Paraguay: Justice still needed for all Curuguaty deaths a year on

Headline Title: Paraguay: Justice still needed for all Curuguaty deaths a year on 14 June 2013 The lack of effective actions by Paraguay’s authorities to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the deaths of 17 people during a raid a year ago is worrying, Amnesty International said today. On 15 June 2012, 11 peasants and six police officers died and several were injured after clashes erupted during a raid in the Curuguaty district of Paraguay’s Canindeyú region.Earlier this month a court began preliminary hearings into the case of 12 peasants facing charges including illegal…

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