Partido Patria Libre is a Paraguay

Paraguay

Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...

an political party

Political party

A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

. It defines its goals as "Marxist, patriotic, and anti-imperialist."

History

PPL was founded by former activists of the Popular Democratic Movement (MDP) on February 3, 1990, under the name Corriente Patria Libre ("Free Homeland Current"). In February 1992, it was renamed Movimiento Patria Libre ("Free Homeland Movement"). It acquired its current name in December 2002 after the movement was officially registered as a political party.

PPL has strong roots in the movement for left regroupment. It leads the United Left (IU) alliance, which also includes the Workers' Party

Workers' Party (Paraguay)

-History:The party was established on 19 March 1989. It first contested national elections in 1991, when it received 0.6% of the vote in the Constitutional Assembly elections, finishing sixth but failing to win a seat. It again failed to win a seat in the 1993 general elections, in which its...

 (PT), the Socialist Revolutionary Nucleus (NRS), the April 19 Indigenous Movement (M-19 Abril), and the Paraguayan Socialist Party (PSP). The Paraguayan Communist Party

Paraguayan Communist Party

Paraguayan Communist Party is a communist political party in Paraguay. PCP was founded on February 19, 1928. Later it was recognized as a section of the Communist International. It was brutally suppressed during the military regimes of the country. It gained legality for a brief period in 1936 and...

 (PCP) withdrew from IU in 2003.

Ideology

The PPL platform calls for, among other things,

• the consolidation of national independence, including political and economic independence
• the abolition of repressive laws and decrees;
• protection of freedom of thought, freedom of political organization, freedom of association, freedom of expression, freedom of the press, and the right to strike;
• an end to impunity for past human rights violations;
• a national plan for economic development directed by the state;
• wide-ranging agrarian reform;
• a national plan for health, education, and housing;
• the eradication of all forms of discrimination and oppression;
• full participation of women in the political, economic, and social spheres;
• special attention to the needs of children, seniors, and the disabled;
• the preservation of the environment and wise exploitation of natural resources;
• and the eventual political and economic integration of Latin America based on socialist principles.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

V. CONCLUSIONS
89. The Commission concludes that it is competent to take cognizance of the instant case and that the petition with respect to Messrs Juan Francisco Arrom Suhurt and Anuncio Martí Méndez is admissible, pursuant to Articles 46 and 47 of the American Convention.
90. As for the other victims alleged in this case, the Commission concludes that the remedies under domestic law have not yet been pursued and exhausted.
91. Based on these arguments of fact and of law, and without prejudging the merits of the case,
THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
DECIDES:
1. To declare the present petition admissible with respect to the alleged violations of the rights recognized in articles 5, 7, 8 and 25 of the American Convention, in relation to the general obligations upheld in articles 1.1 and 2 of the Convention, and to the detriment of Messrs. Juan Francisco Arrom Suhurt and Anuncio Martí Méndez. To declare the case also admissible with respect to the alleged violations to articles 1, 6 and 8 of the Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture, to the detriment of Messrs Juan Francisco Arrom Suhurt and Anuncio Martí Méndez.
2. To declare the present petition inadmissible with respect to the alleged violations of Article 22 of the American Convention.
3. To declare the present petition inadmissible with respect to the alleged violations of the rights of Messrs. Víctor Antonio Colmán, Ana Rosa Samudio de Colmán, Jorge Samudio, and their next of kin.
4. To notify the parties of this report.
5. To publish this report in its Annual Report.
Done and signed in the city of Washington, D.C., on the 30th day of the month of October 2008. (Signed): Paolo G. Carozza, Chairman; Luz Patricia Mejía Guerrero, First Vice Chairwoman; Felipe González, Second Vice Chairman; Sir Clare K. Roberts, Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, and Víctor E. Abramovich, members of the Commission.

Elections

In the 2003 presidential election, Tomás Zayas of the United Left received about 0.3 percent of the vote (4,550 total votes). In legislative elections held on April 27, 2003, PPL candidates won 1.1 percent of the vote in the Chamber of Deputies and 1.0 percent of the vote in the Senate. Neither result was significant enough to seat any candidates.