A Dangerous Partnership: Abuses, Unanswered Questions, and US-Ecuador Security Cooperation

The deepening security relationship between the United States and Ecuador has come under intense scrutiny following a comprehensive investigation by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The report, released in Washington, D.C., alleges that joint operations and intelligence-sharing initiatives have been linked to a series of grave human rights violations, including torture, arbitrary detentions, and unexplained drone […]

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Ecuador Fails to Comply with Inter-American Court Ruling to Protect Isolated Indigenous Peoples in Yasuní National Park

Ecuador is currently failing to adhere to critical mandates issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) aimed at protecting the Tagaeri and Taromenane Indigenous peoples, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported today. These groups, who live in voluntary isolation within the biodiverse Yasuní National Park, face an existential threat due to ongoing oil extraction […]

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