"They Shot Us Like Animals": Black November & Bolivia's Interim
“They Shot Us Like Animals” Black November & Bolivia’s Interim Government “They Shot Us Like Animals” Black November & Bolivia’s Interim Government Acknowledgments Th s report was researched and written by Fabiola Alvelais, JD ’20, Laura Clark, JD ’20, Mohammed Elsha- fi , JD ’20, Rund Khayyat, JD ’21, Delany Sisiruca, JD ’21, Nicolas Walker, JD ’21, Julia Wenck, JD ’20, and Clinical Instructor Thomas Becker, JD ’09, of Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clin- ic; Camila Bustos, JD ’21, Hannah Carrese, JD ’22, Luke Connell, JD ’22, and Executive Director of the Uni- versity Network for Human Rights and Sidley Austin–Robert D. McLean Visiting Professor of Law James Cavallaro of Yale Law School; and Gemma Canham, BA ’20, of Queen’s University Belfast. The report was translated by Belén García Martínez. The researchers wish to thank the many individuals who were willing to speak with us and share their stories to make this report possible. Cover Photo: Gregoria Siles mourns the death of her son Omar Calle hours after soldiers shot and killed him in Sacaba. ©2019 Thomas Becker Contents I. Table of Acronyms 2 II. Executive Summary 3 III. Methodology 6 IV. Background on the Current Crisis 7 V. State Violence Against Protesters 10 Sacaba Senkata VI. Obstacles to Impartial Investigations & Justice 26 Destroying, Manipulating, and Losing Evidence Impediments for Prosecutors Witness Intimidation VII. Persecution of Dissent 32 Journalists Human Rights Defenders & Activists Political Persecution VIII. Civilian and Para-State Violence 47 Police Officers Presenting as Civilian Civilians Colluding with State Authorities Vigilantism Motoqueros Pro-MAS Civilian Groups IX.
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