El Dia reports: In all the country 246 unplanned pregnancies per day Deputy Minister of Equal Opportunities, Juan Antonio Perez reported yesterday that daily, the country recorded 246 unplanned pregnancies in adolescents, which led to develop a prevention plan which aims to help reduce that number and that group of the society to exercise their…
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Ombudsman in Bolivia: the Government denies indigenous rights
From hoybolivia.com: Defender: the Government denies indigenous rights 08/12/2015 – 7:26:18 LOS TIEMPOS.- The Ombudsman Rolando Villena, reported yesterday in his report that the Government maintains a vision opposed to the nature of the Plurinational State, denying constitutional rights to indigenous peoples, to which violations are added as disrespect for their lifestyles and predation in…
Bolivian press under persecution by current central government! WTH!?
ANP reports in El Dia: Freedom of the press Demand cessation of persecution The National Press Association of Bolivia expressed a claim for the cessation of tax persecution of independent media faced difficult financial situation resulting from the audit processes. On the World Day of Press Freedom, the ANP alert the Bolivian media are the…
Bolivian Ombudsman investigates situation of Bolivian migrants in Brazil
Pagina Siete reports: WITH A COMMISSION, VILLENA YESTERDAY WENT TO INTERVIEW MIGRANTS Bolivian Ombudsman investigates situation in Brazil The Ombudsman Rolando Villena, and a commission traveled yesterday for Brazil to investigate the situation of human rights of Bolivians who migrated to this country and also meet their demands and concerns. Villena and his team will…
Human Rights Council and the Universal Periodic Review for Bolivia
Human Rights Council adopts outcomes of Universal Periodic Review of Bolivia, Fiji, and San Marino … The Human Rights Council met on March 18, 2015. And as it was expected, the Bolivian government managed to receive praises, even on indigenous affairs, forgetting the brutal police aggression on the TIPNIS people at Chaparina, and the ongoing repression…
Bolivian Rosa Julieta Montaño Salvatierra is honored by the USA
The USA gave a recognition award to Ms. Rosa Julieta Montaño Salvatierra, Founder and Director, Oficina Jurídica para la Mujer (Bolivia), here some excerpts of a well deserved award! [Our Julieta Montano is third from the right] [… now follows the remarks made about our Bolivian pride:] [by] DEPUTY SECRETARY HIGGINBOTTOM: … Rosa Julieta Montano…
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