00:00And in Bolivia, a specific law protects children and adolescents orphans by femicide, granting
00:06then state support in the areas of economy, health and education so they can continue
00:11their studies even at the university level.
00:14Our correspondent Freddy Morales brings us the details.
00:19The law expressly obliges the state to protect until they reach adulthood, children and adolescents
00:25who are left orphaned as a consequence of femicide.
00:32And we continue to suffer because the femicide perpetrator is either in prison or on the
00:36run, the victim of femicide is in the coffin, and the real victims of femicide the collateral
00:41victims are the children.
00:45Those children who at first are seen as the poor little orphans and are cared for, but
00:49later, like fish, they begin to be treated as if they smell bad.
00:53What's worse, they suffer abuse and mistreatment in an environment where they should have
00:57complete safety.
01:03The law recognizes the payment of 20% of the national minimum wage, about $70 per month,
01:10along with other benefits in favor of this population.
01:17An economic allowance of 20% of the minimum wage is granted, which amounts to about 500
01:22bolivianos per month.
01:25Along with a food package especially for children under 5 years old, access to education, and
01:30access to healthcare until the age of 18.
01:33However, if it is demonstrated that they continue studying, this support is extended until they
01:39reach 25 years of age.
01:44Bolivia is one of the few countries that has this type of legal provisions, which are in
01:50fact mandatory for states according to international agreements.
01:57It reaffirms and also demands the duty of due diligence.
02:00This duty of due diligence urges the state to comply with international treaties and conventions.
02:06This new law is based on the Bell M du Pera Convention, and the Convention on the Rights
02:10of the Child.
02:11In this sense, it establishes that the state must protect and give priority attention to
02:15boys and girls who have lost their mother or father in a situation of femicide.
02:24In a situation of femicide, the police act first, and immediately afterward the Child Protection
02:30Offices, which depend on the municipalities.
02:34The orphans are placed in the care of the maternal grandparents, if the victim is the mother.
02:42According to the latest record from the Observatory for the Enforcement of Rights, between 2016 and
02:472024, there were approximately 877 children orphaned due to femicide.
02:52What happens is that when a child loses their mother and the Office for the Defense of Children
02:56and Adolescents intervenes, the first step is to separate them from the family, which is
03:00the correct action, and the most appropriate protective measure.
03:04However, this also creates an environment of vulnerability and lack of protection for
03:08the child.
03:13The law, enacted at the beginning of this month by the previous government, requires a census
03:19of orphans who are victims of femicide.
03:21It confirmed that the majority of cases occur under the influence of alcohol, and therefore
03:26establishes a 1% tax on those beverages to help finance part of this protection program.
03:33In this country, an average of 100 femicides are recorded each year.
03:39Bolivia.
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