Ecuador Key Developments in Communicatons Law (Internet): May 2012 – April 2013
Freedomhouse.org ranks Ecuador Internet Freedom as partly partly free
Freedomhouse.org reported the Organic Law on Communications—proposed during the coverage period and later approved—tasks website owners with “ultimate responsibility” for all content. This law, combined with government pressure, resulted in the removal of the reader comments sections from two prominent news sites (see Limits on Content).
A new telecommunications act issued in July 2012 established the right to privacy and security for ICT users, while also authorizing the National Telecommunications Council to track IP addresses without judicial order (see Violations of User Rights).
Reports of advanced surveillance technology in Ecuador were confirmed by Speech Technology Center, a Russian tech company, in December 2012. The company revealed that it had completed the installation of a biometric identification system capable of generating and storing both “voiceprints” and facial recognition data in Ecuador (see Violations of User Rights).
In August 2012, Ecuador extended diplomatic asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a decision that attracted worldwide attention in part because it appeared to contradict the administration’s attitude toward free speech and media freedom (see Violations of User Rights). Read Article
Indigenous women in Latin America remain invisible to society, warns UN Urgent action needed to close ‘unacceptable gaps’ in access to work and education across Latin America and Caribbean. Indigenous women in Latin America continue to face great gaps in access to higher education, health services and employment, although there have been significant educational advances, […]
yucatan.com.mx reported that an anonymous tip led to an operation in the “table dance” Aztec Men’s Club, located on Eje Central Lazaro Cardenas, Colonia Centro, near the junction with Izazaga, where they were found 42 alleged victims of trafficking and 54 people were arrested. The Attorney General of the Federal District held the device in […]
bbc.co.uk reported that the Dominican Republic has denied that a ruling by its highest court which says that the children of undocumented migrants are not eligible for Dominican nationality is discriminatory. Human rights groups have warned that it could leave tens of thousands of people of Haitian descent stateless. Read Article
ooskanews.com reported – Residents of the indigenous city of Atliaca in Mexico’s Guerrero state have presented a complaint to the state’s Human Rights Commission, saying that they were detained and forced to sign an agreement that allowed floodwater from the city of Tixtla to be drained through their land. The city of Tixtla was heavily […]
Brazil’s truth commission has apologised for the government’s “racist” maltreatment and detention of its large Japanese community during the second world war in a step that could open the way to compensation claims. Twenty-five years after similar steps by the US and Canada, the move to make amends has been welcomed by groups representing the […]
HRW.ORG wrote – Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa should end the use of criminal defamation laws to target his critics, Human Rights Watch said today. The prosecution and convictions of the opposition legislator José Cléver Jiménez Cabrera and two union members for slandering the president violates their right to freedom of expression under international human rights […]
fundamedios.org reported that a Journalist Threatened is after publishing an article on insurances of public enterprises – Journalist Juan Carlos Calderón received Death Threats and warnings after publishing an investigative report on Alleged mismanagement of reinsurance plans of public enterprises on the new digital magazine, Plan V. That Told Fundamedios Calderon on September 26 I […]
Reporters Without Borders calls for a full investigation into the murder of the newspaper seller José Darío Arenas, shot dead two days ago as he started work in the morning in Caicedonia, a town in the western department of Valle del Cauca. “The murder of this newspaper seller is a cruel reminder that the lives […]
Victims headed to U.S. were Nepalese, Bengali and Hindi Coordinated action between the police forces of Ecuador and Colombia in Quito allowed the dismantling of a band dedicated to trafficking in persons, particularly of Asian, whose final destination was the United States, officials said Monday. The Interior Ministry said six suspects Ecuador Nepalese origin, Bengali […]
On August 2, 2013, Globo reported that the Federal Police closed sixteen establishments in Manaus used for sexual exploitation of minors, prostitution, and drug trafficking. Operation “Insurance Center” arrested 20 foreigners from Peru, Venezuela, and Colombia who were living in Brazil illegally. During the operation, police discovered a drug refining laboratory as well as families […]
The government of Ecuador must do more to protect the human rights of the indigenous people of Sarayaku if it is to fully comply with an international court ruling said Amnesty International. A year ago today the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) ruled that Ecuador must apologize, consult with and recompense the Sarayaku people […]
hrw.org reported: Dear Mr. Patiño, We are writing in response to the public statement issued by the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Ecuador on June 20, 2013,[1]regarding a letter we had sent that day to President Rafael Correa on refugee rights.[2] As you know, Human Rights Watch’s letter urged President Correa to revoke problematic provisions included […]
