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Ecuador

Overview

Indigenous peoples affected by the 7 April 2020 oil spill in the Amazon were denied truth, justice and reparations. Detainees faced risks to their rights to life, integrity and security. The Constitutional Court decriminalized abortion on grounds of rape.

Death Penalty status

Abolitionist for all crimes

Does not use the death penalty

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News

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Ecuador: In light of new prison massacre, authorities must address structural causes

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Ecuador: Authorities and companies threaten the Amazon and its Indigenous Peoples

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USA: After almost 1,000 days of arbitrary detention, Steven Donziger’s release highlights urgent need for action against SLAPPs

Commentary

Analysis, opinion, personal stories and more.

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August 9, 2020

Amazonian Indigenous Peoples and COVID-19: ‘We’re not still waiting for help as we know it’ll never arrive’

August 5, 2020

Indigenous women demand more protection in decades-long fight for Amazon homelands

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April 3, 2020

Americas: Human rights in the age of COVID-19: Blog #1

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May 1, 2019

The risks women take to defend the environment and the rights of indigenous people

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Research

Reports, briefings, urgent actions and UN submissions.

April 5, 2022

Ecuador: Amazon at risk: Submission to the 41st session of the UPR Working Group

February 10, 2022

Ecuador: Constitutional Court ruling to protect indigenous peoples from mining projects affecting their human rights

November 4, 2020

Ecuadorian justice system must act with due diligence in investigation of gender-based violence

May 11, 2020

Ecuador: Indigenous communities of the Ecuadorian Amazon, whose lives and safety are threatened by an oil spill and COVID-19, demand respect for due process as they take legal action to defend their rights