ANF reports via El Dia: Church affirms that lynchings ‘are not worthy of a people like Bolivia’ Fernando Cuéllar, president of the Committee for Santa Cruz, expressed his indignation and total rejection for the ‘criminal, vandalic and inhuman’ act ‘that pretends to do justice by own hand’. Monsignor Sergio Gualberti affirmed yesterday that the lynchings…
Tag: violent aggression
Let’s not forget how a true populist demagogue behaved with the Bolivian disabled!
Jonathan Watts reports for The Guardian; along with a very harsh video … Bolivia’s caravan of courage leaves a bittersweet legacy for disabled protesters When disabled protesters traversed the Andes to lobby for improved benefits, they were met with a police blockade. The Fight, a Guardian documentary, chronicles a battle that led to brutal violence…
Despite Legal Protections, Violence Against Women is Spiking in Bolivia
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…
Bolivia police clash with disabled protesters in La Paz
BBC reports: Bolivia police clash with disabled protesters in La Paz Police in Bolivia have clashed with disabled protesters who tried to approach the presidential palace to demand an increase in state benefits. The Bolivian government said a group of protesters attacked police officers with knives and noxious gases. Police pushed them back with high-pressure…
UN asked Bolivia gov to investigate the attacks to the home of the Ombudsman
AFP reports in Pagina Siete: UN asked to investigate the attacks to the home of the Ombudsman Two fires were recorded at the home of Villena who described the events ‘as a criminal political fact’. United Nations recommended the Bolivian public prosecutor to investigate the two fires in the home of the Ombudsman, a harsh…
Life expectancy in Bolivia – the impact of war and other disasters
Today, I would like to share an interesting “visualization”: “Nelson Davis of The Vizioneer blog looks at life expectancy by country and highlights the impact war and other disasters have. Click on the screenshot to view the viz. Filter by country and step through the story points for more information on some of the worst…
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