Ecuador: NGO Responds to President Correa’s Accusations of Political Bias

panampost.com reported On July 21, Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report regarding unjustified delays in Ecuadorian courts, particularly related to appeals made by protesters convicted for participating in anti-government demonstrations.

According to HRW, Ecuador’s most recent penal code, adopted in 2014, clarifies the ambiguous definitions that the crimes of “terrorism” and “sabotage” had under previous legislation. The NGO contends that under the previous law, the government criminally prosecuted several people without any justification, including the “Luluncoto 10“, Pepe Acacho, and Mery Zamora, among others. Read Article

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