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IACHR faces possible changes and reforms that would weaken its functions

After the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) approved amendments to its regulations, which now became part of the resolutions drafts that was discussed last Tuesday, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), the core of the debate, now...
Posted On 21 Mar 2013
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Faithful Catholics prepare for procession of Cristo del Consuelo

Catholic parishioners of all ages in Guayaquil, prepare for the traditional Good Friday procession, to be organized for the fifty-fourth time by the church of Cristo del Consuelo. Procession: This year will be held on March 29 and will maintain the same path of last year. The...
Posted On 21 Mar 2013
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Territorial Bank will be investigated over possible money laundering

The suspicion of crime came after the Prosecutor’s Office review the report from the Superintendence of Banks on the financial situation of the Territorial Bank. This is how the General Attorney, Galo Chiriboga, based on the report, revealed that the bank will be investigated not...
Posted On 21 Mar 2013
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Alvaro Noboa left the country. Judge lifted restriction order against him

The judge of the Family, Women, Children and Adolescents, Yvonne Hernandez, led to the action of habeas corpus filed by Alvaro Noboa, and yesterday ordered to the provincial head of the Migration office to dismiss physically and electronically the exit ban of the country against...
Posted On 21 Mar 2013
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Parents win judgement for their child to access a private health insurance

After an arduous battle in court, the parents of a child with Down syndrome, who was rejected by two private health insurance companies, achieved  that their son be insured in any of the plans of these two companies. The couple also got an order to amend the clauses in insurance...
Posted On 21 Mar 2013
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Solines: “The depositors will get their money inmediately and not on paper”

In an interview with Gamatv, Superintendent of Banks, Pedro Solines, explained that if the Territorial Bank fails to be sold in two weeks (deadline within the implemented resolution plan), the Deposit Insurance Corporation (CSD for its Spanish acronym) will begin paying the...
Posted On 21 Mar 2013
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Yoani Sanchez asks the Cubans to overcome their fear

Yoani Sánchez, renowned Cuban blogger, said yesterday during an event in the ultra-liberal Institute Cato, in Washington (USA) that she is no dreamer. She does not consider that the democratization of her country is going to occur only with independent journalists and new...
Posted On 21 Mar 2013
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