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Appears Designed to Favor Government Supporters Supporters of Bolivian opposition candidate Carlos Mesa and of then President Evo Morales clash during a demonstration over disputed electoral results, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on October 23, 2019. © Photo by DANIEL WALKER/AFP via Getty Images. (Washington, DC, March 11, 2021) – A presidential decree approved by Bolivia’s Congress in February 2021 opens the door to impunity for serious crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. The decree provides a blanket amnesty to people prosecuted during the previous govern...

Argentina at an energy crossroads: the role of trade unions in building a just transition Lithium mining in Salinas Grandes, on national route 52 in the province of Jujuy. (Sub Cooperativa ) 14 December 2020 (Sub Cooperativa ) Argentina is at a crossroads. The repercussions of the pandemic look set to worsen the socio-economic crisis already looming over the country and are having a huge impact on its currency: once again, the country is looking to the ‘blue dollar’, the unofficial US dollar rate, which is already twice the official rate. The situation is fuelling the pressing need to in...