Human Rights Watch, UN: Appears Designed to Favor Government Supporters (Washington, DC, March 11, 2021) – A presidential decree approved by Bolivia’s Congress in February 2021 opens the door to impunity for serious crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. The decree provides a blanket amnesty to people prosecuted during the previous government for crimes related to…
Category: Crime and Violence
Women in situations of violence – Mujeres en situación de violencia
Pagina Siete: They offer a virtual map of contacts to help women in situations of violence It is a service of the Life Without Violence project, of the Swiss Cooperation in Bolivia. Where can a woman who is in a situation of violence turn in the municipalities? The Life Without Violence project, of the Cooperation…
The misrule of Arce! – ¡El desgobierno de Arce!
Editorial, El Diario: Official provocations and public reactions In recent weeks, the public has once again entered a stage of restlessness and agitation. Contrary to expectations, the streets of the cities have once again been the scene of strikes, blockades, demonstrations of various social sectors, with an energetic presence, making demands of various kinds to…
2021: Politics 101 – Política 101
Walter Guevara, Los Tiempos: Manfred becomes the head of the opposition Last year many moderate voters voted for Luis Arce Catacora, hoping that his government will stabilize the economy, fight the pandemic and do everything possible to reconcile the country. Today there is no space to list the abusive actions of the first 100 days…
Damn you Chinese triads and those consumers!
Chinese triads target Bolivia’s jaguars in search of ‘American tiger’ parts by Vanessa Romo on 2 March 2021 | Translated by Romina Castagnino, Mongabay: An intelligence-gathering investigation by Earth League International and the Dutch national committee to the IUCN has revealed that Chinese-controlled trafficking syndicates are responsible for smuggling jaguar body parts out of Bolivia. These groups hide…
Police to Question Girl Seen ‘Pushing’ Before Balcony Collapse that Killed 7
Sally Underwood, EuroWeekly: POLICE in Bolivia have said they will question a girl seen “pushing” another woman on a balcony before it collapsed killing seven people. Officers from the Bolivian police said they will question the girl after she was seen pushing before a balcony collapse which killed seven people. Dramatic footage of the incident…
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