On July 6, 2013 Diario Pilar Regional reported the rescue of four adult Paraguayan women, the apparent victims of human trafficking, from an apartment in Del Viso where the women had been held captive. The victims are believed to have been kidnapped after responding to advertisements offering employment opportunities. However, the women later discovered that […]
On July 3, 2013 Globo reported that the Federal Prosecutor in Amazonas arrested ten suspects accused of sexual exploitation against indigenous children and adolescents of São Gabriel da Cachoeira. The suspects as well, are accused of producing pornographic videos of these indigenous children. 16 children confirmed to being victims of abuse, rape, and sexual exploitation. […]
On June 2, 2013 Télam Noticias reported a new resolution, signed by the Argentinian Secretary for Employment Enrique Deibe, which will grant relief to trafficking victims in the form of unemployment benefits. Moreover, all personnel involved in procedures relating to the provision of said insurance benefits shall observe confidentiality obligations as set forth by the […]
Hrw.org reported that the Communications Law that the Ecuadorian National Assembly approved on June 14, 2013, seriously undermines free speech, Human Rights Watch said today. The law includes overly broad language that will limit the free expression of journalists and media outlets. New Book on moving or retiring to Ecuador to be released soon- Video […]
correiodoestado.com.br reported that on June 11, 2013 that the state of Mato Grosso do Sul is the third state in Brazil; behind Bahia and Pernambuco, with the highest number of victims of human trafficking. According to a survey by the Federal Region Courts, many of the victims are natives who live along the border regions […]
On May 30, 2013 RPP Noticias reported that agents of the National Criminal Investigation Directorate (Dinincri) in San Martín de Porres have rescued a 17-year-old girl from an Asháninka indigenous community. The girl was an apparent victim of labor trafficking. According to department agents, the rescue operation occurred at the “Paúl” lodge, the same place […]
Six Hondurans and a Cuban who targeted migrants for kidnapping were arrested in the state of Guanajuato, in central Mexico, Mexico’s Municipal Office of Public Security reported Sunday. Enrique Ramírez Saldaña, director of public security at the municipality of Irapuato, said a Honduran man who was abducted managed to escape from the gang after being […]
Globo reported on May 27, 2013 that “Operation Cunhatã” arrested the tenth suspect accused of sexually exploiting indigenous girls in São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas. According to the federal police, the last suspect detained is a professor at a state school. Research shows that 30 indigenous girls between the age of 10 and 16 were […]
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noticias.r7.com reported on May 28, 2013, an ongoing debate in Brazil about rape in relation to class division and gender. The current debate circulates around whether Brazilian authorities are more occupied and concerned in defending the privileged and protecting the international reputation of Rio, rather then concern for protecting women. Ongoing rapes in Rio have […]
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ultimosegundo.ig.com.br reported on May 22, 2013 that executive director of Amnesty International; an international non-governmental organization dedicated to monitoring and protecting human rights, criticized the use of torture and excessive force by Brazilian police as a means to combat the rise in crime in 2012. The executive director stated that Brazil’s history was based on […]
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capitalnews.com.br reported on May 20, 2103, Operation Ágata 7; consisting of 25,000 militants to patrol the entire Brazilian border. Numerous government agencies such as the Federal Highway Police, Internal Revenue Service, and the Brazilian Intelligence Agency, will work together in this operation to patrol and combat cross-border crimes such as arms and ammunition trafficking, drug […]
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Edmonton Journal through the AP reported that U.S. State Department’s assistant secretary for refugee issues is drawing attention to the plight of Colombian refugees who have fled across the border into Ecuador. Anne C. Richards says the problem is continuing even though the Colombian government is in peace talks with rebels. Many refugees say they […]
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Globo reported on May 17, 2013 that four suspects; three sailors and a 14-year old boy, were detained for charges of gang rape in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná. The female victim was 14-years old. The three sailors deny involvement in the rape although they confess they were in the house and witnessed the crime although […]
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On May 15, 2013 http://coletivo.maiscomunidade.com reported that the Federal Police launched ‘Operation Freedom’ to take down a gang in the Federal District responsible for trafficking immigrants to Brazil to work in slavery-like conditions. Members of the gang were from Bangladesh and promised high-paid salaries for illegal immigration to Brazil. The police investigation identified many routes […]
