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	<title>Council on Hemispheric Affairs &#187; Paraguay</title>
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		<title>In Paraguay a Familiar Story is Playing Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 06:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: Venta de Campos en Paraguay In Paraguay, the Ayoreo people are fighting for their very survival. These indigenous people are struggling to save their ancestral home in the Chaco region from cattle companies, farmers and religious sects who are moving into the region and clearing the land. New arrivals do this to make the land suitable for farming and grazing cattle. The combination of burning and then bulldozing the land leaves the region barren. The Chaco region in southwestern Paraguay is one of the most inhospitable lands in South America; while it composes 60 percent of the country&#8217;s area, it is inhabited by only two percent of the Paraguayan population. Popular filmmaker and conservationist David Attenborough has praised the beauty of Chaco calling it “one of the last great wilderness areas left in the world” and called for its protection due to the many plants and animals that inhabit its dense forests. The preservation of forested areas is not only vital to sustaining the region’s biodiversity; the survival of the Ayoreo people also depends upon it. It is not simply a matter of the Ayoreo people moving somewhere else. The territory called Eami in their language, is tied to their history and very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home, Sweet Home: Migration between Latin American Countries</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 06:54:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Source: http://lokheilorrainecheung.wordpress.com/ In the final decades of the twentieth century, Latin America – once a prominent destination for migrants – slowly transitioned to become the largest migrant source, mainly as a result of the economic crises that took place in the 1980s. As the number of European and Asian immigrants to countries like Argentina and Brazil dramatically decreased, Latin American emigrants accounted for an astonishing nine percent of all emigrants worldwide. Today, migration patterns in Latin America are changing once again.  More potential emigrants now stay within the region as new education and work-related opportunities expand their reach to a larger segment of the population. Yet, there still exist vast economic and social disparities between neighboring countries throughout the region.  As a result of these disparities, as well as difficulties associated with emigrating to the U.S., those who leave their homes in search of better opportunities often do not travel as far: Guatemalans emigrate to Mexico, Nicaraguans to Costa Rica, Colombians to Ecuador and Venezuela, and Bolivians and Paraguayans to Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. While many Latin Americans previously migrated in response to political violence, today migration is mostly motivated by economic reasons. Mexico and Costa Rica are just a few [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Paraguayan People’s Army (EPP) –  A New Insurgent Group with an Old Time Political Ideology?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ejército del Pueblo Paraguayo (Paraguayan People’s Army, or EPP) has now become a household name in Paraguay as well as among security agencies in neighboring countries. For the moment, it has focused its field of operations on kidnapping wealthy Paraguayans, only occasionally attacking Paraguay’s security forces. One of the most prominent victims of the EPP has been Fidel Zavala, who was held captive for 94 days until he was finally freed on January 17, 2010. Unfortunately, as the history of insurgent movements in general seems indicate, there is ample room for “growth” when it comes to their possible future operations. From kidnappings to murder, along with armed raids and other major attacks, this group also has been accused of kidnapping and subsequently brutally murdering Cecilia Cubas, the daughter of former Paraguayan president Raúl Cubas. The ascent of the EPP raises a number of contentious issues, but two stand out in particular. First, what kind of counterinsurgency strategy might Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo carry out? The Paraguayan head of state is a former bishop who was criticized during the presidential campaign for his religious background, with the implication being that it might make him soft on crime. Nevertheless, Lugo has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paraguay Makes Step Forward for Women’s and Indigenous Rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Traditionally, the forces of conservatism and Catholicism have dominated much of Paraguayan society.  However, the nation’s efforts to secure rights for both women and indigenous peoples at a recent June 9th U.N. conference in Geneva, Switzerland provides evidence for a refreshing and progressive step forward. Paraguay: Demographics and History of Conflict According to recent data reported by the World Bank, women comprise 74% of the Paraguayan workforce.1 Women occupy the majority throughout the country in terms of workforce population, yet relative to men they have traditionally enjoyed only restricted rights, especially in sensitive areas such as birth control and abortion. Although various feminist organizations in the country conducted awareness-raising campaigns throughout the early 1990s that led to the constitution’s most recent revision in 1992, the Paraguayan constitution still provides only scant protection for the country’s women. Luckily, the 1992 revision implemented a “family code” in the Paraguayan constitution that gave men and women equal rights within the household, particularly with regards to parental authority.2 The code established 16 as the legal marriageable age, and provided both men and women with equal inheritance rights.3 Among other government-sponsored initiatives to combat violence against women have been the incorporation of sexual harassment into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arm Sales, Especially by Russia and China, Continue to Penetrate Latin America</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Russian military sales have become so frequent in recent years that they no longer make for major headlines. However, as Washington policymakers continue to voice concern about Iran’s growing influence in Latin America, some alarmists argue that Russia’s eagerness to supply the region with weapons is likely to trigger a “soft arms race” and present itself as a threat to the United State’s historic hegemony in the Western Hemisphere. Adherents to this point of view persist in looking at Moscow through a nostalgic Cold War lens that sees Russia (and probably China) as a growing and certain threat to U.S. national security. Little, if anything, is heard of Washington concerns about other countries (like Israel or France) selling weaponry to the region. Russia’s Arms Sales to Venezuela and Other Latin American Clients President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela has made calculated and highly publicized purchases of military equipment in recent years, particularly from Russia and China. He has obtained Sukhoi fighter jets, helicopters (models Mi-26, Mi-35, Mi-17 and Mi-28N), 100,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles, as well as manufacturing and servicing facilities from Russia. In mid-2007, Chávez acquired 5,000 Dragunov sniper-rifles from Moscow. There is also a Kalashnikov rifle (type 103) factory in [...]]]></description>
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