IACHR Concludes Visit to Bolivia to Present the Report of the Follow-Up Committee on the Recommendations Made by the GIEI

December 20, 2023

Washington, D.C. — Between December 12 and 14, 2023, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) carried out a visit to Bolivia as part of the work of the Follow-Up Committee on the Recommendations of the GIEI Report (MESEG-Bolivia), during which it presented the first MESEG report.

The delegation was led by Commissioner José Luís Caballero, Rapporteur for Bolivia, and met with authorities from the Ministry of Justice and Institutional Transparency, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, theOmbud's Office, the Attorney General's Office, and the Supreme Court of Justice. It also held meetings with associations of victims of the massacres at Senkata, in El Alto, and Sacaba, in Cochabamba, as well as with former judges and civil society organizations in La Paz.

During these meetings with authorities, victims, and civil society, the IACHR received valuable information on the implementation of its recommendations on reparations and justice. Significant progress has been made, but the Plurinational State of Bolivia continues to face challenges in fully complying with the recommendations, which require improved coordination between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches in order to provide effective and comprehensive responses.

The victims identified by the GIEI are a fundamental part of building a national reparations policy and access to justice for the events that occurred in 2019, as is Bolivian civil society. The IACHR called for these spaces for dialogue to be strengthened, describing compliance with the GIEI's recommendations as an opportunity to build consensus and greater social cohesion.

The IACHR appreciated the willingness of the Plurinational State of Bolivia's willingness to receive support and continue to promote the MESEG's work to achieve full compliance with the recommendations.

The IACHR is a principal and autonomous body of the Organization of American States (OAS), whose mandate stems from the OAS Charter and the American Convention on Human Rights. The Inter-American Commission has the mandate to promote the observance and defense of human rights in the region and acts as an advisory body to the OAS on the matter. The IACHR is made up of seven independent members who are elected by the OAS General Assembly in their personal capacity, and do not represent their countries of origin or residence.

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