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On May 14, 2013, noticias.r7.com reported the Civil Police of the state of São Paulo created a database to track and locate pedophiles in São Paulo. The database includes personal information about the suspect, a photograph, details about the crime and information about the victims. The database is meant to decrease the number of cases […]
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Globo reported on May 14, 2013 that a 26-year old cowboy was arrested this past Monday (13) for raping and sexually assaulting a 60-year old man with a piece of wood in Paraiba. The suspect entered the man’s house on Sunday and committed the crime. He claimed he was drunk at the time of the […]
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On Tuesday May 14, 2013, Terra reported the National Council of Justice adopted a resolution to legalize same sex marriage in Brazil although the decision can still be challenged in the Supreme Court. The resolution passed 14 to 1. The President of the Federal Supreme Court, Joaquim Barbosa, stated this decision was an attempt to […]
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Reported by sdpnoticias.com….”We have documented evidence that traffickers Salvadorans have a clear link with different structures operating in the region, including major drug cartels, including Los Zetas”. “All business is primarily controlled by Mexican drug cartels,” said Rocio Rodriguez, executive director of Alliance for Your Rights, an organization that fights sexual crimes that plague Central […]
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knightcenter.utexas.edu reported with six countries listed without a free press, including three countries with some of the highest levels of impunity in the world for press crimes, Latin American freedom of expression is at its lowest levels since 1989, according to Freedom House’s annual report, released on Wednesday, May 1, and the Committee to Protect […]
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BY OTTO J. REICH AND EZEQUIEL VÁZQUEZ-GER oreich@ottoreich.com International media and human-rights organizations have condemned the fiery leftwing leader of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, for conducting a comprehensive and ruthless assault on the news media. After his reelection in February, and following the death in March of his ally Hugo Chávez in Venezuela, Correa has deepened […]
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Knightcenter.utexas.edu reported that In Freedom House’s report, Paraguay and Ecuador fell from their previous press freedom rank of “Partly Free” to “Not Free” in 2012, joining Cuba, Venezuela, Mexico and Honduras. CPJ, meanwhile, ranked Colombia, Mexico and Brazil as some of the countries where criminal kills journalists with the greatest impunity. The case of Ecuador […]
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CSR Press Release Reported that the 20-year fight by residents of Ecuador’s Amazonian rain forest to make Chevron pay to clean up the contamination and polluted streams it left behind has made civil society stronger and Ecuador’s courts better prepared to deal with similar cases in the future, a lawyer who was part of the […]
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elnorte.ec reported that Indigenous communities of Otavalo and Cotacachi is where most have seen this type of case. According to a study by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO), “from 2005 to 2011 reported a total of 36 offenses of trafficking. Of these cases, between 2008 […]
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On April 15, 2013, TNH1 reported that a group of squatters near the northeastern city of Maceió have occupied a space of land on Jeguiá da Praia, about 65 kilometers from the city. Marcos Antonio da Silva, known as “Marrom,” said that the government expropriated the land two years ago for the landless, but never […]
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On April 15, 2013, Agência Brasil reported that a task force has been launched in the Brazilian state of Acre to help 1,400 displaced Haitians. They entered the country after the 2010 Haitian earthquakes. According to the federal Minister of Justice Paulo Abrão, the task force is divided into three teams. The first will address […]
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On April 15, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that Luiz Antonio Fleury Filho, former governor of São Paulo, will testify as a defense witness for several members of the state’s Polícia Militar regarding their role in the 1992 Carandiru prison massacre. The entire case will be divided among two different juries: one jury […]
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The Mexican girl who was found in El Salvador, after being kidnapped on April 1 in a location of your country, departed today to Mexico accompanied by Mexican authorities confirmed to Efe a spokesman for the Salvadoran Attorney. Valeria Hernandez de Jesus, after making all the necessary arrangements for their repatriation, “he returned to his […]
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On April 11, 2013, Globo reported that a neo-Nazi living in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte is now under investigation for photos he posted on his Facebook. Antonio Donato Baudson Peret, 24, posted on his Facebook an image of himself choking a homeless man with a chain, making reference to the homeless man doing […]
