Merco Press [For Spanish version Pagina Siete]: United Nations specialists have sent the Bolivian Government a “Letter of Allegations” after finding irregularities resulting from the unauthorized use of mercury which has brought up environmental and human rights consequences, it was reported Wednesday. UN rapporteurs Marcos Orellana (toxic substances and human rights) and José Francisco Cali…
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¿Existe institucionalidad y respeto de las instituciones? – Is there institutionality and respect for institutions?
Carlos Toranzo, Pagina Siete: Democracy or authoritarianism Since 2016, when the Referendum was held, Bolivia has been facing this dilemma, democracy or authoritarianism, others prefer to say that it is about the opposition between democracy versus dictatorship, on the other hand, there are many who refer to the confrontation between democracy and autocracy. This last…
¿De qué amenaza? Y ¿qué democracia? – What threat? And what democracy?
Editorial, Los Tiempos: Offenses to democracy “It is not revenge, it is justice”, repeat the followers of the MAS, along with the narrative that in Bolivia there was a coup in 2019. But the actions, hand in hand with the Police and the Public Ministry, as occurred during the government of Jeanine Áñez, they look…
Discriminador y racista – Luchin – Discriminator and racist
Editorial, Los Tiempos: Blatant discrimination On Sunday, in Santa Cruz, the President of the State accused “the right” of exercising discrimination and racism against the most humble, while in the same city, in another place, dozens of indigenous people from the lowlands have been waiting for 54 days the attention of the Government to raise…
Inminente conflicto por otra ley – Imminent conflict for another law
Editorial, Los Tiempos: The relative calm that we have experienced for almost a week, after the repeal of Law 1386, could soon end, over the conflict of the regulation of the Economic and Social Development Plan 2021-2025, which threatens the departmental, municipal and university autonomies. The ruling party not only denies that violation contained in…
Quo vadis luchin?
Editorial, Los Tiempos: Arce, urgencies and pressure Contrary to what it seems, the mobilizations -past and in preparation- against the package of laws called “cursed” are not the biggest problem facing President Luis Arce, and could even help him to impose the order and authority necessary so that his Government take seriously the management of…
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