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Diego García-Sayán, UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers @UNIndepJudges, will conduct an official visit to Bolivia from 15 to 22 February. Preliminary report coming at the end of the week. la-razon.com/nacional/2022/02/14/relator-de-la-onu-confirma-su-visita-a-bolivia-para-evaluar-la-independencia-judicial/Permalink On twitter.com
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This is an urgent time for judicial legitimacy in Bolivia: accountability for major human rights abuses and a dubious political transition have fallen to Bolivia's courts, public credibility is low, and structural reforms are being contemplated.Permalink On twitter.com
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Wide-ranging prosecutions of political opponents for petty offenses (drinking in one's office, accounting irregularities many years prior) are underway, including at the governors level.Permalink On twitter.com
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Meanwhile large-scale corruption is real and judicial accountability is often glacial.Permalink On twitter.com
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The prosecutorial and judicial apparatus proved remarkably pliable during the interim Áñez regime, locking up hundreds of opponents and writing a press release to provide cover for her succession.On twitter.com
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Evidently, both kinds of legal authorities fear the executive more than they value their independence, and that complicates everything.Permalink On twitter.com