[rad-green] I’m in Bolivia. Why isn’t the U.N.?

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*For the past week, I have been in Bolivia.* I came at the *request of
local activists* who are panicked about the situation in their country,
afraid that things are spiraling out of control. They are engaging in
peaceful protests to reverse the coup that happened November 10th, but the
protests have been met with tear gas and even live ammunition.

*Unfortunately, mainstream media and even some progressive outlets are
refusing to recognize that what happened a week ago was a coup* and are not
covering the coup regime’s racism and violence. Already, 24 protesters have
been killed and nearly 600 have been wounded; hundreds more have been
rounded up on jails, where the conditions are abysmal. People are appalled
at t how racist and hateful the coup regime is. *To draw more attention to
this conflict we have launched a petition urgently asking the United
Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, to come
here. Will you add your name?*
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On the same day that I arrived in Bolivia, Bachelet spoke out. "I am really
concerned that the situation in Bolivia could spin out of control," she
said, while also voicing concern about the widespread arrests taking place.
"This situation is not going to be resolved by force and repression," she
said. "All sectors have the right to make their voice heard — this is the
basis for democracy." *But if Bachelet really wants to be helpful, if she
really wants to see the situation resolved and the people protected, why
isn’t she here on the ground with me? Tell Bachelet to join me immediately
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She should witness the situation with her own eyes.

I am on the streets alongside thousands of Bolivians — despite the coup
regime’s violence — demanding the resignations of the coup regime and
insisting on a return to democracy. However, the coup regime appears
determined to hang onto power for as long as it can.

Coup leader and self-appointed interim president of Bolivia, Jeanine Añez,
appointed a whole new cabinet and already begun changing Bolivia’s foreign
policy, despite having no such mandate. The coup regime’s interim Interior
Minister issued a decree exempting the country’s police and military from
criminal charges that would otherwise arise as a result of their treatment
of the protesters. It is terribly scary, but I am proud to be among the
crowds of indigenous people marching for their country.

A month ago, Bolivia was a stable country with a growing economy and
decreasing poverty and inequality. Now, chaos and violence have gripped the
country, as racism and religious discrimination are rearing their ugly
heads. The indigenous Wiphala flag has been ripped off government buildings
and uniforms, while the coup regime brags about the supremacy of
Christianity and the Bible over the Pachamama (the Andean goddess
representing mother earth) and calls sacred indigenous traditions
“satanic.”

*The people of Bolivia need the international community to come here to
witness--and stop--the repression and slide to a police state. Please join
me in telling  U.N. Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet to join me here on
the ground in Bolivia.*
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In solidarity with the Bolivian people,
*Medea, and the entire CODEPINK Team:*
*P.S. *CODEPINK has drafted a* press release
<https://www.codepink.org/codepink_condemns_the_coup_in_bolivia?e=c726ac6f04b53c8427a4c94445f18c8b&utm_source=codepink&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=boliva_national_2&n=6>*,
*written an article*
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*held a webinar*
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*made a video*
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and *started a petition*
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describing why the events in Bolivia should be called a coup. Please check
these materials out and listen to me *live on CODEPINK radio*
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on Thursday, November 21 at 11 am EST and for a CODEPINK Facebook Live
webinar on Wednesday, November 20 at 12 pm EST. I have also been l
*ivestreaming*
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everyday.

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