[{"bbox": [146, 152, 1105, 298], "category": "Text", "text": "A variety of discrimination factors lead to vulnerability to violence in a society that continues to\nstruggle to establish adequate care mechanisms for dependent persons. Girls face\nmultidimensional discrimination, based on their ethnic group, disability and poverty situation.\nThe Programme will address multiple forms of discrimination using specific instruments that\nidentify these inequalities, such as protocols and specific guidelines."}, {"bbox": [146, 309, 1105, 454], "category": "Text", "text": "VAWG not only violates the rights of women and girls, but it also produces costs for the\ncountry as well. In 2018, the GIZ study, '*The country costs of violence against women in\nParaguay. A causal-multilevel estimate of the economic impact of violence against women in\nintimate partner relationships*,' estimated the cost in 1,450.6 million US dollars, equivalent to\n5.12% of Paraguayan Gross Domestic Product."}, {"bbox": [146, 465, 1105, 610], "category": "Text", "text": "The causes of VAWG are linked to the deeply rooted machismo culture, with strong gender stereotypes that justify the appropriation of women's bodies and their punishment. Most women victims of violence do not report. Cultural norms and traditional patterns on the social role of women persist and perpetuate violence. There is a common acceptance of some forms of violence against women, even among the victims."}, {"bbox": [146, 623, 1105, 971], "category": "Text", "text": "Paraguay has an extensive legislative/regulatory framework and policies addressing Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). The country Constitution integrates a number of International Conventions such as the *CEDAW* Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1986), the Convention of Belém do Pará (1995). The law for the comprehensive protection of women against all forms of violence (Law 5777/16,2016) gives the State the responsibility of establishing policies and strategies for the prevention of violence and for the protection and care of women and girls exposed to different forms of violence in the public and private spheres. The law confirms and expands the role of different government institutions responsible for supporting women and girls, such as the Ministry of Public Defence. It also provides for the creation of new specialised services, such as shelters managed by the local authorities, a unified and standardised system for recording incidents of violence, and an Observatory."}, {"bbox": [146, 982, 1105, 1244], "category": "Text", "text": "Despite important progress on legal and policy framework, some other important challenges persist. Limited inter-institutional coordination, poor production of unified data and limited scope in coverage and quality of services (hotline, shelters, psicological support,etc) are serious challenges. On the prevention side, there have been a few campaigns to raise awareness about violence against women. The impact of these campaigns has not been assessed. There is interest on the part of the Ministry of Women's Affairs to promote work directed at men and to work on new masculinities. Work with young people started with some campaigns (“dating without violence”). Given the demographic profile of Paraguay (60% of the population under 30 years of age), more work with young people is needed."}, {"bbox": [146, 1255, 1105, 1372], "category": "Text", "text": "Lastly, the Minstry of Women, the lead institution on gender violence policy faces serious\nbudgetary, human resources and capacities constraints. Dialogue and complementarity of\nservices between the Ministry of Women and women's and feminist organisations that have\ntaken action against GBV for several decades could be further developed."}, {"bbox": [146, 1383, 278, 1411], "category": "Section-header", "text": "Stakeholders"}, {"bbox": [146, 1424, 1105, 1513], "category": "Text", "text": "Both for prevention and attention/response, two types of actors are key: state and non-state\nactors. **The main state actor is the Ministry of Women,** which is the governing body\nmandated for the national gender policy and gender-based violence. Non-state actors are two"}, {"bbox": [617, 1636, 631, 1658], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "7"}]