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Situation Report in English on Ecuador about Health and Protection and Human Rights; published on 30 Apr 2024 by IFRC

Human Rights Watch has been monitoring, with dismay, the increase in violence in Ecuador, which in recent years has become one of the countries with the highest homicide rates in the region.

Ecuador is under the spotlight of the international press because of recent violence linked to drug trafficking. Sr. Maritza Rolón Cevallos talks to GSR about how she confronts this crisis through her prison ministry.

Mexico City, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Mexico and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Wednesday have agreed upon avenues to collaborate in favor of a safe, orderly, regular and humane migration.

At least 48 inmates escaped from a prison in the northern city of Esmeraldas in Ecuador amid the "internal armed conflict" in the country declared on January 8.

Only five of the 48 prison inmates that escaped Monday from the Esmeraldas jailhouse were recaptured later in the day according to sources from Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboas administration quoted by local media.

Quito, January 16 (IANS): At least 48 inmates escaped from a prison in the northern city of Esmeraldas in Ecuador amid the "internal armed conflict" in the country declared on January 8.

Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

The escape of a highly notorious gang leader from prison has plunged Ecuador into turmoil. In response to the ensuing chaos, President Daniel Noboa has declared a state of emergency that encompasses the entire country. Now, the question that arises is: what is the underlying cause behind this havoc?

Havana, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) The president of the National People’s Power Assembly (parliament), Esteban Lazo, convened the Second Ordinary Session of that body, in its 10th Legislature.