Family of murdered journalist urges Paraguay to comply with Inter-American Court ruling
The demand was voiced on Monday at a ceremony beside the monument honoring the broadcaster in Pedro Juan Caballero, on the border with Brazil, convened by the family, the Paraguayan Journalists' Union, and the Human Rights Coordinating Body, with backing from the International Federation of Journalists. Leguizamón, director of the Mburucuyá radio station, was shot on April 26, 1991, as he left the studio, after receiving threats over his investigations into organized crime along the border. In November 2022, the Inter-American Court declared Paraguay internationally responsible for violating his rights to life and to freedom of expression, as well as his relatives' judicial guarantees.
- ▪The demand was voiced on Monday at a ceremony beside the monument honoring the broadcaster in Pedro Juan Caballero, on the border with Brazil, convened by the family, the Paraguayan Journalists' Union, and the Human Rights Coordinating Body
- ▪Leguizamón, director of the Mburucuyá radio station, was shot on April 26, 1991, as he left the studio, after receiving threats over his investigations into organized crime along the border.
- ▪In November 2022, the Inter-American Court declared Paraguay internationally responsible for violating his rights to life and to freedom of expression, as well as his relatives' judicial guarantees.
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Family of murdered journalist urges Paraguay to comply with Inter-American Court ruling Friday, July 24th 2026 - 06:48 UTC Full article 0 comments (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The family also said it had proposed holding the official act of acknowledgment of responsibility at the site of the killing, a proposal that was not accepted The widow and children of Paraguayan journalist Santiago Leguizamón, murdered in 1991, have called on the state to fully comply with the ruling in which the Inter-American Court of Human Rights found Paraguay responsible for failing to properly investigate the crime.
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