of a tortured person. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights noted significant developments in the defence of human rights in Bolivia as upheld in the new Constitution of 7 February 2009, especially in the recognition of the rights of Bolivia's indigenous population, which has been disproportionately affected by acts of state violence. However, the same report stressed that the laws against torture and state violence in Bolivia remain unsatisfactory, particularly regarding the follow-up to events in Sucre and Pando in 2008, despite increased awareness and sensitivity to these issues. The National Plan of Action on Human Rights 2009-2014 "To Live Well" recognised the absence of any preventative or punitative legislation against torture and mistreatment, and established the objective of adopting a policy of prevention, vigilance and sanction of torture and cruel, inhumane, degrading or humiliating punishment and treatment, or any other form of attack on physical, psychological, moral or sexual integrity perpetrated by private persons or public functionaries. It also recommended that the government implement a national preventive mechanism to allow unrestricted access to places of detention. Various human rights organisations have raised concerns over the extent to which legislation against torture has actually been implemented. Amnesty International, for example, is concerned that the extradition requests filed with the US government regarding former Bolivian President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada and two former ministers, all implicated in the killings of demonstrators in El Alto in 2003, are still pending. Although legal proceedings were taken against the state officials held responsible for events in Pando 2008, both the UN and Amnesty International have expressed concerns about delays and complications in the judicial process, which has yet to be concluded. Work ITEI carries out projects in various areas, engaging not only in the investigation of acts of torture and state violence and the rehabilitation of those affected, but also in the prevention of such incidents. Sociotherapy The intervention branch of ITEI is divided into the following: Medical division, responsible for rehabilitation and prevention Psychotherapeutic division which provides psychological treatment Social and legal division which assists reintegration into society Care is offered to anyone affected by torture and state violence. Between 2005 and 2008 some 678 patients were attended to in ITEI's medical centres in La Paz, El Alto and Cochabamba, many of whom were involved in major acts of state violence or repression. In response to the Cochabamba social unrest of