Ecuador’s Constitutional Court ruled the state responsible for the forced disappearance and killing of four Afro-descendant minors detained by soldiers in 2024.

The country is living under a dictatorship, the Citizen Revolution party says. In the early hours of Tuesday, Ecuador’s Office of the Attorney General arrested Aquiles Alvarez, the mayor of Guayaquil, for “the purpose of filing criminal charges.” RELATED: Ecuador and Colombia to Discuss Bilateral Agenda Amid Trade War Widely known for his opposition to […]

The new prison massacre coincides with the transfer of inmates from Machala, and comes amid a crisis that has left more than 500 dead since 2021.

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances demands that the State guarantee security and psychosocial support to the families and defenders of the “Children of the Malvinas”, in a case that still seeks the integral truth.

Advocates insist on the urgency of restoring adequate food, health and rehabilitation services for detainees.

On Wednesday, a new riot erupted at the Fourth Regional Prison in Guayaquil, marking the first episode of penitentiary violence since Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa declared an “internal armed conflict” and militarized the prisons. RELATED:  Guillermo Lasso Refuses to Answer Questions About Corruption Videos shared on social media show inmates setting mattresses on fire inside one […]

On Tuesday, Ecuadorian criminal organizations linked to international drug trafficking unleashed a wave of violence that left ten people dead in Guayaquil City. RELATED: Noboa Declares Internal Armed Conflict in Ecuador Among the victims are two police officers, Corporals Alex Taday and Luis Guanotuña, who were shot dead in Nobol, in the province of Guayas. […]