto permite enviar al tercer o cuarto hijo a vivir y trabajar en un centro urbano con un miembro de la familia extendida (con frecuencia un "tío"), a cambio de la promesa de educación e instrucción en un oficio. Los trata ... [Read More]
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