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Violence, but remained concerned about a range of human rights issues, including the lack
of enforcement of the constitutional clause against discrimination.
94.
Guyana welcomed the decision to implement a prison reform plan, and noted many
initiatives introduced to improve detention conditions and the social reintegration of persons
deprived of their liberty.
95.
China made another point of order, noting that issues of a political, bilateral and
territorial nature should be kept out of the deliberations of the Working Group on the
Universal Periodic Review and that United Nations terminology should be used when
referring to States. China reiterated that there was only one China in the world and that
Taiwan Province of China was an inalienable part of its territory. The terminology used by
Haiti was a violation of the Charter of the United Nations and General Assembly resolution
2758 (XXVI), in which the Assembly had resolved the issue of the representation of China
to the United Nations. China reiterated its request that the Vice-President of the Human
Rights Council refer to General Assembly resolution 2758 (XXVI).
96.
The Deputy Permanent Representative of Paraguay and Chargé d’affaires a.i.
introduced the Paraguayan delegation, highlighting the number of ministers and other highranking officials participating in the interactive dialogue.
97.
China made another point of order, reiterating its request to the Vice-President of the
Human Rights Council to expressly refer to General Assembly resolution 2758 (XXVI)
regarding the issue of Taiwan Province of China and to state that the Working Group on the
Universal Periodic Review should follow United Nations terminology. The Vice-President
of the Human Rights Council indicated that the point of order would be duly noted, including
the reference to General Assembly resolution 2758 (XXVI) raised by China. The VicePresident of the Human Rights Council recalled that United Nations terminology should be
used when referring to States and territories.
98.
China reiterated again that General Assembly resolution 2758 (XXVI) should be
mentioned.
99.
The President of the Supreme Court of Paraguay stressed that in the past 20 years
strategic guidelines had incorporated a human rights-based approach and cross-cutting and
specific efforts had been made to ensure access to justice. In 2016, Paraguay began
implementing electronic judicial procedures, and they were currently in use in approximately
70 per cent of the judicial districts. Agreement No. 1511/21 on the exceptional application of
pretrial detention had had a very positive impact.
100. The Attorney General indicated that the areas of human rights and access to justice
had been strengthened, and that more than 100 complaints offices were operational.
Punishable acts against journalists would be investigated by the Specialized Human Rights
Unit.
101. The Chief Public Defender highlighted the protocols for support for both lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender and intersex persons and women who had been victims of violence,
and noted that specialized groups had been created to address the needs of sectors of greater
vulnerability. She mentioned the mobile application and web platform “Defensores
Paraguay” for the registration of torture cases, and reported on progress in access-to-justice
indicators.
102. The Minister representing the High Court of Electoral Justice referred to the efforts
and achievements made in terms of political participation of women, indigenous peoples,
older persons and persons with disabilities, and reported on actions aimed at achieving higher
levels of participation and representation. The Minister of Justice referred to the link between
the National Human Rights Plan and the results-based planning system, and to the process of
preparing the third action plan of the Human Rights Network. She mentioned actions aimed
at restoring the Vice-Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, and about the drafting of an
organic law to elevate it to the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights.
103. Regarding the prison system, the Minister of Justice referred to action taken to
improve security and the health system, to the construction of three new penitentiary centres,
and to the decrease in the number of adolescents deprived of liberty. She mentioned the
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