A/HRC/23/56/Add.1
Annex
[English and Spanish only]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of
racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
intolerance on his visit to the Plurinational State of Bolivia
(4 – 10 September 2012)
Contents
Page
I.
Introduction .............................................................................................................
1–4
3
II.
General background ................................................................................................
5–8
3
A.
Social and political context .............................................................................
5–6
3
B.
Demographic and ethnic composition ............................................................
7–8
4
Legal and institutional framework ..........................................................................
9–16
4
A.
International human rights legal instruments ..................................................
9–10
4
B.
Constitutional provisions and legislative reforms ...........................................
11–13
4
C.
Legislation prohibiting racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia
and related intolerance ....................................................................................
14–16
5
IV.
Institutional human rights framework and public policy .........................................
17–25
5
V.
Main challenges in the fight against racism, racial discrimination,
xenophobia and related intolerance .........................................................................
26–76
7
A.
Implementation of policy and legal measures.................................................
26–30
7
B.
Situation of indigenous peoples ......................................................................
31–64
8
C.
Situation of the Afro-Bolivian community .....................................................
65–67
15
D.
Migrants and refugees .....................................................................................
68–70
15
E.
Role of the media ............................................................................................
71–73
16
F.
Role of education ............................................................................................
74–76
16
Conclusions and recommendations .........................................................................
77–108
17
III.
VI.
2
Paragraphs
A.
Implementation of legislative, institutional and policy measures ...................
77–80
17
B.
Structural discrimination.................................................................................
81–84
18
C.
Political, economic and social rights of indigenous peoples, Afro-Bolivians
and other vulnerable communities and groups ...............................................
85–94
19
D.
Racial violence, access to justice and impunity ..............................................
95–98
20
E.
Situation of migrants and refugees .................................................................
99–100
20
F.
Role of the media ............................................................................................
101–103
21
G.
Role of education ............................................................................................
104–106
21
H.
International cooperation ................................................................................
107–108
22