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OEA/Ser.L/V/II.53
doc. 6
1 July 1985
Original: Spanish
REPORT ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF BOLIVIA
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
A.
Background: Request for
Consent
B.
The Mandate from the General Assembly
C.
Method Employed
CHAPTER
I THE POLITICAL AND LEGAL
SYSTEM IN BOLIVIA
A.
Organization of the State
B.
The System of Individual Rights and Guarantees
C.
The Current Legal System and Restrictions on Individual Rights and
Guarantees
D.
State of Siege under the Bolivian Regime
E.
Other Laws
F.
Human Rights and the International Legal System
G.
Bolivia and the American Convention on Human Rights
CHAPTER
II THE RIGHT TO LIFE
A.
General Observations
B.
Denunciations of Violations and the Right to Life
C.
Information Received by the IACHR Concerning Presumed Disappearances
CHAPTER
III THE RIGHT TO LIBERTY,
HUMANE TREATMENT, AND PERSONAL INTEGRITY
A.
General Observations
B.
Arbitrary Arrest and Unlawful Duress
C.
Denunciations Submitted to the Commission
D.
Testimony from Some of the Individuals Released
E.
Other forms of Restriction on Freedom:
Persons exiled and in Compulsory
Residence
F.
Habeas Corpus and Amparo
CHAPTER
IV POLITICAL RIGHTS
A.
General Observations
B.
Political Rights according to the Legal System
C.
Political Developments in Recent Years
D.
The Interruption of the Democratic Process and Political Rights under the
Present Regime
E.
Political Opening by the Military Government
CHAPTER
V THE RIGHT TO RESIDENCE AND
MOVEMENT
A.
General Considerations
B.
Restrictions on Trade Union rights after July 17, 1980
C.
The Position of the Trade Unions during the Events on July 17, 1980 and
Subsequent Development
CHAPTER
VI FREEDOM OF THOUGH AND
EXPRESSION
A.
General Considerations
B.
Mass Media Affected
CHAPTER
VII THE PERMANENT ASSEMBLY FOR HUMAN
RIGHTS, THE EDUCATION SECTOR AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
A.
The Permanent Assembly for Human Rights
B.
The Education Sector
C.
The Situation of the Church
CONCLUSIONS
A.
Conclusions
B.
Recommendations
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