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Notes by Juliana Quintana
September 30, 2025
Why is September 30th LGBT Remembrance Day in Paraguay?
LGBT organizations in Paraguay recognize this date as the first public demonstration of activism for sexual diversity, which predated the uprisings by 10 years…
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August 18, 2025
Paraguay: Cultural manager of La Chispa, bastion of art and diversity, sentenced
The Paraguayan justice system sentenced Sebastián Coronel, manager of the La Chispa Cultural Center, to nine months in prison with a suspended sentence. For the cultural sector, the sentence…
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August 12, 2025
Paraguay: Lawsuit against a key cultural center for diversity and art
The La Chispa Cultural Center, a leading independent art venue in Asunción, faces a legal process that puts its existence and that of other self-managed cultural spaces at risk.
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May 22, 2025
A photobook celebrates the living memory of one of Paraguay's oldest trans women
For four years, photographer Jess Insfrán Pérez documented the life of Liz Paola Cortaza, a trans woman and survivor of the Stroessner dictatorship in Paraguay. The result is How Many…
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May 5, 2025
Paraguay: For the first time, sex workers marched as a union recognized by the State
Paraguay's first national organization of sex workers marched on May 1st as a union. A history of collective struggle for labor rights, dignity, and autonomy.
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March 9, 2025
Against mafias and exclusion, thousands of women marched on March 8th in Paraguay
"Climate justice for all," "Church and State, separate matters," "In defense of our rights, memory and dignity" were some of the slogans of the March 8th march in…
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January 27, 2025
The UN holds Paraguay responsible for the deaths of two girls in a military operation
A UN report holds Paraguay responsible for serious human rights violations in the deaths of girls Lilian Mariana and María Carmen Villalba…
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December 18, 2024
Paraguay 2024: Between "pro-life" power, disinformation and resistance
Anti-rights groups consolidated their power with significant gains during Santiago Peña's first year in office. Among these was the anti-NGO law. But feminist organizations and…
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November 26, 2024
November 25th in Paraguay: "Women live co-opted by the narco-government"
On the Day Against Violence Against Women, Asunción mobilized again to denounce femicides and demand action from an anti-rights government.
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October 10, 2024
What is the purpose of the anti-NGO law passed by the Paraguayan Senate that puts human rights at risk?
The Cartes-led majority passed the anti-NGO law in the Senate, threatening the legal survival of many civil society organizations. What are its objectives and why is it being implemented?
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