Bolivia Senate to hold impeachment trial for high court chief justice
May 22, 2009
[JURIST] The Bolivian Senate [official website, in Spanish] announced Thursday that an impeachment trial for Chief Justice Dr. Eddy Walter Fernandez Gutierrez [official profile, in Spanish] of the Bolivian Supreme Court [official website, in Spanish] will be held on June 3. The Chamber of Deputies [....... [more] 
Bolivia ex-president goes on trial in absentia on genocide charges
May 19, 2009
[JURIST] The Bolivian Supreme Court of Justice [official website, in Spanish] on Monday opened the trial of former president Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada [TrialWatch profile] in connection with the deaths of 63 anti-government protesters [AI backgrounder] in October 2003. Sanchez de Lozada and 17 other....... [more]
Bolivia president ends hunger strike after final version of election law passed
April 15, 2009
[JURIST] Bolivian President Evo Morales [official website; BBC profile] ended his five-day hunger strike after the Bolivian National Congress [official website, in Spanish] approved [press release, in Spanish] the final version of a new election law [proposed text, in Spanish]. Approval of the law p....... [more]
Bolivia president to continue hunger strike until final version of election law passed
April 13, 2009
[JURIST] Bolivian President Evo Morales [official website; BBC profile] vowed Sunday to continue a hunger strike until the Bolivian National Congress [official website, in Spanish] approves the final details of a new election law [proposed text, in Spanish]. Morales declared himself on hunger strike....... [more]
Bolivia congress passes election law after Morales hunger strike
April 10, 2009
[JURIST] The Bolivian National Congress [official website, in Spanish] approved [press release, in Spanish] Thursday the general framework of the electoral law [text, in Spanish] that the new Bolivian constitution [JURIST report] mandated within 60 days of its adoption. Earlier Thursday, Bolivian Pr....... [more]
Bolivia president begins redistributing land under new constitution
March 15, 2009
[JURIST] Bolivian President Evo Morales [official website; BBC profile], empowered by his country's new constitution [PDF text, in Spanish], began redistributing land to indigenous farmers Saturday. In a ceremony on part of the land seized by the government from large owners, Morales turned over abo....... [more]
New Bolivia constitution takes effect
February 8, 2009
[JURIST] Bolivia's new constitution, which gives more power to the country's indigenous majority, went into effect on Saturday. Announcing the event, President Evo Morales said it represented a new beginning for the country, and an earlier release by....... [more]
Bolivia approves constitutional referendum to expand power of indigenous majority
January 26, 2009
[JURIST] Bolivian voters on Sunday approved a new constitution that places more power in the hands of the country's indigenous majority. The leftist constitution, which passed by a 59 percent majority, is said by President Evo Morales himself a member....... [more]
Bolivia votes on constitutional referendum to expand power of indigenous majority
January 25, 2009
[JURIST] Bolivians began voting Sunday morning on a proposed constitution supported by President Evo Morales. The proposed changes would give the state control over the country's natural gas deposits, would require members of the country's supreme court....... [more]
Bolivia president lifts martial law in northern province on last day set by court
November 24, 2008
'[JURIST] Bolivian President Evo Morales on Sunday lifted martial law over the the country''s northern province of Pando, more than two months after the sanction was imposed following violent regional protests against the country''s proposed new....... [more]
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