Bolivia: international experts report on 2019 violence
Bolivian President Luis Arce receives the report of the group of independent experts of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on the 2019 violence, on August 17, 2021 in La Paz.
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On Tuesday, the Group of Independent Experts of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) delivered its report on the socio-political events that inflamed Bolivia from September to December 2019 during which Evo Morales had left power and several dozen people were killed in clashes.
A long-awaited investigation in the country.
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With our correspondent in La Paz,
Alice Campaignolle
471 report pages.
All the events that led to the conflagration of the country and the departure of Evo Morales are recorded there.
But the six experts refuse to comment on the never-ending debate in Bolivia: Was there electoral fraud or coup d'état?
It is a
nuanced report
that was made public Tuesday, August 17, which does not name anyone as guilty, it will be the role of the Bolivian justice, explain the experts.
The investigation gives a voice to the victims, and their families, the electoral conflicts of 2019 left 37 dead, sometimes in clashes between civilians, but especially during two rallies where the army opened fire on demonstrators, after the departure of Evo Morales.
Rebuild the social fabric
But the presentation underlines that we must recognize the quality of victims to all those who have suffered violence, whatever their political side.
"
We cannot reconstruct the social fabric without first abandoning the idea that the only victims are those who have the same political ideas as us
", explains Patricia Tappatá, expert of the IACHR.
Among the observations made: biased justice, flaws in freedom of expression, as well as
deeply rooted racism
in Bolivian society.
Recommendations have been made, it now remains to be seen whether the Bolivian government - which has welcomed the report very well despite criticism - will take them into account.
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