Last Change:

05/09/2025

Constitución Política del Estado

Year: 2009

Type: Domestic law

Rights Category: Asylum, Education, Freedom of movement, Health, Housing, land & property, Liberty & security of person, Nationality & facilitated naturalization, Social protection, Work & Workplace rights, Family life, Documentation

Link to external source: https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/2009/es/67225?prevDestination=search&prevPath=/search?keywords=constitution&order=desc&sm_country_name%5B%5D=Bolivia+%28Plurinational+State+of%29&sort=score&ss_collection_name%5B%5D=Legal+Instruments&result=result-67225-en
Description

The is the Constitution of Bolivia.  It establishes that Bolivia is a Unitary Social State of Plurinational Communitarian Law, free, independent, sovereign, democratic, intercultural, decentralized, and with autonomies. Article 29 grants foreigners the right to seek and receive asylum in Bolivia if facing political or ideological persecution.  The same provision stipulates that individuals with asylum or refugee status cannot be expelled or returned to dangerous situations.

Selected provisions
Political Constitution of the Plurinational State of Bolivia - Generic

Political Constitution of the Plurinational State of Bolivia - Generic

Article 29 - Right to seek asylum and Non refoulement

I. Se reconoce a las extranjeras y los extranjeros el derecho a pedir y recibir asilo o refugio por persecución política o ideológica, de conformidad con las leyes y los tratados internacionales.
II. Toda persona a quien se haya otorgado en Bolivia asilo o refugio no será expulsada o entregada a un país donde su vida, integridad, seguridad o libertad peligren. El Estado atenderá de manera positiva, humanitaria y expedita las solicitudes de reunificación familiar que se presenten por padres o hijos asilados o refugiados.