El Diario: The UN rapporteur, Marco Orellana, expressed concern about the little effort to prevent the use of the chemical in mining that affects the country’s indigenous peoples. Likewise, he said that the trafficking of mercury from Bolivia to the countries of the region frustrates international efforts to eliminate its use in the extraction of…
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Bolivia: Fails to meet standards for the elimination of trafficking | Incumple estándares para la eliminación de trata
El Diario: Authorities prosecuted fewer traffickers, specialized services for victims remained scarce, and efforts to target labor were negligible, according to the document. Recommends increased efforts to investigate, prosecute, and convict traffickers, including perpetrators of forced labor and criminality. The Government of Bolivia does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of…
Another lost arbitration | Otro arbitraje perdido
Editorial, Los Tiempos: Once again, the Bolivian State has lost an arbitration before the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the international body established by the World Bank for these disputes between States and private investors. The arbitration that the State has lost this time was filed in 2018 by the Spanish group…
Argentine diplomat accuses Evo of having fled Bolivia and supports Áñez | Diplomático argentino acusa a Evo de haber huido de Bolivia y respalda a Áñez
Marco Antonio Chuquimia, El Deber: Diego Guelar launched a harsh accusation against the former president and VP, Evo Morales and Álvaro García Linera, whom he said fled and that Jeanine Áñez took care of what they left behind. He described as incomprehensible the fact that Morales arouses so much solidarity in his country Diego Ramiro…
Census in pre-election year? | ¿Censo en año preelectoral?
Editorial, Página Siete: Finally, it was established that the government authorities, and particularly the National Institute of Statistics (INE), were lying to the country when they said that the process for carrying out the Population and Housing Census in November of this year was on wheels, that the census ballot was almost finished and that…
Imposition, instead of consensus – Imposición, en vez de consenso
Editorial, Página Siete: Although the government of Luis Arce is less strident than that of Evo Morales, both are very similar in the exercise of power. For example, if they do not have a two-thirds majority in the Legislative Assembly to elect high-ranking state officials, they issue decrees for their direct appointment. This mechanism was…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 