Communication sent by the Special Rapporteur  Indigenous Peoples to follow-up to a communication sent on 27 September 2011 regarding the situation of indigenous peoples in the Isiboro Sécure Indigenous Territory and National Park (TIPNIS) (A/HRC/19/44, BEN 3/2011). According to the new information received, on February 10, 2012, the President of Bolivia promulgated the "Law on Consultation with the Indigenous Peoples of the Isiboro Sécure Indigenous Territory and National Park – TIPNIS" (Law No. 222) which convenes a consultation process with the Mojeño-Trinitario, Chimane and Yuracaré peoples who inhabit the reserve. Concerns and strong criticism have been expressed about this new law and the conflicting effects it could generate. According to the information received, Law 222 was enacted due to pressure exerted by some sectors of the population within the TIPNIS who have supported the construction of the highway. It has been alleged, however, that through this new law, the Government would have sought to reopen the possibility of building the road, despite the fact that this would allegedly contravene Law 180 which represented the Government's commitment not to build a road in TIPNIS. (Unofficial translation).