The Andes
Colombia: will paras fill post-FARC power vacuum?
Rights groups see an urgent threat that criminal gangs and paramilitary groups will fill the power vacuum in remote areas of Colombia as the FARC is demobilized.
Tag: Ecuador
Greater Middle East
Ecuadorans mobilize in solidarity with Kurds
Scuffles broke out between pro-Kurdish protesters and police outside the National Higher Studies Institute in Quito where Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was speaking.
The Andes
Ecuador passes new agrarian reform law
Ecuador's National Assembly approved a Law on Rural Lands and Ancestral Territories—hailed as a new agrarian reform but spurned by indigenous dissidents as insufficient.
The Andes
Ecuador reaches settlement with Oxy Petroleum
Ecuador will pay $1 billion to US oil giant Occidental following a settlement in a case over cancellation of a massive contract in the Amazon basin.
The Andes
Ecuador: lawmakers end presidential term limits
Amid protests from the opposition, Ecuador's National Assembly passed a constitutional amendment lifting presidential term limits, beginning in 2021.
The Andes
Crimes against humanity on trial in Ecuador
Ecuador's National Court of Justice is set to open the country's first trial for crimes against humanity, concerning the disappearance and torture of guerilla suspects.
The Andes
Ecuador: victory for Kichwa sovereignty
Ecuadoran border authorities allowed an indigenous leader to enter the country on a passport issued by the Kichwa Nation, hailed as an "historic precedent" for the hemisphere.
The Andes
Ecuador: gov retreats on closure of press watchdog
Ecuador's government dropped moves to shut the country's press watchdog after revelations that public funds were used to purge the Internet of critical material.
The Andes
Ecuador: protesters remobilize in Quito
Indigenous and labor protesters again marched on Quito, now demanding release of "political prisoners" detained in last month's nation-wide demonstrations.
The Andes
Ecuador shuts down free-speech organization
Ecuador's Secretary of Communications officially informed free-speech advocacy organization Fundamedios that it is being dissoved for promoting "indisputably political" material.
The Amazon
Canada rules for Ecuador villagers in Chevron case
Canada's high court ruled that Ecuadoran villagers seeking to enforce a multi-billion dollar judgment against Chevron may pursue the case against the company's Canadian subsidiary.
The Andes
Ecuador: UN expresses concern on repression
UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Victoria Tauli-Corpuz expressed urgent concern over ongoing violence against protesters by security forces in Ecuador.