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Bolivia

Regional group:

Latin American & Caribbean Group

Council member:

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Council Bureau membership:	–
Coordinator of regional group:	–
Voluntary financial contribution to OHCHR (2023) :

Other HRC positions:	–
OHCHR presence:	Human Rights Adviser
NHRI accreditation status:	A

National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting, and Follow-up (NMIRF): Unknown

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights: the activities of vulture funds; Expert mechanism on the rights of indigenous peoples; Promotion and protection of the human rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas; Situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

Voting record

Since it first became a member of the Council in 2007, Bolivia has tended to vote against resolutions tabled under item 4 (situations that require the Council’s attention) of the Council’s agenda, the only exception are the texts on the Democratic Republic of Korea: it voted in favour once (2008) and abstained twice (2009, 2010). Bolivia has voted in favour of all item 2 country-specific texts (reports by the High Commissioner). For item 7 resolutions (human rights in the OPT), Bolivia has consistently voted in favour. On item 10 resolutions (capacity-building), Bolivia has joined consensus on all resolutions except: on cooperation with Ukraine and Georgia (Bolivia voted against) and on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Bolivia voted in favour). For thematic resolutions dealing with civil and political rights, Bolivia has generally joined consensus. Where there has been a vote, Bolivia nearly always votes in favour. Exceptions include abstentions during the voting on the texts on transitional justice, civil society space, peaceful protests, democracy, and defamation of religion. For thematic resolutions dealing with economic, social and cultural rights, Bolivia has either joined consensus on, or has voted in favour of, all adopted texts.

HRC participation

During HRC general discussions, panel debates and interactive dialogues with the Special Procedures, during the past three years, either as an HRC member or not, the State has joined:

Regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 78

Subregional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 50

Political group
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 109

136

Cross-regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 96

Other joint
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 5

HRC member empty chair?

Overall, as a HRC member, has participated in more than 10% of panel discussions, general debates and interactive dialogues.

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Completed
Invitation sent by the State not (yet) accepted by the SP
Accepted / date set
Visit request by the SP and not (yet) accepted by the State
Postponed / cancelled

Longest visit request not (yet) accepted by the State >
SR on slavery, 2015

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Ratification status
Party Not Party
Individual complaint procedure accepted.
Reporting status

Submitted on time
Submitted late
Not applicable

On schedule
Overdue (outstanding)

CAT

ICCPR

CED

CEDAW

CERD

ICESCR

CRC

CRPD

Most overdue report

None overdue

OP-CAT

Ratified

NPM established

Received Sub-Committee visit

Universal Periodic Review

Reported

(2009, 2014, 2019)

Mid-term report

Level of delegation

Attorney General

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 26 / 192

2^nd cycle: 45 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Cited in the Secretary General’s reports on 'alleged reprisals for cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights' (2010-2023)?

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 6

Bolivia tabled ‘voluntary pledges and commitments’ in support for its candidacy for membership for the period 2015-2017 on 1 July 2014.

The majority of the document presents Bolivia’s existing legislation, practices and institutions for the purpose of promoting and protecting human rights. Where it does offer concrete commitments, Bolivia pledged (at international level) to: strengthen multilateralism as a diplomatic tool to promote and defend human rights; encourage the participation of civil society and indigenous peoples in the decision-making processes of the Council; promote recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples within the UN; participate actively in the UPR; and maintain an open dialogue with OHCHR.

Domestically, Bolivia made commitments to encourage efforts to combat racism and all forms of discrimination. It also pledged to promote food security.

An analysis of steps taken by Bolivia in fulfilment of its international pledges shows that Bolivia participated in around 22% of all Council discussions, interactive dialogues and general debates. Bolivia cooperates with Special Procedures, responding to 60% of communications received and facilitating 60% of visits requests. For those international instruments to which Bolivia is party, it has submitted all of its reports, although it tends to report late (seven out of eight periodic reports were submitted after the due date).

Bolivia

Latin American & Caribbean Group

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Voting record

HRC participation

HRC member empty chair?

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Universal Periodic Review

Participation in other reviews 1st cycle: 26 / 192

2nd cycle: 45 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 6

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 26 / 192

2^nd cycle: 45 / 192