Sacha Llorenti

Sacha Sergio Llorenti Soliz, or Sacha Llorenti, is the Permanent Representative and Ambassador of Bolivia to the United Nations. He is a former Bolivian government official, published author and past president (for two years) of Bolivia's Permanent Assembly for Human Rights. He was appointed as Vice Minister of Coordination with Social Movements in January 2010, and elevated to Minister of Government (or Interior Minister) in January 2010.^[1] Llorenti resigned from that post on 27 September 2011 in the wake a violent raid on the indigenous march in defense of the Isiboro Sécure National Park and Indigenous Territory. Llorenti condemned it, but resigned so as to not "be converted into an instrument of the right wing and the opposition seeking to attack the process [of change] and damage the image of the President."^[2] But, police commanders and Human Rights president Rolando Villena have accused Llorenti of ordering the use of brutal force against the indigenous march.^[3] The District Attorney conducted a two-year investigation and concluded that Llorenti did not order the repression. Almost a year after resigning as Bolivia’s Defense Minister, Cecilia Chacón broke her silence to question President Evo Morales’ appointment of Llorenti as ambassador to the UN—an act which, she says, signifies impunity for those responsible for the police repression of lowland indigenous marchers last September 25 at Chaparina.^[4] Nevertheless, Chacon said she doesn't know who gave the order for such an action. As ambassador to the UN, Llorenti accomplished relevant participation in different areas. He chairs the Group of 77 and has had important positions on issues such us the conflict in the Gaza Strip.

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