“My life today is different.” These are the words of one of our clients, Mauricio Ochoa Urioste, whose life changed from one day to the next because he is no longer listed as a wanted person on INTERPOL’s Red Notice
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Purity – by Jonathan Franzen
“There’s a fashion now for fat, hyper-intellectual, cooler-than-thou novels that are loaded with lard and siphoned of believable feeling…” This is how Mary Karr, the poet and memoirist, has described today’s novel and this is how I felt about Jonathan…
Important Human Rights Remedies at Stake in Mamani v. Berzain
ICJ Schedules Public Hearings in Two Cases: Bolivia v. Chile and Costa Rica v. Nicaragua
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced that it will hold public hearings in two cases in April and May 2015.The first hearing will be held April 14 through May 1 in the combined cases of Certain Activities Carried Out…
Bolivian Anti-corruption Chief’s Extortion Conviction Shows How INTERPOL Red Notice Abuse Can Arise
Humberto Roca’s story may seem unusual to Western minds, but it is all too familiar in the world of INTERPOL abuse. Roca was the owner of a Bolivian airline company called Aerosur Airlines, and as a wealthy business owner who…
Bolivia Sues Chile for Access to the Pacific Ocean
The Plurinational State of Bolivia has brought proceedings against the Republic of Chile before the International Court of Justice regarding "Chile's obligation to negotiate in good faith and effectively with Bolivia in order to reach an agreement granting Bolivia a…
New Law in Bolivia to Protect Women from Violence (including “Femicide”)
The United Nations human rights office has welcomed a new law in Bolivia which broadens the protection of women against various forms of violence. “We welcome the promulgation, on 9 March 2013, of the Comprehensive Law to guarantee women a…
When Treaties Go Bad: Bolivia Terminates Its Bilateral Investment Treaty with the United States
The Government of Bolivia notified the United States that it is terminating its bilateral investment treaty, effective June 10, 2012. The treaty will cease to have effect as of that date, but investments covered at the time of termination will…
Seventeenth Century Paintings Recovered
Two paintings stolen from the Bolivian National Monument, Templo San Andres de Machaca in La Paz in 1997 have been recovered. According to this article, in May 2011, a U.S. art dealer contacted the Art Loss Register, claiming that…
Bolivia Convicts High-Level Officials for Crimes of “Black October”
Bolivia’s top court has convicted several high-level officials for their part in the deaths of over 60 people during anti-government protests in 2003. In what became known as “Black October,” 69 people were left dead and over 400 injured when,…