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U.S. senators’ request for sanctions against Bolivia rejected

U.S. senators' request for sanctions against Bolivia rejected
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March 26 |

The president of the Bolivian Senate, Andrónico Rodríguez, and the vice minister of Foreign Affairs, Freddy Mamani, rejected on Saturday the request of six U.S. congressmen to the Government of that country to apply unilateral restrictive measures against the South American country for alleged human rights violations.

In a statement released through his social networks, Rodríguez stated that “the international community must know and hold this U.S. senator and others from his country responsible for promoting interventionist policies in different regions of the world”.

He recalled that respect for the sovereignty of each country is a fundamental principle of the harmonious coexistence of the international community. He added that these “interventionist insinuations” are linked to statements made by the head of the U.S. Southern Command, General Laura Richardson, regarding Washington’s interest in lithium and other Latin American resources.

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In a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Mamani made it clear that the prosecution of Áñez and Camacho is not the responsibility of the U.S. Government.

He considered that the request came from “only six congressmen, out of 435 in the U.S. Congress”. He added that it lacks seriousness and has no basis whatsoever.

Mamani asserted that his country watches over human rights and access to justice, “and that commitment is demonstrated in the openness of our government to invite the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, which will arrive to observe the human rights situation in our country,” he said.

He affirmed that the international community recognizes Bolivia’s commitment in this matter, which is why it chose Bolivia to occupy a vice-presidency of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

This week, Senators Marco Rubio, Rick Scott and Bill Cassidy, as well as Representatives Carlos Giménez, María Elvira Salazar and Mario Díaz-Balart, all ultraconservatives, sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting the application of sanctions against Bolivia.

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According to them, human rights violations have been committed in the South American nation in connection with the detention of the former de facto governor Jeanine Añez and the coup leader and governor of Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando Camacho.

In the opinion of the congressmen, their arrests weaken the opposition in Bolivia and open the door for the Chinese Communist Party and “other authoritarian regimes to further impose their strategic interests in the South American country and the region”.

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