Ongoing legal and policy changes to protect freedom of expression, welcomed by UN Special Rapporteur Published at 14.11.2018 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development protest Read more
Civil society reports decrease in freedom of expression violations in 2018 Published at 20.03.2019 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development indigenous groups Read more
Ecuador: represión de manifestaciones contra la austeridad Published at 30.09.2019 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force protest protestor(s) detained protest disruption release of HRDs positive CS development HRD detained negative court ruling HRD threatened Read more
Protests against economic austerity met with repression in Ecuador Published at 26.09.2019 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: protest protestor(s) detained protest disruption release of HRDs positive CS development HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force HRD threatened Read more
Mass protests in Ecuador: hundreds detained and thousands injured in ten days Published at 23.10.2019 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups killing of protestors violent protest attack on journalist protestor(s) detained excessive force protest Read more
Correa vilifies nongovermental organisations Published at 28.06.2016 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction indigenous groups public vilification Read more
Impunity for police aggression against indigenous women human rights defenders Published at 23.08.2016 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship women indigenous groups Read more
New bill could undermine online expression Published at 24.10.2016 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship access to info. law labour rights Read more
Civil society fights back against threatened closure of environmental CSO Published at 09.01.2017 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: extractive industries indigenous groups CSO closure Read more
International human rights officials concerned about free expression violations in Ecuador Published at 16.12.2016 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force protest Read more
Conflict over mining on indigenous lands leads to widespread civic space abuses Published at 08.02.2017 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: office raid CSO closure extractive industries indigenous groups private sector negative court ruling criminal defamation Read more
Civil society pushes for changes in Ecuador with new President in power Published at 11.08.2017 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction release of HRDs Read more
New bill to regulate citizen participation under review in Ecuador Published at 07.04.2017 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups intimidation harassment attack on journalist protest extractive industries violent protest bureaucratic restriction Read more
Amnistía Primero campaigners appeal to government to release imprisoned activists Published at 14.06.2017 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: internet restriction indigenous groups attack on HRD harassment LGBTI censorship Read more
Despite some improvements, freedom of expression violations continue in Ecuador Published at 31.10.2017 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups protest attack on journalist non state actors Read more
Civil society reports decrease in freedom of expression violations in 2017 Published at 10.01.2018 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive CS development indigenous groups release of HRDs intimidation Read more
Héctor Aguavil Calazacón of the indigenous community of Tsáchila murdered Published at 22.03.2018 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling indigenous groups intimidation attack on journalist HRD killing labour rights Read more
Ecuador signs on to regional agreement to protect HRDs Published at 23.05.2018 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship non state actors positive CS development internet restriction Read more
Ecuador officially joins the Open Government Partnership Published at 23.08.2018 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: indigenous groups extractive industries environmental rights positive CS development Read more
Ecuador rejects IACHR report on human rights violations and Ombudsman receives death threats Published at 19.03.2020 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD threatened harassment attack on journalist excessive force Read more
Ecuador rechaza informe de la CIDH sobre violaciones de DD. HH. Published at 24.03.2020 Country Ecuador Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment attack on journalist HRD threatened excessive force Read more
