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Weekly Report - 04 June 2015 (WR-15-22)
PARAGUAY: Dual corruption scandals re-ignite public indignation
Two government corruption scandals have been causing waves in Paraguay since the second half of May. The scandals have produced such levels of public indignation that civil society organisations have once again begun staging spontaneous demonstrations to pressure the government led by President Horacio Cartes to take decisive steps to address the problem of corruption and punish those responsible.
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