#HIV Organizations will mobilize in front of the Ministry of Health due to drug shortages

The National Front for the Health of People with HIV—comprised of more than 50 organizations from across the country—is on alert and has called for an open assembly this Friday, January 26, at 2:00 p.m. in front of the National Ministry of Health (Av. 9 de Julio and Moreno) to demand better healthcare and the availability of all treatments for people living with HIV. This is the second time in just over a year that this situation has arisen.

#HateCrimes2017: More than 400 reports of violence against LGBT people in Paraguay

This past year was a particularly violent one for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and transvestite people in Paraguay. While there are no official records of cases of discrimination, assault, and murder—and the country lacks anti-discrimination legislation or laws aggravating circumstances for gender-based violence—LGBT civil society organizations keep their own tallies, which exceeded 400 reports in 2017.