OEA/Ser.L/V/II.
Doc. 34
28 June 2007
Original: Spanish
ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND SOCIAL INCLUSION:
THE ROAD TOWARDS STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY IN BOLIVIA
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Scope and legal framework of the report
B. The IACHR visit
C. Preparation and approval of the report
D. The context: mass protests, social conflicts and
institutional fragility
CHAPTER II ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
A. Introduction
B. Access to justice
C. Guarantees of independence, impartiality, transparency
and suitability
D. Implementation of the accusatorial criminal prosecution
procedure
E. Factors of impunity in cases of gross violations
of human rights
F. Recommendations
CHAPTER III CONDITIONS IN PRISONS AND PENITENTIARIES AND THE
RIGHTS OF
PERSONS DEPRIVED OF LIBERTY
A. Introduction
B. Use of pre-trial detention and prison overcrowding
C. Separation of categories of persons deprived of liberty
D. Prison security and control
E. Prison infrastructure and rehabilitation programs
F. Family cohabitation
G. Recommendations
CHAPTER IV RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND PEASANT COMMUNITIES
A. Introduction
B. Access to land and territory
C. Natural resources and participation in development projects
D. Situation of forced labor, bondage and slavery
E. Access to justice
F. Recommendations
CHAPTER V
RIGHTS OF WOMEN
A. Introduction
B. Women’s participation in public affairs
C. Violence against women
D. Access to justice
E. Other forms of discrimination
F. Recommendations
CHAPTER VI
RIGHTS OF CHILDREN
A. Introduction
B. The right to legal recognition
C. Child labor, trafficking and asexual exploitation
D. Justice
E. Recommendations
CHAPTER VII
RIGHTS OF ASYLUM SEEKERS
A. Introduction
B. Guarantees of due process for asylum-seekers and the
principle of no forced return
C. Recommendations
CHAPTER VIII
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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