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ifex.org reported that Reporters Without Borders hails the 9 April 2013 release of Calixto Ramón Martínez Arias, an independent reporter for the Hablemos Press information centre, after several weeks of mounting calls for his release from Cuban civil society and international organizations. On being freed, Martínez immediately went to Hablemos Press headquarters, where fellow independent […]
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Ecuador’s attempt to introduce institutional changes in the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has been frustrated for now. Quito is seeking allies to create parallel regional mechanisms, but the risks of losing at this game are high, according to experts and users of the regional justice system. The proposal that Ecuador took to the 44th […]
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On April 9, 2013, A Tarde reported that Jean Wyllys, federal deputy from Bahia and member of the Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL), has requested police protection after receiving death threats. The death threats are linked to Mr. Wyllys’ homosexuality and support for gay rights in Brazil. Mr. Wyllys is a former winner of Big […]
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On April 3, 2013 Chilean newspaper La Nación reported that two Ecuadorians have recently been indicted in Arica on charges of human trafficking. Marcos Renteria and his brother Julio Valencia were arrested at the Chacalluta border crossing on Tuesday after attempting to smuggle 10 Ecuadorians posing as tourists into Chile. According to evidence presented in […]
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About two million children and adolescents are sexually exploited in Latin America, a figure “alarming” that manages the Regional Coalition Against Trafficking in Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, said its president in Ecuador, Rocío Rosero. “There are about two million children and adolescents who are in situations of sexual exploitation,” said Rosero to […]
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On April 4, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that pastor Marco Feliciano (PSC-SP), federal deputy and head of the Chamber of Deputies’ Human Rights Commission, traveled to Salvador yesterday and made a sermon to a local Baptist church. He was met at the location by protesters from the Gay Group of Bahia (GGB), […]
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On April 4, 2013, Agência Brasil reported that homophobia-related cases in Rio de Janeiro now fall under the jurisdiction of the local police. The local Coordination Office for the Protection of Sexual Diversity (CEDS) will now pass all of its information to the Rio de Janeiro Civil Police, in an effort to strengthen public policy […]
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Washington Post – Opinion piece César Gaviria Trujillo is a former president of Colombia and past secretary general of the Organization of American States. A historic showdown set to occur at Friday’s meeting of the general assembly of the Organization of American States could determine the future of human rights protections throughout the Western Hemisphere. […]
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Andes.info.ec reported in a firm address, Patricio Barriga, representative of Ecuador in the hearing of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the Organization of American States, denied with objective evidence the accusations by the non-governmental organization Fundamedios and by the Ecuadorian Association of Newspaper Editors (AEDEP, Spanish acronym) the alleged threats to the […]
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The Special Rapporteur of the United Nations (UN) on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, Najat Maalla M’Jid, recently lamented that despite efforts by the Guatemalan authorities, many children are victims of sexual exploitation and forced labor. Read Article
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Representatives of the March of Silence lamented violence against Guatemalan children, which has left 73 dead children, in addition to the violations of their rights. Read Article
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eluniverso.com reported that in an operation called Harp, made in Azuay and El Oro, the National Bureau of Narcotics and Money Laundering Unit managed the arrest of four persons, including the son of Joseph Vasquez Arcesio Marin, who is sentenced for trafficking. According to the police report, “the smuggler ‘had international contacts with traders in […]
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On March 7, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that Marco Feliciano (PSC-SP), a pastor the Assembly of God church network, was confirmed this morning in a controversial vote held by current members of the federal government’s Human Rights Committee. In a vote of 11-0 (one abstained), Mr. Feliciano was elected the leader in […]
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On March 6, 2013, A Tarde reported that residents of a quilombo community in Bahia are protesting against actions recently taken by the Brazilian Navy to take land claimed by the residents in Simões Filho, part of the Salvador Metropolitan Area. Close to 400 protesters stood in front of the Federal Attorneys’ Office today, requesting […]
