Indigenous Bolivians Demand Death Penalty

Indigenous people from the highlands of Bolivia protest in front of the Ministry of Justice, La Paz, March 5, 2012. Leaders from the Aymara communities are demanding the government modify the constitution to allow for the death penalty. Over 70 people were killed by strangulation in the city of El Alto over the last year and the people are insisting the drastic measures are essential to curb skyrocketing crime rates and delays in the process of justice of gangs of "cogoteros," or stranglers. Terry Sebastian

Disabled Bolivian Protesters clash with Police

After one hundred days journey across Bolivia disabled protesters reach the headquarters of the Bolivian Government in La Paz, February 23, 2012. Hundreds of people in a precarious state of health stormed the main plaza to demand that Bolivian President Evo Morales raise the annual benefits of people with disabilities from 1000 Bolivianos to 4600 Bolivianos ($143 to $650). The protesters began their march in November 2011 making the hazardous trek on foot, on crutches and in wheelchairs pushed by supporters, only to be met by an mass of police in riot gear protecting the Governmental Palace.

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