New Law Mandates Harsh Penalties and Broad Services to Address Violence Against Woman in Bolivia
On March 9th, 2013, the Bolivian government passed a new comprehensive and progressive law to combat violence against women. The law includes preventative measures, wide-ranging services to survivors of abuse,…
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Wall Street Journal Warps Impact of American’s Arrest in Bolivia
The Wall Street Journal’s recent article from August 1st, “Jailed American’s Drug Case Stokes Tension With Bolivia,” fails to acknowledge the many discrepancies in the Ostreicher case, dramatically exaggerates the…
Prison Detainees in Bolivia: Bad Fruit of a Slow Judiciary System
Prison Detainees in Bolivia: Bad Fruit of a Slow Judiciary System On June 3, 2011, the Bolivian antidrug police arrested Jacob Ostreicher, an Orthodox Jew from Brooklyn, New York, for…
Ostreicher Case: US-Imposed Legislation Still Dictates Drug Prosecutions
Although the case of Jacob Ostreicher, an American accused of money laundering and awaiting trial in Bolivia for over a year, has received recurring attention in the US press and…