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Paraguay

December 2, 2020

Paraguay: Flawed Investigation of Argentine Girls’ Killings

Authorities in Paraguay destroyed crucial evidence in the killing of two 11-year-old Argentinian girls by state forces and violated their own investigative protocols and international human rights standards.

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    Lilian Mariana Villalba in November 2019. Photo courtesy of her family.

    December 2, 2020

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    Paraguay: Flawed Investigation of Argentine Girls’ Killings
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