“We seek to promote sexual and reproductive health among young people,” said Alejandra Callizaya, head of the Promotion and Prevention Unit.
For a ‘transformative’ agenda, 300 women from all over the country meet in La Paz
The representatives will work in two days to generate proposals and an agenda for the general elections in August with the goal of deepening democracy and depatriarchalization.
Child marriage: In 11 years, 6,001 teenagers aged 16 and 17 got married
The highest peak in child marriages was seen in 2014, with 1,602 registrations in Serecí.
In one month, the country has eight femicides and one infanticide
The Attorney General’s Office reported that the highest incidence of these crimes is registered in the central axis of the country. The number is higher than last year.
Institutions reinforce comprehensive care for victims of sexual violence
The Attorney General of the State, Roger Mariaca Montenegro, inaugurated this Monday the Interinstitutional Discussion and Working Groups, aimed at improving coordination between the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the health area in the care of victims of sexual crimes.
Bolivia considers eliminating marriage between minors under 18 years of age
The Minister of Justice, César Siles, assured that these two commitments and other challenges posed by the United Nations will be met.
The Bolivian Public Prosecutor’s Office registered 50,325 cases of gender violence during 2024.
Bolivia reported 50,325 cases of violence against women and minors during 2024, most of them complaints of family or domestic violence, reported Friday the Attorney General’s Office.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office implements five offices to attend to victims of gender violence in La Paz
As already announced, the Attorney General of the State, Roger Mariaca, during his oath of office, to fight “with firmness” to eradicate, among others, gender violence, in the last hours implemented five new offices for the attention of victims of violence in La Paz.
Bolivia 2024: 4 hate crimes and for the first time a murder against a trans woman was tried as femicide
With four violent murders of trans women, 2024 has become the most violent year, in which for the first time there was a classification as femicide. Among the few advances of this administration are the administrative ones, which achieved the coverage of health insurance within the free unions.
Forced mothers and unknown perpetrators: rape of people with disabilities
Karla (name changed for protection) is the mother of a baby girl. She did not choose to have a baby; she was a victim of sexual violence. He was unable to report it at the time, because he is a person with intellectual disabilities, his family found out about the situation when
16 year old girl dies in Oruro after having an abortion
The departmental prosecutor of Oruro, Aldo Morales, informed this Tuesday about the case of a 16 year-old minor who lost her life after having an abortion in a medical center in the city of Oruro.
Ipas Bolivia promotes “Sin peros en la lengua” campaign against sexual violence against young people
In order to reduce the risks of sexual violence against children and adolescents, the non-governmental organization Ipas Bolivia began a digital campaign aimed at this sector.
Campaign seeks to prevent forced marriages and child unions in Bolivia
In order to prevent early and forced child marriages and unions, an awareness campaign is being developed in Bolivia, but focused on the departments of Pando, La Paz, Cochabamba, Chuquisaca and Beni.
HIV is growing in adolescents and young people aged 15 to 24 who do not perceive risk
Two pieces of information set alarm bells ringing about the need for awareness and prevention. Forty-two percent of the accumulated cases of HIV-AIDS are concentrated in Santa Cruz and the increase in cases among adolescents and young people between 15 and 24 years of age is a cause for concern.
25% of UMSA’s female university students report having suffered sexual harassment
A study conducted by the Coordinadora de la Mujer and the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA) determined that 2.5 out of every 10 female students at that university suffered sexual harassment at some time during their university life.
Prostate cancer: Increase in cases in the country highlights the need for prevention and early diagnosis
Prostate cancer is one of the main diseases affecting the male population in Bolivia.
One in three girls is sexually abused before age 18
The Fundación Una Brisa de Esperanza (FUBE), Familias Saludable and the Fuerza Especial de Lucha Contra la Violencia (Felcv) reported yesterday that the crimes of rape and sexual abuse of children and adolescents increased.
Chile’s Ministry of Women and Gender Equality
This Saturday, more than 100 women from Chile, Peru and Bolivia gathered in the city of Arica to participate in the Binational Meeting of Women for the Elimination of Violence, a key event for the exchange of experiences, strengthening of bonds
El Alto activates Education Committee to prevent teenage pregnancies
With the presentation of a work project, the Education Committee for the prevention of teenage pregnancies in El Alto was formed this Monday.
This commission, formed by several instances,
Education will not allow cases of violence against students to go unpunished
“The Ministry of Education rejects and repudiates these facts and we will not allow them to go unpunished, we will work from the Departmental and District Directorates of Education to demand the corresponding authorities to investigate and punish according to the laws in force,” said Pary, in an interview with Bolivia Tv.