2011 Bolivian Indigenous rights protests information
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2011 Bolivian protests
Date
Mid-August – October 2011 - April 2012
Location
Bolivia
Caused by
Encroachment of indigenous territory
Fear of internal migration
Goals
Change of route for proposed highway; resignation of president (after 24 September crackdown)
Resignation of Defense, Interior and Deputy Interior Ministers; suspension of project
Parties
Government of Bolivia
Highland indigenous migrants
CIDOB
CONAMAQ
Environmentalists
Lead figures
Evo Morales
Number
~2,000
Casualties and losses
One hostage (released)
Four dead, scores wounded and at least 300 detained or missing
The 2011 Bolivian protests were a series of demonstrations by indigenous peoples who opposed the construction of the Villa Tunari – San Ignacio de Moxos Highway through the Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory, the ancestral lands of over 12,000 indigenous residents, from the Chimane, Yuracaré, and Mojeño-Trinitario peoples.[1] The subcentral TIPNIS, the Confederation of Indigenous Peoples of Bolivia (CIDOB), and the highland indigenous confederation CONAMAQ—supported by other indigenous and environmental groups—organised a march from Trinidad, Beni to the national capital La Paz in opposition to the project, beginning on 15 August 2011.[2]
The highway project was supported by domestic migrants, highland indigenous groups affiliated with peasant organizations, and the government.[3] During the protests the lowland tribes peoples briefly held Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca in their protests so as to pass through a police roadblock.[4] Defense Minister María Chacón Rendón later resigned as a result of the violent crackdown on protests on 24 September that caused four deaths; due to the adverse reaction to the government crackdown Interior Minister Sacha Llorenty also resigned. On 19 October the protest march reached the capital city of La Paz amid welcomes from the local population and the Information Minister, as security services were withdrawn from their posts guarding the presidential palace. Protests were held in the national capital La Paz, Cochabamba, Santa Cruz, Yucomo, Rurrenabaque, Trinidad, San Antonio, El Alto and Beni.
In April 2012, a new round of protest marches commences in protest against Morales' continued support for the project.
^Costas Monje, Patricia; María Virginia Ortiz Echazú; Fundación Tierra (2010). "Estudio de caso Nº 2: TIPNIS, la coca y una carretera acechan a la Loma Santa: Territorio indigena en Cochabamba y Beni". Informe 2010: Territorios Indígena Originario Campesinos entre la Loma Santa y la Pachamama. La Paz, Bolivia: Fundación Tierra. pp. 265–287 [269].
^Achtenberg, Emily (26 August 2011). "Bolivia: TIPNIS Marchers Face Accusations and Negotiations". North American Congress on Latin America. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
^Cite error: The named reference aljaz2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Bolivia's foreign minister briefly held at Amazon highway protest Archived 25 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Newser, 27 September 2011
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