Linda Farthing reports for World Politics Review: . . . . . . http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/20720/despite-legal-protections-violence-against-women-is-spiking-in-bolivia Article falls short, there is despicable violence from men to women across all social classes … I am particularly disappointed at the author’s neglect to mention the misogynist and macho remarks of the coca grower caudillo who functions as president of…
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Bolivia’s transgender citizens celebrate new documents
Reuters reports n BBC: Bolivia’s transgender citizens celebrate new documents Bolivian transgender activists celebrated on Tuesday as they became the first to be issued with new IDs. Under a new law passed in May, transgender citizens can request having their name, gender and photo changed on official documents in order to reflect the gender they…
A serious blow on the egocentric Bolivian government! Thanks United Nation!
ANF reports in Pagina Siete: ANP praises resolution on freedom on the web The National Press Association of Bolivia (ANP) expressed satisfaction with the resolution of the United Nations (UN) on the promotion, protection and enjoyment of human rights on the Internet. Also, stressed the reaffirmation of the principles proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of…
Morales’s party names gov’t official as Bolivia’s new ombudsman
EFE reports in Latino Fox News: Morales’s party names gov’t official as Bolivia’s new ombudsman Bolivian President Evo Morales’s MAS party has named attorney and Justice Ministry official David Tezanos as the nation’s new ombudsman, with the support of 103 of the 144 votes in Congress. Tezanos, who until his election as ombudsman Friday served…
Wheelchair-bound protesters in Bolivia brave 234-mile trek to demand benefit rise
Some 150 disabled people taking part in a 234-mile trek to La Paz, arrived in the rural Andean town of Caracollo as they step up pressure on the Bolivian government in a bid for an increase in their state benefits to combat the poverty that is facing the country’s disabled community. Setting off in wheelchairs…
Bolivia to improve human development policies… fast!
El Diario reports: WB suggests Bolivia to improve human development policies With the growth of the Bolivian workforce, the World Bank (WB) recommended that the authorities improve human development policies that would allow to train citizens of working age for the next three decades. The WB specialist Marcio Cruz, said that Bolivia has been classified…
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