Tag: OAS

• 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

  OAS condemns arrest of relatives of political prisoners in Nicaragua

  

  The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) has expressed its concern and condemns the latest acts of repression and detention of protesters reported in Nicaragua.

• Monday, November 11th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Following electoral fraud, Bolivian president steps down, leaving the country in chaos

  

  Bolivian President Evo Morales, the first indigenous ruler of the country, announced his resignation in a televised address on Sunday after weeks of protests around “irregularities” in last month's elections.

• Tuesday, November 5th 2019 - 09:39 UTC

  Several countries members of OAS Joint Declaration on the situation in Bolivia

  

  Following a presentation by Bolivian foreign minister Diego Pary to an extraordinary session of the Organization of American States' (OAS) permanent council in Washington, the following declaration was issued:

• Tuesday, November 5th 2019 - 09:25 UTC

  Calls in opposition city Santa Cruz to paralyze Bolivian government institutions and to march on La Paz

  

  A civic leader urged Bolivians to “paralyze” government institutions and block the borders as protests sparked by the contentious election victory last month of President Evo Morales entered their third week on Monday.

• Friday, November 1st 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  OAS begins Bolivia election audit; two dead in street clashes; Morales blames opposition candidate Mesa

  

  Bolivia was set to start a politically charged review of its recent presidential election on Thursday, as the country contended with fresh protests and street clashes that left at least two dead and others injured. The Organization of American States was expected to conduct the audit of the fiercely contested October 20 vote, which handed President Evo Morales a first-round win.

• Friday, October 25th 2019 - 09:35 UTC

  Statement of the OAS General Secretariat on the situation in Chile

  

  The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) supports and endorses the investigations and conclusions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on human rights violations in Chile.

• Wednesday, October 23rd 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Bolivian president agrees with OAS a full recount of Sunday's presidential votes

  

  Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS) Luis Almagro has accepted the Bolivian government’s invitation to carry out an audit of the recent presidential election in the country, amid controversies over the results.

• Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:05 UTC

  OAS Observation Mission calls for respect of the Bolivian people's vote

  

  The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Bolivia calls for respect for the will of the citizenry:

• Thursday, October 10th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Elections in Bolivia will have 92 OAS observers deployed

  

  The presidential election in Bolivia on October 20 will count with an Electoral Observation Mission from the Organization of American States (OAS), led by the former Foreign Minister of Costa Rica, Manuel González.