44 73(47) There is no evidence in the case file of the instant case that further steps have been taken by the INDI. d) Requests for condemnation of the lands before the National Congress of Paraguay 73(48) On May 13, 1997 Mr. Carlos Marecos and Mr. Teresio González, leaders of the Sawhoyamaxa Community, with the sponsorship of national deputies Andrés Avelino Díaz and Juan Carlos Ramírez-Montalbetti, introduced to the President of the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress a bill with its pertinent recitals98, in order to declare the pieces of land owned by Kansol S.A. and Roswel Company S.A. to be of social interest and condemn such property in favor of the INDI, so that thereafter it may be transferred to the members of the Sawhoyamaxa Community.99 73(49) On May 20, 1998 the Comisión de Derechos Humanos y Asuntos Indígenas [Committee on Human Rights and Indigenous Affairs] of the Chamber of Deputies proposed to such Chamber a resolution dismissing the above mentioned bill of condemnation.100 Thereafter, on June 11, 1998 deputy Juan Carlos RamírezMontalbetti withdrew said bill.101 73(50) A year later, on June 25, 1999, Mr. Carlos Marecos and Mr. Teresio González, leaders of the Sawhoyamaxa Community, with the sponsorship of the then senator Juan Carlos Ramírez-Montalbetti, introduced to the President of the Senate of the National Congress a new bill of condemnation with the pertinent recitals102 which “declares […] plot No. 16786 having an area of 9,105 hectares and 2,978 square meters and plot No. 16784 having an area of 5,299 hectares and 4,720 square meters, both pieces of property located in the District of Pozo Colorado, ”Presidente Hayes” Department, belonging to the corporations Kansol S.A. and Roswell C. S.A. respectively, to be of social interest and condemns[…] them in favor of the Paraguayan Institute for Indigenous Affairs (INDI), so that they may subsequently awarded to the Enxet-Lengua of Sawhoyamaxa Indigenous Community. The total area of both pieces of property adds up to 14,404 hectares and 7,698 square meters.”103 98 Cf. communication addressed by Mr. Carlos Marecos and Mr. Teresio Gonzalez, leaders of the Sawhoyamaxa Indigenous Community, to the President of the Chamber of Deputies on May 13, 1997 (case file of appendixes to the complaint, appendix 18, folios 1050 to 1059). 99 Cf. Bill introduced by deputies Juan Carlos Ramírez-Montalbetti and Andrés Avelino Díaz on May 20, 1997 mentioned in the communication of the Comisión de Derechos Humanos y Asuntos Indígenas [Committee on Human Rights and Indigenous Affairs] of May 20, 1998 (case file of appendixes to the answer to the complaint, appendix 1, folios 1555 to 1556). 100 Cf. note D. DD.HH No. 6 of the Comisión de Derechos Humanos y Asuntos de Indígenas [Committee on Human Rights and Indigenous Affairs] of May 20, 1998 (case file of appendixes to the answer to the complaint, appendix 1, folios 1555 to 1556). 101 Cf. note in the case file of the bill regarding the note whereby said bill was withdrawn signed by deputy Juan Carlos Ramírez-Montalbetti of June 11, 1998 (case file of appendixes to the complaint, appendix 18, folio 1060). 102 Cf. communication addressed to the President of the Senate by Mr. Carlos Marecos and Teresio González, leaders of the Sawhoyamaxa Indigenous Community on June 23, 1999 (case file of appendixes to the complaint, appendix 18, folios 1062 to 1074).

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