PARAGUAY
COUNTRY RESEARCH BRANCH (CRB) COUNTRY INFORMATION PACK LAST REVIEWED: 1 July 2015
PARAGUAY MAPS •
US Central Intelligence Agency, 1998, Paraguay (Political), University of Texas, Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection
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UN Cartographic Section, June 2004, Paraguay
GENERAL INFORMATION •
Lansford, Tom (ed.) 2013, Political Handbook of the World 2013, CQ Press, Los Angeles Hard copy only – INZ staff please contact CRB to request the entry for this country, all others please access through your library.
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BBC News, Timeline: Paraguay, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1224216.stm
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BBC News, Paraguay country profile, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1222081.stm
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US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA World Factbook: Paraguay, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pa.html
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Minority Rights Group International, World Directory of Minorities: Paraguay, http://www.minorityrights.org/5136/paraguay/paraguay-overview.html
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Child Soldiers International, 2012, Louder than words: An agenda for action to end state use of child soldiers http://www.child-soldiers.org/user_uploads/pdf/louderthanwordsseptember20124903558.pdf Search pdf for references to Paraguay
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UK Government, Foreign travel advice: Paraguay
PARAGUAY
NEWS •
Thompson Reuters Foundation, Paraguay
HUMAN RIGHTS •
US Department of State, 25 June 2015, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2014: Paraguay, http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/humanrightsreport/index.htm?year=2014&dlid=236708
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Freedom House, 2014, Freedom in the World 2014: Paraguay, https://freedomhouse.org/regions/americas Select Paraguay from the drop down menu in the Americas section.
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Amnesty International, 25 February 2015, Amnesty International Annual Report 2014/15: Paraguay, https://www.amnesty.org/countries/americas/paraguay/report-paraguay/
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Amnesty International, Country Information Page: Paraguay A list of press releases, reports and other documents, with the most recent first.
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US Department of State, 27 February 2014, International Religious Freedom Report 2013: Paraguay, http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm?year=2013&dlid=222399 Covers 1 Jan 2013 to 31 Dec 2013.
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Committee to Protect Journalists, Documents by Country: Paraguay Includes documents by year from 2000 onwards.
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) RefWorld Database Documents on Paraguay Country and legal information, policy and reference documents, starting with the most recent.
IMMIGRATION RISK •
UK Treasury Financial Sanctions: consolidated list of targets https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/financial-sanctions-consolidated-list-of-targets Scroll down to PDF or Excel version and Ctrl+F surname
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US Department of State, US Visa Reciprocity by Country http://travel.state.gov/content/visas/english/fees/reciprocity-by-country.html
PARAGUAY
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Global Security, World Military Guide http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/index.html Pick country required from homepage
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International Organization for Migration (IOM), Paraguay http://www.iom.int/countries/paraguay/general-information
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