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Los C.E.C. de Nande Rapera
“The Committees of Civic Education of Ñande Raperã” is a civic education program description, available in Spanish, issued in 1989 by the Ñande Raperã civic group in Paraguay. The document explains and describes the structure and the objectives of the Ñande Raperã civic group, engaged in promoting democracy through civic education. It describes the steps to be taken in order to achieve the proposed objectives.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Manual del Veedor
“Observer’s Manual” is an electoral guide for observers, available in Spanish, issued in 1989 by the “Decidamos” group in Paraguay in lead up to the May 1, 1989 Paraguayan General Elections. The handbook provides in-depth information on the general aspects of the electoral process and it is meant to guide political parties’ observers in their duty on the day of the elections. Some of the information included in the guide explains and describes who is considered an eligible elector, who and what are the duties of the observers, and the opening of the polling stations and the after-voting counting process.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Municipio y Municipalidad
“County and Municipality” is a civic education handbook, available in Spanish, issued in 1989 by Gustavo Laterza Rivarola from the Center of Democratic Studies in Paraguay and is intended to familiarize Paraguayans with the structural formation of the counties and municipalities in Paraguay. The author explores five topics, with the following titles: the city, the county, the municipality, the municipal organizations, and the municipality and society.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Poder Judicial
“Judicial Power” is a civic education pamphlet, available in Spanish, issued in Paraguay and is intended to give details on the declarations, rights, liberties, obligations and guarantees found in the 1992 constitution. Additionally, it lists some of the pacts/international convention that Paraguay is signatory and names some of the human rights from three generations.
Election Material
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Poderes en Equilibrio
“Balance of Powers” is a civic education comic brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 1993 by the “Decidamos” group in Paraguay. The brochure is meant to educate Paraguayans about the changes that the 1992 Constitution has brought to the society, focusing on the innovative matter of balance of powers in Paraguay. Through comics, the brochure explains what it means to have the separation of the Legislative, Executive and Judicial powers in Paraguay and its effect on the Paraguayan people.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Por el Si o Por el No
“For the YES or for the NO” is a civic education comic brochure, available in Spanish, issued in 1992 by the “Decidamos” group in Paraguay in lead up to the 1992 Constitutional Referendum. The brochure explains the concept of holding a Referendum and its implications for the decision-making process of issues that affect the civil society. The brochure is meant to familiarize voters with the introduction of the Referendum to the Paraguayan electoral system.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Preguntas Electorales
“Electoral Questions” is a civic education handbook, available in Spanish, issued in 1992 by the “Decidamos” group in Paraguay and intended to familiarize Paraguayans with the provisions of the 1992 Constitution, that explains and describes the democratic institutions and the public offices, as well as it explains the role of elections, the qualifications to vote of any Paraguayan elector, the qualifications to run for a public office. Additionally, it lists the attributes of the main public offices in the country and lists the advantages that come along with an active civic participation.
Election Material
Civic Education Material
Declaraciones, Derechos, Libertades, Obligacions, y Garantias en la Constitucion de la Republica del Paraguay
“Declarations, Rights, Liberties, Obligations, and Guarantees in the Constitution of the Republic of Paraguay” is a civic education handbook, available in Spanish, issued by the Supreme Tribunal of Electoral Justice in Paraguay and is intended to familiarize Paraguayan citizens with the 1992 Constitution. The document contains a table that includes the declarations, rights, liberties, obligations and guarantees of the 1992 Paraguayan Constitution.