It is with great disappointment that I write this post, current Bolivian government stubbornly keeps on denying the rights of the brave indigenous group, who also happen to be the great defenders of our National Parks, our environment. Worldwide, public is annoyed and basically do not understand the Bolivian government behavior. A government which selfishly…
Category: Cochabamba
TIPNIS protest-walk arrived La Paz city!!
Despite the logistics and threats by central government, the brave TIPNIS marchers arrived destination. Kudos for those brave Bolivians, for fighting and defending their territories and also for fighting to protect OUR National Parks!! ANF reports and appears in El Deber’s website: Indigenous Peoples arrived in the city of La Paz and call for dialogue…
TIPNIS Indigenous March announced to arrive La Paz city on Wednesday
The brave protest-walk composed of TIPNIS, CIDOB, CONAMAQ and other Bolivians, is closer to their goal. They wisely decided not to enter La Paz city earlier than Wednesday. Current government’s lack of negotiation skills has caused Bolivia great distress with the police mutiny. The marchers do not want to be involved around that issue. ANF…
TIPNIS UPDATE: June 23, 2012
The 9th March has experienced hatred, two fatalities in a road accident, but continue to walk towards La Paz city with great resolve. This cartoon is from El Diario, June 16, 2012: Dialogue first person “…fixing these fatally-dangerous roads, the government could avoid so much mourning and pain to the Yungas travelers and coca growers…”;…
Bolivian Economics 101:The economic agenda, in its ‘infancy’
This is an interesting and enlightening article made by Juan Carlos Salinas Cortez for El Deber: Already five months passed since at the Social and Economic Summit in Cochabamba and promoted by the Government to ‘set the ground rules’ for the elaboration of economic and productive agenda with the private sector. However, so far the…
CIDOB sends Indigenous Commission to Rio + 20 Summit in Brazil
A TIPNIS UPDATE from ANF in El Deber; Rodrigo Urzagasti photograph: The Confederation of indigenous peoples of Bolivia (CIDOB) sent a delegation of indigenous people to the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil so that they can submit to the Río+20 Summit to denounce the “violation” of their rights and the intervention of the…
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