AIN – WOLA Joint Press Release: The U.S. Can Still Correct its Position on Bolivia’s UN Coca Chewing Amendment
PRESS RELEASE January 28, 2011 The U.S. Can Still Correct its Position on Bolivia’s UN Coca Chewing Amendment Civil Society Letter to Secretary of State Clinton Requests that U.S. Government…
Coca Chew-in in Cochabamba: Slideshow and Commentary from Bolivia
On January 26, coca growers and their constituents gathered in cities across Bolivia to hold peaceful demonstrations in support of Bolivia’s proposed amendment to the 1961 United Nations Single Convention on…
Unresolved Equilibrium: Yungas Coca Growers Test Bolivian Government
On October 11, coca growers in the North Yungas region of the La Paz department organized blockades to protest a recent Bolivian government measure to limit and control coca leaf…
Conflict and Consensus: The Anti-Racism and Discrimination Law in Bolivia; Part I: Content and Justification of the Legislation
On October 8, Bolivian President Evo Morales signed the “Law against Racism and all Forms of Discrimination” (O45) into effect. Despite protests from journalists across the country, the Bolivian Legislative…