Ecuador issues apology for permitting oil drilling on tribal lands

buenosairesherald.com reported Ecuador has apologized to an indigenous community for authorizing oil drilling on ancestral land without their permission.

The apology to the Sarayaku community came two years after the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that the OPEC nation had violated the tribe’s right to be consulted on oil concessions granted for their land.

Ecuador paid US$1.3 million to the community, which lives in the southeastern jungle region of Pastaza, as a result of the court’s decision. Read Article

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