It recalled the influence of criminal groups such as Brazil’s Primeiro Comando da Capital.

On Thursday, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) warned that high levels of violence, impunity, and state corruption persist in Paraguay.

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In its 2025 Annual Report, the IACHR highlighted challenges related to corruption, judicial independence, impunity, and civic space, while acknowledging progress in democratic institutions and human rights protection policies.

The organization warned of the influence of criminal groups such as Brazil’s Primeiro Comando da Capital and Paraguay’s Clan Rotela, which impacts public security and prison control.

Journalistic investigations describe the infiltration of drug trafficking networks into the Prosecutor’s Office and the political sphere, which interferes with investigations and fosters impunity in high-profile cases.

The IACHR expressed concern about prison overcrowding, which reached 88% in July 2025, linked to the excessive use of pretrial detention, representing 63% of the prison population.

Regarding Indigenous peoples, the report denounced evictions, deforestation in the Chaco region, and the risk of “cultural extinction” for Ayoreo communities living in voluntary isolation, demanding protection of their ancestral lands by the State.

The IACHR criticized the 2025 law regulating the funding and activities of national and foreign NGOs, which organizations denounced as “creating a risk of persecution” for entities critical of the Paraguayan government.

However, it noted that violence against women is “persistent”, with 28 femicides, 41 attempted femicides, and 28,421 cases of domestic violence in 2025. It also drew attention to the 873 cases of sexual abuse against children and adolescents reported between January and May of 2025.

Among the advances, the report highlighted the Executive Branch’s Human Rights Network, the Simore Plus digital system for monitoring international recommendations, campaigns against gender-based violence, and the draft law prohibiting child marriage.

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Source: EFE

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