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73(68) In “Santa Elisa” and “KM 16” settlements, the members of the Sawhoyamaxa
Community have a total number of forty-nine precarious houses, with an average
number of four members living in each of them. Only a few of those houses have
electricity, and the members of the Community generally burn wood to cook, as well
as candles and oil lamps to light the place.129 In “Santa Elisa” settlement some
families have built precarious latrines.130 In general, the members of the Community
use the open field to relieve themselves.131
73(69) The water used by the members of the Community, both for human
consumption as well as for their personal hygiene, comes from wells (earth dams
breakwaters) located in the lands claimed, which are also used by animals.132 In
periods of drought, the lack of clean water in the Community is alarming.133 During
November 2002 and January 2003 the members of the Community who had settled
in “Santa Elisa” received two large water tanks which were fed by the Centro
Nacional de Emergencia [National Emergency Center] with water brought from
breakwaters, that is, with non-drinking water. Notwithstanding, at present such
water tanks are not operating.134
on January 17, 2006, supra note 120; statement rendered by Mr. Carlos Marecos before a public official
whose acts command full faith and credit on January 17, 2006, supra note 28; statement rendered by Mr.
Pablo Balmaceda before a public official whose acts command full faith and credit on January 17, 2006,
supra note 44; book titled “Atlas de las Comunidades Indígenas in el Paraguay" [Atlas of the Indigenous
Communities in Paraguay],” Dirección General de Estadística, Encuestas y Censos [Bureau of Statistics,
Surveys and Censuses] of the Secretaría Técnica de Planificación de la Presidencia de la República [Office
of the Technical Secretary of State for Planning to the President of the Republic]." Paraguay, 2002.Volume
II, pages 400 and 401; Executive Order No. 3789 issued by the President of the Republic of Paraguay on
June 23, 1999, supra note 121; report drawn by Mr. Claudio Miltos and Augusto Ortigoza, officials of the
Instituto Paraguayo del Indígena [Paraguayan Institute of Indigenous Affairs], on February 25, 2000,
supra note 121, and video entitled “on the Way to Sawhoyamaxa”, supra note 121.
129
Cf. book titled ““Atlas de las Comunidades Indígenas in el Paraguay" [Atlas of the Indigenous
Communities in Paraguay],” Dirección General de Estadística, Encuestas y Censos [Bureau of Statistics,
Surveys and Censuses] of the Secretaría Técnica de Planificación de la Presidencia de la República [Office
of the Technical Secretary of State for Planning to the President of the Republic]." Paraguay, 2002.
Volume II, pages 400 and 401.
130
Cf. statement rendered by Mr. Pablo Balmaceda before a public official whose acts command full
faith and credit on January 17, 2006, supra note 44.
131
Cf. statement rendered by Mr. Pablo Balmaceda before a public official whose acts command full
faith and credit on January 17, 2006, supra note 44.
132
Cf. book titled ““Atlas de las Comunidades Indígenas in el Paraguay" [Atlas of the Indigenous
Communities in Paraguay],” Dirección General de Estadística, Encuestas y Censos [Bureau of Statistics,
Surveys and Censuses] of the Secretaría Técnica de Planificación de la Presidencia de la República [Office
of the Technical Secretary of State for Planning to the President of the Republic] ." Paraguay, 2002.
Volume II, pages 400 and 401and statement rendered by Mr. Pablo Balmaceda before a public official
whose acts command full faith and credit on January 17, 2006, supra note 44.
133
Cf. statement rendered by Ms. Gladys Benítez before a public official whose acts command full
faith and credit on January 17, 2006, supra note 28; statement rendered by Ms. Mariana Ayala before a
public official whose acts command full faith and credit on January 17, 2006, supra note 120, and
statement rendered by Mr. Pablo Balmaceda before a public official whose acts command full faith and
credit on January 17, 2006, supra note 44.
134
Cf. statement rendered by Mr. Pablo Balmaceda before a public official whose acts command full
faith and credit on January 17, 2006, supra note 44, and book titled “Atlas de las Comunidades Indígenas
in el Paraguay" [Atlas of the Indigenous Communities in Paraguay],” Dirección General de Estadística,
Encuestas y Censos [Bureau of Statistics, Surveys and Censuses] of the Secretaría Técnica de Planificación