Tag: Evo Morales

• Thursday, December 12th 2019 - 10:25 UTC

  Bolivia’s Interim Government rejects the IACHR report on violence after elections

  

  The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) published a report that describes the violence that was generated in Bolivia after the general elections as a “massacre”. For the interim government in charge of Senator Jeanine Áñez, the report is “totally biased” and “does not reflect reality.”

• Wednesday, December 11th 2019 - 11:32 UTC

  Charges against Evo Morales filed before ICC, law firm announces

  

  Charges for crimes against humanity against former Bolivian President Evo Morales have been filed by November 30 last before The International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, a Paris-based law firm confirmed on Tuesday.

• Friday, December 6th 2019 - 08:44 UTC

  OAS confirms the Bolivian presidential election was rigged: “overwhelming evidence of malicious operations”

  

  The Americas regional forum, Organization of American States, OAS, published details of ”deliberate“ and ”malicious” steps to rig Bolivia's October election in favor of then-President Evo Morales, who has resigned and left the country in the midst of a political uprising.

• Wednesday, December 4th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Bolivia creates new anti-terrorist force to dismantle foreign groups threatening the country

  

  Bolivia's interim government on Tuesday unveiled a new anti-terrorism police force it said was aimed at dismantling foreign groups “threatening” the troubled country.

• Thursday, November 28th 2019 - 09:46 UTC

  Bolivian interim government implements sharp shift in foreign policy in just two weeks

  

  Foreign policy of the interim Bolivian government foreign policy has shifted sharply in just two weeks under conservative President Jeanine Anez, a senator who took over in a power vacuum left by the resignation and exile of long-term leftist leader Evo Morales.

• Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  Morales calls on the international community to stop a “genocide” in Bolivia

  

  Former president Evo Morales urged the international community on Wednesday to intervene to stop what he called a “genocide” in Bolivia, where at least 32 people have died in violence that erupted after his disputed re-election.

• Thursday, November 21st 2019 - 09:12 UTC

  OAS demands an end to violence and an urgent call for elections

  

  The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, OAS, has called on Bolivian authorities to urgently call elections, an immediate cease of violence, and the search for dialogue.

• Monday, November 18th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Bolivian interim government cuts relations with Venezuela and orders Cuban medical teams out of the country

  

  Bolivia's interim leadership says it has broken diplomatic ties with the Government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and ordered Cuban medical teams to leave Bolivia.

• Sunday, November 17th 2019 - 07:52 UTC

  Repression, use of force risk worsening Bolivia crisis: UN human rights chief

  

  The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is urging authorities in Bolivia to ensure security forces comply with international standards on the use of force following the deaths of at least five protestors on Friday.

• Saturday, November 16th 2019 - 09:53 UTC

  Political agreement in Bolivia seems close; Morales accepts fresh elections without him

  

  Ousted Bolivian president Evo Morales said on Friday that fresh elections could be held without him, potentially removing an obstacle to choosing a new leader in the landlocked country thrown into turmoil by his resignation over a contested vote.