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UN’s International Narcotics Control Board’s Annual Report oversteps mandate and interferes with countries’ sovereignty

Published by Transnational Institute Feb 24 2010 The UN’s International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) annual report released today, which criticizes Argentina, Brazil and Mexico for moving to decriminalize the possession of drugs for personal consumption, clearly oversteps the INCB’s mandate and constitutes unwarranted intrusions into these countries’ sovereign decision-making. The UN’s International Narcotics Control Board [...]

Reclaiming public water 10 years after the ‘Water War’

Published by Transnational Institute Feb 22 2010 From resisting privatisation to constructing alternatives Inspiring and informative video debate amongst global social movement leaders as they assess progress and challenges in the dynamic international movement to reclaim Public Water. Video filmed at the strategy seminar of the Reclaiming Public Water Network, Brussels, 1-3 February 2010. Marcela [...]

It’s Not Just Morales: U.S. Rhetoric on Bolivia Also Problematic

Written by The Andean Information Network February 23, 2010 Bolivian president Evo Morales’s frequent, blunt criticisms of the United States Government often provoke irritation and complaints in Washington about negative “rhetoric” impeding bilateral relations. Unfortunate comments from some U.S. officials complicate relations It’s important to note that although U.S. officials have generally made diplomatic statements [...]

Bolivia’s women remember BBC journalist Lola Almudevar

By Will Grant BBC News, Choritotora February 18, 20010 Lola Almudevar was a freelance journalist working for the BBC in Bolivia when she was killed in a car accident in 2007. Young, passionate about Bolivia and full of enthusiasm for the region, her death was a loss to Latin American journalism. On Wednesday, a women’s [...]

Benito Juarez y Evo Morales, El Paradigma y la Identidad

Publicado por Evo en México 17 de febrero 2010 El primer acto público del Presidente del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia, Evo Morales, a su llegada a México este domingo 21, a las 14:30 horas, será depositar una ofrenda floral en el Hemiciclo a Juárez, donde también cumplirá una guardia de honor. El mandatario aymara tributará [...]

Evo Morales’ Peoples Climate Summit: Restoring the Balance

Published by Bolivia Rising Written by Brenda Norrell February 11, 2009 COCHABAMBA, Bolivia — Bolivian President Evo Morales, announcing the objectives of the upcoming Peoples Climate Summit, made it clear that the so-called developed countries of the world have usurped the bounties of Mother Earth at the expense of the poorest people in the world. [...]

Bolivia: public policy options for the well-being of all

By Vicente Fretes Cibils, Marcelo Giugale, Connie Luff, World Bank 2006 After many years of severe institutional crisis, Bolivia is reorienting its development strategy and closing the gap between the country’s problems and effective solutions. This book contributes to the debate on how to confront the challenges that Bolivia faces today. It presents ideas to [...]

Does Morales’s “socialist” agenda pose a threat to American values?

Published and Written by The Andean Information Network February 1, 2010 This should quell some fears about how closed to capitalist and American initiatives the new Bolivian pluri-national government could be: During his campaign, Evo Morales promised that he would reach out to the lowland upper and middle classes and lobby to have the 2010 [...]

Debunking Myths Part II: Bolivia’s Autonomy Initiatives

Published by Andean Information Network Written by Doug Hertzler February 1, 2010 In September 2008 lowland elites led sustained protests against the Bolivian president, Evo Morales, demanding autonomy for their departments. Yet, Morales’ MAS government never opposed grassroots autonomy initiatives. In fact, the administration held a 2006 referendum allowing lowland departments to opt for autonomy [...]

Debunking Myths: The Eastern Lowlands of Santa Cruz: Part of an Integrated Bolivia

Published by Andean Information Center Written by Doug Hertzler January 29, 2010 On December 6, Evo Morales, Bolivia’s first indigenous President, easily won reelection with 64% of the vote to 26% for the right-wing candidate Manfred Reyes Villa. During his first term in office the international press and opinion makers hyped a “deep” divide between [...]

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