Since at least 24 April, prisons authorities halted the provision of food and medication for detainees in five of the major prisons in Ecuador. On 2 May, a judge ordered the Ministry of Economy and Finance to transfer to the National Service for Integral Attention of People Deprived of Liberty the funds required to restore the supply of food, within 15 days. In the meantime, the families of detainees and charities have been forced to deliver food and medication at their own expense. We call on the National Service for Integral Attention of People Deprived of Liberty to coordinate with the Ministry of Economy and Finance and to comply in good faith with the judge’s ruling immediately.
