This decision promoted the systematization of complaints relating to domestic and intra-family violence. It updated the Violence Registration Form approved by Decision No. 454 dated April 24, 2007. The form promotes a system of centralized information and, consequently, accurate statistical indicators that will help authorities to better understand and prevent violence against women.
This decision approved the creation of the specialized office, the Gender Secretariat of the Judicial Branch, which is dependent on the Supreme Court of Justice. Since discrimination can sometimes prevent women from accessing justice, the decision adopted measures designed to facilitate such access. The measures protect women’s rights and legitimate interests to achieve effective equality.
This decision ratified the content of the 100 Rules of Brasilia on Access to Justice for Persons in Vulnerable Conditions. The incorporation of such rules guarantees equality and non-discrimination rights, facilitating the participation of people in vulnerable conditions before the Judicial System. The decision also creates a multidisciplinary commission to be operated under the supervision of the Human Rights Directorate Ministry, whose main responsibility is the promotion of these rules, in a plural and coordinated manner, so that they are generally known and adopted.
This decision established the guidelines for the institutional policy on gender for the Paraguayan Judicial Branch.
This decision provides that complaints of domestic violence must be channeled through the Permanent Attention Office. This Office is responsible for receiving all types of domestic or intra-family violence claims, without making any distinction based on the sex or age of the victims. Since violence against women constitutes a violation of human rights, the creation of the Office is intended to streamline judicial proceedings, serving victims of physical or mental abuse in a timely and efficient manner.
This decision resolved to implement the content of the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-Custodial Measures for Women Offenders, known as the Bangkok Rules.
Two minor children, an eight-year-old boy and a twelve-year-old girl, were raped by their father, once and multiple times over several years, respectively. The defendant was sentenced to 20 years in prison, but the criminal court of appeals reduced the sentence to 19.6 years in prison on October 11, 2001, after finding that the 20-year sentence was impermissible under Paraguay’s sentencing guidelines.
Quijote, S.R.L., (the “Company”) fired the plaintiff while she was pregnant. The labor appeals court found that the firing was illegal because the law protects pregnant women. The Court ordered the company to reinstate the plaintiff to her position and pay her lost wages. The Company challenged the court order in 1993, but the Supreme Court dismissed the challenge as an unconstitutional action in 1995. Consequently, the labor appeals court ruling remained in effect.
Interlocutory Order No. 554 (2025), the defendant was subject to criminal proceedings due to having undergone an abortion, after she was admitted to the emergency room for complications related to a suspected abortion. The Public Ministry requested suspension of criminal proceedings against the defendant, as permitted under Article 21 of Paraguay’s Penal Code, which states that a person who has not reached fourteen years of age is exempt from criminal liability.
The child victim was sexually abused by Derlis Mauro Rodriguez. The parents of the victim stated that the child was found with the defendant in an abandoned house while he was touching her. Medical reports confirmed the defendant had been sexually abusing the victim. The defendant was sentenced to fifteen years in prison, which was confirmed by the criminal court of appeals on April 16, 2002.
