Radio Bolivia

US DEPARTMENT OF STATEBUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS MATTERSINTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRAGEGY REPORTAPRIL 1994SOUTH AMERICA 85 Argentina 87 Bolivia 90 Brazil 95 Chile 100 Colombia 103 Ecuador 109 Paraguay 114 Peru 118 Uruguay 124 Venezuela 127 ARGENTINAI SummaryArgentina is primarily a transit route for Andean narcotics sent to the US and Europe. As elsewhere in the region, domestic consumption of narcotics has risen with increased trafficking. Government and public awareness has increased of the threat posed by narcotics trafficking, money laundering and other attendant ills. The Argen ... [Read More]

January

1111--01/21/04   Interview by Michael Smerconish of WPHT Radio, Philadelphia; Washington, DC ...

1111--01/09/04   Interview on CBS Radio with Dan Raviv and Charles Wolfson ; Washington, DC ...

1111--01/14/04   Interview on "The World" with Lisa Mullins; "The World" - A Co-Production of the BBC World Service and Public Radio International; Washington, DC ... [Read More]

E) South America

DEA continues to work with the SENAD, providing guidance on operations and investigations. INL provided equipment and training support to SENAD, including a contraband detector unit, vehicles and motorcycles, police surveillance equipment, body armor vests and other police-related clothing and gear, an electric power generator, and a handheld scanner. INL also provided funds for the purchase of additional drug-detector dogs and training of dog handlers, and a large number of field radios and radio equipment. Ten SENAD officers participated in an Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC)-sponsored Joint Combined Exercise for Training (JCET) exercise on demand reduction efforts. ODC also sent officers and special agents to a United Counter Drug Conference on the topic of regional counternarcotics coordination sponsored by the U.S. Southern Command. INL provided SEPRELAD, Paraguay’s anti-money laundering secretariat, with computers, office equipment, video projectors, a photocopier, and other o ... [Read More]

Bolivia

4 years or more).The superior court review is restricted to a review of the application of the law. Supreme Court review, the third stage, is restricted to cases involving exceptional circumstances. During the superior court and Supreme Court reviews, the courts may confirm, reduce, increase, or annul sentences, or provide alternatives not contemplated in lower courts. Defendants have constitutional rights to a presumption of innocence, to remain silent, to have an attorney, to confront witnesses, to present evidence on their own behalf, to due process, and to appeal judicial decisions. In practice almost none of these rights have been protected systematically, although the implementation of the CCP facilitated more efficient investigations, transparent oral trials, and credible verdicts. The law provides for a defense attorney at public expense if needed; however, one was not alwa ... [Read More]

Bolivia

Between January 12 and 28, at least five civilians were killed when major violence erupted in the Chapare region as illegal coca growers ("cocaleros") blocked the major Cochabamba/Santa Cruz highway (see Section 2.b.). On January 14, near Sinahota, Chapare, coca grower Willy Hinojosa, 22, was shot to death. The Ninth Division claimed that troops, in response to an attack by protesters on their lead vehicle, first fired live ammunition into the air and then at the ground, as required by the division's crowd control protocol. Officers speculated that a richochet might have struck Hinojosa. Coca growers offered a different version of events surrounding the death of Willy Hinojosa. They said he had been arrested in Sinahota and was shot while trying to escape. The Public Ministry was investigating the incident at year's end. On January 15, coca growers complained to human rights groups that Felix Colque died as a resul ... [Read More]

January

1111--01/14/04   Haiti: Radio Station Attacked ... [Read More]

US Department Of State Post Report

Bus service is erratic. Minibuses (micros) operate between the city and suburbs; they accommodate up to 21 seated passengers and as many standees as possible. Taxis can be hailed and are identified by red license plates with a “T” prefix or the word “taxi” on the front windshield. Call service for radio-dispatched taxis is good. “Collectives” (usually sedans) and “trufi” taxis (usually vans) can be shared by many passengers and usually follow fixed routes.  Regional TransportationLast Updated:  6/30/2005 1:53 PM  ... [Read More]

Bolivia

The majority of intercity travel in Bolivia is by bus, with varying levels of safety and service. In recent years there have been major bus crashes on the highway between La Paz and Oruro, and on the Yungas road. The old Yungas road is considered one of the most dangerous routes in the world. Intracity transportation is dominated by taxis, vans and buses. From a crime perspective, public transportation is relatively safe and violent assaults are rare. However, petty theft of unattended backpacks and other personal items does occur. For reasons of safety, visitors are advised to use radio taxis whenever possible.  ... [Read More]

Bolivia

Press organizations alleged that the Government intentionally cut off electricity for 2 hours on April 8 in Cochabamba during the state of siege in order to silence radio and television stations (see Sections 1.a. and 1.b.). There has been no investigation of these allegations, by either press organizations or the Government. ...

Newspapers are privately owned, and most adopt antigovernment positions. State-owned and private radio and television stations operate freely. There were credible reports of government attempts to intimidate some news media to provide more favorable coverage. ... [Read More]

V. Country Narratives -- Countries A through G

Equatorial Guinea is a transit and destination country for women and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation, involuntary domestic servitude, and other forced labor. Women and children are trafficked to Equatorial Guinea from West and Central Africa, principally Cameroon, Nigeria, and Benin. Women are trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation in Malabo, where demand is high due to the booming oil sector. Cameroonian and Beninese children are trafficked to Malabo for exploitation as street and market hawkers; Nigerian boys are trafficked to Rio Muni (the mainland) for exploitation as agricultural workers. The Government of Equatorial Guinea does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. Over the past year the government has made a number of efforts that attest ... [Read More]