Paraguay
The Senate Requested Reports on Hugo Javier González’s Hospitalization
The Human Rights Committee of the Upper House began inquiries into the case of the former governor of Central. It requested information from the Ministry of Justice and the Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture.
The Human Rights Committee of the Senate decided to move forward with inquiries into the situation of Hugo Javier González, former governor of Central, who remains hospitalized in intensive care at the National Hospital of Itauguá.
According to La Nación Paraguay, the official has been hospitalized since September 7 following an incident that occurred the previous day in his cell. The report cited by that outlet indicates a case of bacterial meningitis and traumatic brain injury.
Senator Mario Varela, head of the committee, told 780 AM that the request for information was sent to the Ministry of Justice and the Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture because it is a matter of public interest.
According to the report, Varela said the circumstances of the incident are still unclear and that it is not known for certain whether it was an accident or an assault. In that context, he underscored the State’s responsibility for the custody of people deprived of liberty and for safeguarding their human rights.
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