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On March 1, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that the Christian Social Party (PSC), poised to head the Brazilian government’s Human Rights Commission, will nominate evangelical pastor Marco Feliciano to head the corpus. Feliciano has faced criticism in the past for making derogatory comments towards homosexuals and blacks. The PSC serves as part […]
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rpp.com.pe reported that a total of 387 complaints about the crime of human trafficking received the Attorney General, from January to November of 2012, achieving the arrest of 92 people nationwide into the crime, it was reported Sunday. According to the recent report of the National Register of Detainees and Sentenced for Effective Freedom (RENADESPPLE), […]
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vanguardia.com reported that the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in its annual report on the situation in Colombia, said criminal gangs, known as Bacrim, have become one of the largest sources of human rights violations. “The post-demobilization groups, are considered by all sectors of the biggest threats to public order, and responsible for the greatest […]
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On February 21, 2013, A Tarde reported that Carmem Topschall, a businesswoman in the Brazilian state of Bahia, is defending her innocence as she is investigated for an illegal adoption scheme that carries human trafficking charges. She faced questioning this morning related to the children, who she says she legally adopted from the town of […]
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On February 19, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that federal prosecutors are investigating a case in São Paulo state involving accusations of slave labor. Police caught five Bolivian laborers that authorities say were subject to slave conditions working in a sewing factory in Americana. The women worked for a children’s clothing company, of […]
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Elpais.com reported that the Government of Bolivia has announced that Congress will approve as soon as possible a law punishable by 30 years in prison on femicide and discuss a proposed chemical castration for rapists. The initiative was accelerated after the murder, on Tuesday, Huaycho Hanali journalist at the hands of her husband, police Lt. […]
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The federal government has added Mexico, Israel and six other countries to the list of so-called “safe” nations Canada has deemed unlikely to produce legitimate asylum claimants. The addition Thursday, which takes effect immediately, brings to 35 the number of countries now on the list. Mexican officials have been asking for the designation for some […]
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Youth gangs are the main perpetrators of the crime in Central America, where the majority of the population has little confidence in the security forces, according to a survey released today in Guatemala by CID-Gallup. The survey, conducted last January a total of 7,200 Central Americans, ie 1,200 in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa […]
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The Attorney General’s Office, through the Special Prosecutor for Crimes of Violence against Women and Trafficking (FEVIMTRA), said the country estate where they were arrested 24 members Defenders of the cult of Christ. Their leaders, the Spanish Ignacio González de Arriba, “The Master Phoenix”, the Venezuelan José Segovia and Tito Losanger Arenas Shoucri Mohamed Ahdalha […]
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china.org.cn reported that Costa Rica account starting today with a new law against human trafficking offenses and punishing new increases penalties for those who engage in this scourge, reported the Directorate General of Immigration. Costa Rica account starting today with a new law against human trafficking offenses and punishing new increases penalties for those who […]
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Frontera Comalapa, Chiapas. – Elements agency group conducted an operation in the town of Frontera Comalapa, where they managed to rescue five Central American women, including a minor, who were victims of human trafficking. These actions were led by the Attorney General of the State (PGJE), in coordination with personnel from the Ministry of Security […]
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Radio.uchile.cl reported….In 2011 was published the miserable situation in which 57 were Paraguayan citizens working illegally in the estates of businessman Francisco Javier Errazuriz. This revealed that human trafficking is a reality in Chile but little known patent. Proof of this is that only in November 2012 created a special police brigade of Investigation to […]
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On February 6, 2013, O Dia reported that the Vice-Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, together with the head of the Human Rights Department of the federal government, is launching a campaign in time for Rio’s annual Carnaval celebration targeted at speaking up against sexual exploitation of minors and adolescents. The ceremony will feature various artistic […]
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The Child and Adolescent Police carried out an operation to catch people using minors to the drug trade. In the operation, were found three kilos of cocaine were seized.
