By Marco Antonio Chuquimia, El Deber: On September 26, Iván Lima had announced he would push for trials against those who “destroyed the innocence of young girls.” A trial in El Alto, two in La Paz, one in Trinidad (Beni), and another in Tarija are the five lawsuits reportedly filed against former president Evo Morales,…
Tag: women’s rights
The “imillas skate” from Cochabamba “take over” the New York subway | Las “imillas skate” de Cochabamba “toman” el metro de Nueva York
By Fernando Chavez, Vision 360: The female skateboarding group performs their art in various U.S. cities and then posts the videos on social media. [click on photos to watch videos] The young women during one of their performances. Photo: imillaSkate on Instagram The female skateboarding group, Imilla Skate, which practices the sport while wearing the…
Growing concern for environmental defenders | Crece preocupación por defensores ambientales
El Diario: The People’s Defender backed the UN Special Rapporteur A judge in Oruro rejected the action brought by indigenous people from Totoral Chico. While the People’s Defender joined the concern of the United Nations Rapporteur regarding the persecution of environmental rights defenders in Bolivia, this Thursday, in Oruro, Judge Odal Herrera, acting as a…
Jeanine Añez lashes out at the Justice system and sees “impunity” from Morales for the 2019 crisis | Jeanine Añez arremete contra la Justicia y ve “impunidad” de Morales por crisis de 2019
Three Years After Her Arrest Former President of the State, Jeanine Añez Chávez, has spent three years detained in La Paz, accused of having taken power through “a coup” after the resignation of former President Evo Morales. In a letter posted on her social media, the former leader requested her release and that of other…
Indigenous Bolivian Women Take Up Taekwondo Against Gender-based Violence | Mujeres indígenas bolivianas practican taekwondo contra la violencia de género
By Esther Mamani, AFP, Barron’s: A violent attack by would-be robbers steered Bolivian Lidia Mayta towards the martial art of taekwondo. Three years later, she helps train other Indigenous women to defend themselves against rampant gender-based violence in the South American country. Mayta told AFP she would have died if neighbors had not come out…
Carvajal resumes her vigil for the Apdhb | Carvajal reanuda su vigilia por la Apdhb
El Potosi: REQUESTS THAT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE INSTITUTION BE GIVEN TO HER ACTIVIST. Amparo Carvajal. PHOTO: ARCHIVE The president of the Permanent Assembly of Human Rights of Bolivia (Apdhb), Amparo Carvajal, once again set up a vigil in La Paz to demand that the institution’s property be handed over to her. “That house is…
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