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Julia Cabello Alonso

HRD, Lawyer & Coordinator
Tierraviva

Julia Cabello Alonso is a human rights lawyer and Coordinator of Tierraviva, an indigenous rights organisation which works to promote and defend the rights of indigenous communities, in particular their rights to the land and natural resources in Paraguay.

Human rights defenders in Paraguay face repression on at least two fronts, being targeted by the Government for legitimate dissent, as well as by non-state actors for seeking to expose alleged atrocities.