Posted on November 18, 2009 by blogando
For many years KPP has been working with the Paraguayan government to protect, restore and catalog the so-called Archives of Terror. Donna Schenck-Hamlin working on the project. To read more about the project, click here.
Below is an account of the Archives’ discovery from the UNESCO website:
On 22 December 1992, a Paraguayan, Martín Almada, discovered three [...]
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Posted on August 12, 2008 by blogando
In May 1993 Paraguay held its first free presidential election among civilian candidates since 1928. People joined in non-partisan, non-governmental groups and worked diligently to educate the public on voting and on their rights under the new constitution.
After the election several of the women’s groups were eager to have [...]
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Posted on July 3, 2008 by blogando
Check out the article below, which was taken from the Paraguayan Supreme Court website.
Congratulations to KPP member Donna Schenck-Hamlin for her good work on this and to CPK member, Alberto Granada in Paraguay who persisted with this project.
(Submitted by John Poertner)
In this photo are the president of the Paraguayan Supreme Court, Dr. Víctor Núñez and [...]
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