Toribia Lero Quispe

Toribia Lero Quispe
NationalityBolivian
Occupation(s)Assemblywoman, human rights activist

Toribia Lero Quispe is a Bolivian politician and activist for indigenous rights, women’s rights, and democracy. She currently serves as a member of the Bolivian Legislative Assembly and is a leader of the democratic opposition party. Born in Tapacari condor Apacheta ayllu of the Suras Urinsaya nation, she has worked for territorial reconstitution of the Indigenous Peoples of the Bolivian highlands. She currently serves on the UN Women Bolivia Advisory Group and the Jatun Ayllu Kirkiawi territorial organization, as well as groups committed to ending violence against women, especially indigenous women.[1][2]

In 2019, independent election observers from the Organization of American States and the European Union uncovered electoral fraud committed by the administration of Evo Morales, and that Toribia was one such politician whose election had been tampered with.[3][4][5]

Toribia and her fellow democrats are targets of violence, intimidation, and widespread persecution by state actors due to their opposition to the Movement for Socialism party platform.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "A Gender-Equal Council Takes Lead of the Andean Network of Indigenous Organizations". Truthout. 20 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Mexico joins Bolivia in efforts to stop violence against women in politics". UN Women. 18 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Toribia Lero: "The Government covers up racism and discrimination"". Los Tiempos. 10 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Original women and the Regional Movement for Land and Territory". Por La Tierra.
  5. ^ "TERRITORIAL RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN THE CONSTITUENT PROCESSES OF LATIN AMERICA". Land Coalition.
  6. ^ "Bolivian deputy requests that the death of the man from Salta be investigated". Radio Nacional.
  7. ^ "Bolivian deputy asked to sanction those who did not attend Benítez from Salta". Profesional 88.9.