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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.
Tag: Ecuador
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ecuador: general strike, indigenous march on Quito
An indigenous March for Life and Dignity arrived in Quito just as a general strike was launched to press Ecuador's President Rafael Correa on economic and environmental demands.
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Ecuador: general strike in Galápagos
The Galápagos Islands were shut down by a general strike called by residents to protest the repeal of a law subsidizing wages to meet high living costs in the remote territory.
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Ecuador: Waorani warriors on trial in oil-field raid
Indigenous leaders in Ecuador are calling for the release of Waorani tribesmen accused of carrying out a raid on a jungle oil-field that left six soldiers injured.