Last Change:
05/17/2025
Paraguay's Constitution with Amendments to 2011
Year: 1992
Type: Domestic law
Rights Category: Asylum, Education, Freedom of movement, Health, Housing, land & property, Liberty & security of person, Nationality & facilitated naturalization, Social protection, Work & Workplace rights, Family life, Documentation
Description
The Constitution of Paraguay serves as the fundamental legal framework of the nation, establishing Paraguay as a unitary, indivisible, and decentralized social state governed by a representative, participatory, and pluralistic democracy. Article 43 acknowledges Paraguay’s recognition of the right to territorial and diplomatic asylum for individuals persecuted due to political reasons, politically motivated crimes, or for their opinions or beliefs, and asserts that "No political asylum-seeker [asiliado] shall be forcibly transferred to the country whose authorities are persecuting them."
Selected provisions
Paraguay's Constitution with Amendments to 2011 - Generic
Paraguay recognizes the right to territorial and diplomatic asylum to all persons persecuted for political motives or crimes[,] or for common crimes connected [conexos] to them, as well as for their opinions or beliefs. The authorities must immediately grant the personal documentation and the corresponding safe- conduct.
No political asylum-seeker [asiliado] will be transferred compulsively to the country whose authorities are persecuting him.