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cpj.org press release -Authorities in Colombia should ensure the safety of two journalists who have fled the northern city of Montería after being threatened for their reporting on criminal groups, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Amilkar Alvear, a reporter for the daily El Heraldo and its sister newspaper, Al Día, and Jairo Cassiani, […]
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On January 30, 2013, G1 reported that a Brazilian couple was arrested for participating in human trafficking. This action comes the on same day as the Federal Police’s announcement of a joint human trafficking investigation with the Spanish National Police. The couple was found by means of an anonymous tip. According to Federal Police, the […]
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On January 30, 2013, A Tarde reported that Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff spoke at a ceremony honoring Holocaust victims in Brasília Tuesday night, comparing the plight of millions of Jews and other groups to human rights violations committed during Brazil’s history, including those committed during the military dictatorship period. She celebrated the creation of the […]
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The president of the National Commission of Human Rights (CNDH), Raúl Plascencia Villanueva, regretted that despite progress in respect for fundamental guarantees, enforced disappearances, inhuman and degrading treatment, torture, illegal searches and arrests in mostly associated with operating public security institutions, “are more present than the past few years.” In presenting his annual report to […]
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On January 23, 2013, O Globo reported that close to 100 people threatened with eviction in the Milton Santos Settlement in Americana, São Paulo state, occupied the Lula Institute in the capital’s South Zone. Four supporters of the occupation have also declared a hunger strike. The protesters seek immediate action from Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff […]
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The bad news is that the main cause of femicide that Amnesty International has identified is government inaction and the resulting impunity—human rights abusers can literally get away with murder in Guatemala, especially when their victims are women. Amnesty found that less than 4 percent of homicide cases result in the conviction of those responsible. […]
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On January 15, 2013, O Estado de São Paulo reported that the National Truth Commission, established last year by President Dilma Rousseff to investigate episodes of human rights violations between 1946 and 1988, received documents from the government of the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul regarding a recently slain military colonel, Júlio Miguel […]
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Background Six police officers were found guilty in July of crimes against state security following police protests over pay cuts in September 2010. In May President Correa narrowly won a 10-question referendum, which included a proposal to reform the judicial system as well as to regulate the media. In February, an Ecuadorian court fined the […]
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House Representative member Angela Robledo, denounced on Tuesday in political control debate, members of the armed forces were involved in cases of sexual violence in the context of armed conflict. “We have evidence that some members of the security forces, abuse of children and adolescents in conflict zones. Sexual exploitation by these officials and adolescents […]
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Angulo Miller’s murder on Saturday night in Tumaco shot alarms victims organizations in the Pacific Coast and across the country, many of whom feel that their presence paradoxically invited spaces from the Government for their participation is generating an upsurge in threats from groups interested in having their claims are unsuccessful. Angulo, who was shot […]
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After 19 days in a Cuban jail, Antonio Rodiles, the Cuba-based independent producer of the Emmy-nominated TV Martí program Estado de SATS, is a free man. Charges of “resisting authority” were dropped after the prominent opposition leader paid a nominal fine on Nov. 26. “(My arrest)has made me feel stronger about the mission for Cuba’s […]
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61 people missing in Barinas state are recorded in the reports issued by the Peace and Life Committee. Its director has been denouncing and holding responsible a specific pillar of the political and trade union sectors…Oscar Pineda’s office is not a comfortable place. Pineda is an old man, an elderly who perhaps should not be […]
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Authorities in Costa Rica announced today that six foreign women rescued victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation in the tourism province of Guanacaste, on the Pacific country. The Department of Immigration said in a statement that women are rescued Friday Nicaraguan and Dominican, without specifying details for their protection, who were forced to work at […]
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Pilots for Argentina’s infamous “death flights” have begun trial, and brought up on charges for crimes against humanity for their active participation in de facto president Jorge Rafael Videla’s “dirty war” that consumed the Latin American county for years. From 1976-1983 during Videla’s reign as Argentina’s dictator, in addition to the armies kidnappings and murders, […]
