Victims’ Relatives Sue Former Bolivian Leaders in U.S. Courts for Human Rights Violations

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Saturday, December 1, 2007

Author:

Bruce Zagaris

Volume:

23

Issue:

12

473

Abstract:

On September 26, 2007, relatives of victims of deadly force and violence by Bolivian security forces in quelling riots in September and October 2003 brought two lawsuits in the U.S. charging former Bolivian President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada and former Defense Minister Jose Carlos Sánchez Berzaín for their involvement...[more]