Ecuador

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Overview

There was little progress in investigations into enforced disappearances. Security forces cracked down on protests and a new law restricting freedom of association was passed. Detainees continued to face very precarious conditions. In the Amazon region, gas flaring and exploitation of natural resources continued without the consent of Indigenous Peoples. Human rights defenders continued to be at risk. The independence of the judiciary was threatened.

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Abolitionist for all crimes

Does not use the death penalty

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