Observatory
Reporting Route
The steps to report and find support, and what to expect at each one.
Step by step through the procedure for reporting violence and finding support.
You can report and find support at the institutions closest to your area
Who to go to
- Bolivian Police, Special Task Force Against Violence (FELCV).
- Comprehensive Municipal Legal Services SLIM (18 years and older).
- Childhood and Adolescence Ombudsman's Office DNA (under 18 years old).
The prosecutor orders the forensic medical examination
Once the police receive your case, they inform the prosecutor, who will order the forensic doctor at IDIF to carry out a forensic medical examination and, if necessary, refer you to the health center.
Multidisciplinary teams
Through the prosecutor's office, a lawyer will be assigned free of charge to represent your case, along with a psychologist and social worker who will carry out an interview. This team depends on the SLIM (Comprehensive Municipal Legal Services).
Protective measures
The prosecutor will assess the risk you are facing in order to apply protective measures that break the cycle of violence, and/or order the aggressor's arrest, and the precautionary judge will decide your legal situation.
Shelter house
If, despite having protective measures, you decide to leave your home, you can request a safe shelter: the Shelter House or another alternative space.
More information
Where to report
- FELCV (verbal).
- Public Prosecutor's Office (written).
- Reporting facilitators: DNA, SLIM, SEPDAVI, SIJPLU.
- Health centers and community authorities.
Who can report?
Women, girls, boys and adolescents, older adults, LGBTI+ people, people with disabilities.
Protective measures
- Removal of the aggressor.
- Police accompaniment.
- Safe shelter.
- Psychological, social, and legal assistance.
LTP
If the victim did not file a report, the health facility reports the incident to the FELCV, DNA, or SLIM, institutions that must appear at the health facility to receive the report. Likewise, the DNA will be called in to comply with the rules set out in the Code for Children and Adolescents.
Collection of the products of the termination
Record, preserved remains.
Emergency care in the first 72 hours
- Treatment of injuries and wounds.
- Emergency contraception to prevent a pregnancy resulting from sexual violence.
- Prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B.
- Collection of medico-legal evidence for the trial of the aggressor.
- Emotional support.
Care after the first 72 hours following sexual violence
- Diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
- Diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B.
- Psychological therapy.
- Emotional support.
- Legal termination of pregnancy.
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