Paraguay Campesinos March Against Conservative President
Paraguay Campesinos March Against Conservative President
Published 19 September 2016
Demonstrators from across the country will converge on the capital city Tuesday to protest the neoliberal policies of President Horacio Cartes.
Thousands of Paraguayan campesinos poured into streets across the country Monday to protest conservative President Horacio Cartes failure to provide small farmers with debt relief and his installation of a neoliberal economic agenda that is reminiscent of the South American country's dictatorship era.
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In a joint statement Monday, CNI and the Union of Producers of Paraguay condemned repression against social movements, which has been on the rise under Cartes’ government. The organizations slammed the “dangerous path of persecuting all social struggle” for creating a perfect storm to further bulldoze human rights and worsen the rural crisis suffered in the countryside.
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In a joint statement Monday, CNI and the Union of Producers of Paraguay condemned repression against social movements, which has been on the rise under Cartes’ government. The organizations slammed the “dangerous path of persecuting all social struggle” for creating a perfect storm to further bulldoze human rights and worsen the rural crisis suffered in the countryside.
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