By ERBOL, El Dia: Justice Tailored to Fit: The Manipulation of the Judicial System in Bolivia The Bolivian judicial system is facing a structural crisis marked by corruption, politicization, and a lack of independence. Illustration image. Photo: Internet. The severe crisis of the Bolivian judicial system The Bolivian judicial system faces a structural crisis that…
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Caught in the System: Bolivia’s Judicial Predicament | Atrapado en el Sistema: La Problemática Judicial en Bolivia
By Luz Mendoza, Eju.tv: Summary Procedure: Innocents Forced to Accept Guilt to Stop Judicial Predation It often happens that due to the “evident miseries” of Bolivia’s penal system, after a series of unsuccessful attempts by the accused to prove their innocence —which they are not obligated to do—, faced with the system’s indifference and usually while…
The judicial booty | El botín judicial
Renzo Abruzzese, El Deber: There is no longer any doubt that the future of the regime is being played out on two levels, first with the election of judges and the possible reform of the Judicial Power, and the second by manipulating census data so that by 2025 there will be a more or less…
Dangerous temptations of the Judiciary | Tentaciones peligrosas del Poder Judicial
Editorial, El Deber: When it was believed that the country’s deinstitutionalization had hit rock bottom, new elements emerge that show that democracy can be even more tainted and that laws are used at will to generate scenarios of abuse of power. This is the case of the Judiciary that does not mind failing to comply…
¡Justicia corrupta! – Corrupt justice!
Los Tiempos: Judges favored the MAS in at least 8 cases; they warn of interference Several judges issued rulings favorable to the MAS in at least eight controversial cases, the Government and activists denounced, for which they assure that there are operators from the party of Evo Morales in the Judicial Branch who advocate for…
World Report 2019 – Human Rights Watch: Bolivia under peril
Human Rights Watch 2019 report: People from different departments of Bolivia march towards La Paz against the nomination of Bolivian President Evo Morales as candidate for reelection for the October 2019 national elections, in Villa Remedios, Bolivia, on December 5, 2018. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) authorized the nomination of Evo Morales for a fourth…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 