Open Human Rights Investigations in Bolivia
Human rights trials in military courts violate Bolivian law and international accords Since 2001, high-profile human rights cases have been transferred to the Bolivian military tribunal, although the Bolivian constitution…
US Civil Case Brought Against Bolivian Ex-President
Eleven reasons why the US civil court case makes sense: 1. Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada and Carlos Sánchez Berzaín, have deftly crafted the misleading message that the criminal trial…
Amnesty International Alert: Threats Against Human Rights Lawyer
Adalberto Rojas and members of the APDH have been receiving threats and harassment since 2003 because of their legitimate work in defence of human rights of peasants, indigenous peoples and…
The Leahy Amendment
The Leahy Amendment is a law passed in 1997 that prohibits U.S. funding of security forces whose members have been credibly implicated in human rights violations, stating: None of the…