This legal-impact initiative challenges Bolivia’s Decreto Supremo 1320, which imposes automatic suspension without pay on education professionals merely upon being formally charged (but not convicted) of crimes involving minors. While framed as a protective measure, the rule bypasses legislative authority and violates constitutional guarantees such as the presumption of innocence, the right to work, and the right to dignity.

Led by SFL’s legal leadership in Bolivia, the project seeks to submit an acción de inconstitucionalidad abstracta to the Constitutional Court, aiming to nullify the decree. The strategy combines rigorous legal argumentation with public visibility efforts and institutional coordination to protect fundamental rights and reassert constitutional supremacy.

Initial Objectives

• Submit the formal constitutional challenge against DS 1320;
• Secure institutional coordination with a qualified authority to file the action;
• Raise public awareness about the decree’s constitutional violations and implications.