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of the indigenous peoples of Paraguay. He stressed the persistence of servitude,
forced labour, violation of the right to organize, dispossession of land and property,
lack of access to health services and, in many communities, genuine humanitarian
crises. The representative of CAPI recalled that in addition to the Guaraní, there
were other indigenous peoples in the Chaco region, such as the Ayoreo, some of
whom were living in voluntary isolation. He said that the Government of Paraguay
and CAPI were cooperating in the development of new policies. CAPI urged the
Government to seek ways to compel the legislative and judicial branches to
implement such policies. CAPI thanked the United Nations agencies with offices in
Paraguay, and particularly UNDP, for their assistance and support.
75. The representatives of the country team praised the mission and subsequent
report of the Permanent Forum and expressed their appreciation for the reception of
the report by the Government and the indigenous peoples’ organizations. They
described the initiatives and activities of the United Nations agencies and
programmes aimed at implementation of the respective recommendations and the
problems that had been encountered.
76. Last, the representative of the Government offered further detailed and
valuable information on the political commitment of the current executive branch
and on the various kinds of problems that it was addressing resolutely.
Recommendations
77. The Permanent Forum recommends that the Government of Paraguay should
remain firm in its commitment to cooperating with indigenous peoples’
organizations in order to find emergency solutions to the extremely serious situation
of the indigenous communities that have been wholly dispossessed of their land, and
to implement policies to ensure the reconstitution of their territory.
78. The Permanent Forum urges the Republic of Paraguay to take urgent action to
implement the resolutions of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights concerning
communities that are experiencing major humanitarian crises.
79. The Permanent Forum recommends that Paraguay should speed up the reform of
INDI and of other institutions with competence in indigenous issues so that the proper
participation of indigenous peoples will strengthen their democratic representation
before the legislative and judicial powers, which are still reluctant to act.
80. The Permanent Forum recommends that the Government of Paraguay should
make resolute progress towards the development of a land registry that will
facilitate land titling, and thus the recovery of land by indigenous communities and
the territorial reconstitution of their respective peoples.
81. The Permanent Forum welcomes the announcement of a flagship plan for the
acquisition of additional indigenous land in order to overcome the financial crisis
faced by INDI and the failure of Congress to cooperate by allocating the necessary
funds.
82. The Permanent Forum recommends that the Government of Paraguay should
give priority, in its emergency plans, to the protection of vulnerable indigenous
children from practices of forced labour and other forms of exploitation.
83. The Permanent Forum encourages the Government of Paraguay to continue to
accept assistance from United Nations agencies and programmes and national
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