Ecuador declares state of emergency in prisons after over a hundred killed in riots
At least 116 inmates were killed in the latest prison riot in Ecuador on September 28 and around 80 were gravely injured. The violent confrontation was the bloodiest massacre in the prison system of the country
Crimes against humanity were committed by Ecuadorian state in Oct. 2019, suggests report
A Special Commission for Truth and Justice was appointed to investigate the alleged human rights violations committed by the Ecuadorian state against protesters in October 2019. Juan Carlos Solines, a member of the commission, talks about its conclusions
Riots in Ecuador’s prisons leave 80 inmates dead, ombudsman’s office holds Moreno’s government responsible
The ombudsman’s office denounced the government for failing to fulfill its role as guarantor of the rights of the people in its custody, and highlighted that the lack of design, implementation, and evaluation of public policies for citizen security is the reason for what happened in detention centers
