Archive - Jul 6, 2005

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Chile's former dictator General Augusto Pinochet continues to face serious legal problems. The courts lifted the former dictator's immunity on yet another case of human rights crimes, Jorge Garretón has more from Santiago.

Bolivia will hold early elections in December. It's an effort to stabilize the country that has caused two presidents to resign in the past 2 years. In recent months, pressure mounted on the government with protests from student, poor and indigenous groups who demanded national compensation from oil profits, an overhaul of the constitution, and the resignation of all Congress members. In addition to an early election, the lawmakers also decided to reframe the constitution and discuss regional autonomy.