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« New Newspaper “24 Hours” to Launch | Home | Bolivia Offers Aid for Chile Earthquake » Lawmakers Propose New Anti-Discrimination LegislationPosted: Nate on Feb 26 | Law & Justice, Politics This week representatives in the national legislature proposed new legislation which would deal heavy penalties for discrimination in the public and private sector. The proposed law would mandate penalties of a 3-year prison sentence and a fine from 200 to 3,000 bolivianos for acts of social, ethnic, or cultural discrimination. According to La Paz representative Jorge Medina, who sponsored the bill, Bolivia is one of the most discrimatory countries in Latin America. “They don´t only discrimate you for the color of your skin, they discriminate you for being tall, thin, fat, or short,” stated Rep. Medina. Rep. Medina, who did not expand on the particulars of the bill, emphasized the plight of Afro-Bolivians who often face racial taunts and pejorative nicknames. The bill was not presented at the beginning of the legislative session because President Morales requested that legislators first address 100 laws proposed by his political party, Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS). For more in Spanish see: http://www.indigena.erbol.com.bo/noticia.php?identificador=2147483924497 1 CommentJump to comment form | comments rss | trackback uri1 Comment so far |
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