ASUNCIÓN (31 March 2011) – The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, commended the open and tolerant atmosphere in Paraguay both at governmental and societal levels. “At the same time,” he stressed at the end of his visit to the country*, “there is still much room for improvement with regard to more effective implementation of human rights, particularly in terms of non-discrimination.” “There are enormous societal inequalities in terms of distribution of wealth, access to public or private education, political influence, ethnic and linguistic minority…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 31 March 2011. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
