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The trial concerned the Bolivian government's bloody response to crippling road blockades that cut off food and gas deliveries to La Paz in September and October 2003, when Goni and his cabinet declared a state of emergency and deployed the military to restore control over the largely Indigenous ...

In accepting the petition, the IACHR dismissed the Bolivian government's justification for delaying an investigation. It said the lack of an investigation, and eventual punishment of the perpetrators if the extra-judicial killing of Mr Dwyer is proved, could violate articles of the American Convention on Human ...

The UN agency supports a cooperative in the country that includes 48 members and 1,300 producers. It provides technical support, facilitates access to new markets and brokers agreements with the Bolivian government to protect the interests of small cocoa farmers. Rare Criollo variety. El Ceibo started ...

The Bolivian government has ordered the extradition of former President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada and his former Minister of Defense Carlos Sanchez from the United States to face trial in Bolivia. RELATED: Former Bolivian President Brought to Justice in US Court. "To complete justice, it is necessary ...

LA PAZ--The Bolivian government finally went forward on Monday with one of its star projects – the country's most important steel plant –, which has been on hold for over a decade but can now proceed with the passing of a law allowing an investment of US$466 million, most of it with Chinese capital.

President Evo Morales, who is in his 12th year in power, said he asked congress to form an investigative committee after Brazilian judicial documents allegedly mentioned payments made to Bolivian government officials in exchange for highway contracts. Start your 15 day free trial now! cta-arrow

SANTIAGO--Days after the conclusion of the statements before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Chile and Bolivia maintain heated verbal exchanges without any chance to normalize relations. Bilateral ties are at the consular level and although the flow of citizens through the common ...

LA PAZ – The Bolivian government finally went forward on Monday with one of its star projects – the country's most important steel plant –, which has been on hold ... Some 85 percent of the investment comes from a preferential credit of $396 million from the EXIM Bank of China, while the Bolivian government will contribute ...

La Paz, mar 15 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian current president, Alvaro Garcia Linera, reiterated today that the Government will enforce the equality of rights among citizens, as well as condemn any type of expression of racism or discrimination. The high official affirmed that acts of that nature are unacceptable in a plurinational ...

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / This handout picture released by the Bolivian government press office (ABI), shows the corpses of five of the six inmates who died in a riot, that bursted during a police operation to seize weapons and drugs, at the Palmasola prison, in Santa Cruz de la Sierra eastern ...

Bolivian and British authorities have jointly hosted the first international workshop to unlock the potential of the Bolivian lithium industry. The first international workshop organized to explore the potential for lithium production in Bolivia started on Tuesday March 6 when various industry experts met in La Paz ...

Two major ones were obtaining exploration permits from the Bolivian government in October of 2017 and subsequently beginning a 30,000-meter exploration drilling program. The company also completed a private placement with Pan American Silver Corp. and Silvercorp Metals Inc. to raise $26,980,000 ...

On March 19, the government of Bolivia plans to present its demands to the International Court of Justice. In a press statement, President Evo Morales ... The Bolivian government claims the flag extends between the two Bolivian cities of La Paz and Oruro. If the statement is correct, this would make it the ...

Often they will work in areas that are used by drug traffickers and where the Bolivian government's presence is minimal. In two prominent reserves, for example, there are just 12 rangers to cover the 40,000-hectare expanse. The parts are used in traditional medicine in China and can demand incredibly ...

LA PAZ, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Bolivian government is mulling whether to declare a "national disaster" due to severe flooding that has driven 85,000 people from their homes across the country. "We have not dismissed the possibility of declaring a national disaster, although we still have the capacity to attend ...

"The invasion, the war culture, tore a very important part of the country that must be repaired. The world knows it and supports us." The Bolivian government filed a lawsuit in the ICJ in 2013 demanding 400 kilometers of coastline and 120,000 square kilometers rich in natural resources that were seized by ...

Police inspect the site of an explosion that killed four people, in Oruro, Bolivia, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. Bolivia's Defense Minister Javier Zabaleta says an explosive was used in a blast that went off Tuesday night, the second deadly explosion to hit the city of Oruro during Carnival celebrations.

Bolivian government says Carnival bomb killed 4, hurt 10. Wed., Feb. 14, 2018, 5:08 p.m.. Police inspect the site of a deadly explosion Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, in Oruro, Bolivia. Bolivian officials said Wednesday that a bomb caused the explosion that killed four people during Carnival celebrations late Tuesday.

LA PAZ, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Bolivian government declared a state of emergency on Wednesday due to intense rains having caused flooding, the loss of crops and the death of livestock, as well as damage to homes and infrastructure. At a press conference, President Evo Morales said that all levels of ...

Aware of the need to develop a comprehensive approach to urban development, the government of Bolivia has decided to embark on the development a comprehensive policy. The idea is to accompany this policy by adequate regulations and instruments to ensure resilient, sustainable and smart growth of ...

Bolivian Government, Doctors Meet To Negotiate End To Strike. Demonstrators shout during a protest rally against Bolivia ... The Bolivian government and doctors began talks Sunday to end a strike that has now lasted 39 days. The doctors are protesting a law that establishes a system of fines, the stripping ...

In his Thursday official act for signing the legislation, President Morales said that after nationalizing natural resources of his nation, the Bolivian government went into industrialization of the resources, by implementing an economic model that changed and improves the Bolivian economy. 'Now we can ...

Bolivia has deployed an unusual weapon in a maritime dispute with Chile - a colossal flag stretching about 200 km (124 miles). Bolivia wants to recover access to the Pacific Ocean, which it lost to Chile in a 19th Century war. It is due to take its demand to the International Court of Justice later this month.