Alfredo Stroessner

A young girl holds a balloon. Behind her are protestors carrying signs and children with more balloons. One person is dressed as a clown with a sign that says, "my body, my territory."

In Paraguay, fighting for women’s rights means fighting the past

Women & Gender

Thirty years after a US-backed dictator was overthrown, Paraguayan women still struggle under the oppression he imposed.

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