AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoIndigenous Rights & Extractivism in Bolivia: Indigenous communities in Nor Lípez (Potosí) are demanding prior consultation and environmental impact studies before lithium extraction at the Salar de Uyuni, warning that water scarcity and other hazards could follow if extraction moves ahead without community rights. Human Rights & Drug Policy: A new report by Programa Libertas and Acción Andina Bolivia alleges sexual torture of women in police custody, linking nine cases to enforcement of Bolivia’s drug laws and criticizing the lack of harm-reduction approaches. Regional Culture & Faith: A Bolivia-based organization, Breeze of Hope, inspired a solidarity march in Belize City for Child and Adolescent Sexual Violence Day, showing how regional civil society and women’s commissions mobilize around survivor support. Community Health & Care: Rotary’s Gift of Life program highlights long-running pediatric heart support, including funding for a pediatric cardiac ICU in La Paz, Bolivia. Global Context: UN data says hunger is falling fast across South America, with the region at just 3.5% calorie insufficiency.
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