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Peruvian prosecutors have reopened the case of forced sterilizations performed during the government of Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000), archived for two years. The Inter-American Commission asked the Peruvian State in October 2011 resume tax investigation following the complaint of 2,074 women who did not give informed consent or to whom food aid and social conditioned to […]
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Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of Jose Ramon Aniceto Gomez, 65, and Pascual Agustin Cruz, 49 , considered the only two prisoners of conscience in the country by human rights organizations. The two Indian water activists, served a seven-year sentence for a misdemeanor that hid a water conflict in the center of […]
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Was reduced by 50 percent the complaints in the State Commission of Human Rights (ECHR) against the 21st Military Zone, said Jose Maria Cazares. A few days after the conclusion of the administration of President Felipe Calderón, the leader of the ECHR noted that because of the work that was done through lectures and training […]
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Roberta Jacobson discusses relations with the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs says that the U.S. is concerned about the situation of the press in Ecuador.’The situation of the press in Ecuador we are deeply concerned. We have to say it is one of the most difficult cases for freelancers. We have […]
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A 19 toll rose today arrested by Chilean police in an operation to dismantle a prostitution of minors between 12 and 17 years. The lawsuit, known as Operation Heidi, started on Thursday night with the arrest of 14 people in raids carried out by about 60 police officers to civilian homes in the center of […]
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Adrian Silva Moreno was shot dead in the central state of Puebla, where she worked as a contributor to the regional Puntual. Puntal confirmed that Silva, 34, was killed Wednesday when finished making news coverage about the discovery of a warehouse where stolen fuel was stored in the town of Tehuacan, located two hours from […]
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According to one researcher speculated, on Saturday morning, the storm subsided the number of customers in the three southern whiskey bars of San Luis that were raided by members of the Federal Agency Cuyo. Six people, two managers for every local, said the source, were arrested. Monica Spagnuolo, the federal prosecutor in San Luis, who […]
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Lahora.com.ec reported that Threats to the integrity and life of journalists have become more evident in the last month, because those affected have published their reports. There are at least four cases that have been released, so the Ecuador Journalists Forum (FOPE) expressed rejection “of any threat to the physical integrity of every journalist in […]
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A newspaper report Newspaper Group members of America (GDA) said in April that in countries such as Venezuela, Ecuador and Argentina continues to attack governments that pressure media not to publish unfavorable information to the authorities. Indicates that harassment ranges from aggressive statements of authorities to intimidate and discredit professionals in the public eye, until […]
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Santiago de Chile, (Mapocho Press.) – With three other journalists silenced by force in Brazil, Ecuador and Honduras, and two disappeared in Mexico during July, a total of 32 journalists and media workers were killed and four are missing in seven countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in the seven months of 2012, according […]
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Elcomercio.pe reported that the election judge Campina Grande, in the Brazilian state of Paraiba, has issued an arrest warrant against the CFO of Google Brazil , Luiz Edmundo Pinto Balthazar, for ignoring two court orders requiring him to remove a video from YouTube. The video in question is one in which Romero Rodrigues, a candidate […]
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Thestate.com/AP reported… To Correa, Australian-born Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is a truth-teller who deserves praise and protection as he knocks down the walls of government secrets. But when it comes to Ecuador’s opposition media, Correa says too many journalists serve special interests and have immense, unchecked power. Correa has been fighting a running battle with […]
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For a month and a week that Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho had to leave his home in Cancun that it keeps close to the sea, which is energy-place death threats. “If still investigating, we sent his family to pieces,” he said. It was the first time I received them. With the publication of his first […]
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In April last year the law was reformed on “trafficking” to punish with imprisonment those who bring foreigners to the lucrative sex trade. Before this legal amendment, Chile was a paradise for pimps who risked derisory punishments and returned to the business within days of arrest. CIPER investigated a band who ran brothels in an […]
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rebelion.org reported …. Denounce to the university community and national and international estates human rights protection, the attacks against life and personal integrity of students, perpetrated by agents of the power available from the Metropolitan Police of Bogotá. The Association of University Professors, branch of the National Pedagogical University, complaint to the university community and […]
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