Are human rights respected in Bolivia?

Carlos Toranzo Roca writes in Pagina Siete: Human rights are for all of us It is hard to believe that in a left-wing regime, as the one that governs us, one of the issues of most concern to people is the violation of human rights. Who had human rights during the dictatorship of Barrientos in…

Great challenge for current Bolivian central gov! Will they have the guts?

Carlos Federico Valverde Bravo writes for El Deber, his wonderful proposal should be accepted by current central Bolivian government. From the very top to the bottom, the MAS regards themselves as the owners of the voters’ preferences… they always claim that there is no such opposition… well, I like to see them accepting Carlos’ sound…

How is that, how President?

Maggy Talavera’s wonderful analysis in Pagina Siete: How is that, how President? When Evo Morales delivered his first speech as President of Bolivia, seven years ago, a question particularly caught the attention and was a matter of opinions in the national and international press. It was addressed to the former President Jaime Paz Zamora, who…

Bolivia MUST stop political persecution!!

Ivan Arias Duran for Pagina Siete: Amnesty now! The national Government has been magnanimous with smugglers and common criminals, because for the former, decreed amnesty for smuggled [chutos] cars (2011) and for the latter, the treatment of a law of pardon (2012). However, it insists on denying the existence of political prisoners while Bolivians know…