“The Institute for Therapy and Research on the Aftermath of Torture and State Violence (ITEI) will deliver two awards this Wednesday, one to the victims of Senkata and another to those of Sacaba,” Emma Bolshia Bravo, president of this institution, said.
She told Prensa Latina that the ITEI has followed with admiration the struggle of these groups for years against impunity and in favor of truth and justice, and considers these recognitions timely.
Six years after the events of violence that occurred in Bolivia between September 1 and December 31, 2019, the Ombudsman’s Office presented in November a report on the follow-up to the recommendations of the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI), which, at the request of the de facto government of Jeanine Añez, investigated these events.
The investigation confirmed that due to the episodes of violence that culminated in the civic-military overthrow of former President Evo Morales on November 10, 2019, there were an estimated 666 direct victims, 37 deaths, and more than 100 injuries.
Regarding the 37 deaths, the GIEI warned that there were extrajudicial executions.
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