Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 18:21:00 : vimarsa

Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 18:21:00

but also kidnappings as well. and that triggered the president at the time to announce this state of emergency, essentially a package of extraordinary measures like bringing in the military to try and control law and order in the streets and in prisons, but also introducing local curfews in certain areas, which did suspend people's rights while they were going on. so, as you say, these measures have sort of been tested at the moment. and some people i've spoken to here in the capital, quito, have told me that the measures so far have made them feel a little bit safer, that seeing the military, as you can maybe even see behind me, patrolling areas around the city is something that's given them a bit of relief after months and months of this relentless violence. 0thers, though, are particularly concerned because one thing that human rights groups have raised is that since the introduction of those measures back injanuary, there has been an increase in what they describe as arbitrary detentions and arrests, in some cases police violence and brutality as well. so that is a concern from the camp who are voting no in today's referendum.

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