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El Universo newspaper today released a statement announcing that their international demand before the Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) will continue in order to seek a way to clear the crime against the Perez brothers, directors of the media and Emilio Palacio, former editor...

An International Court of Arbitration, administered by the Permanent Court at The Hague issued an interim award which states with jurisdiction over the claims raised by Chevron (Texaco) against Ecuador. The multinational asked for arbitration in September 2009 in order to move to...

Judge Wilson Merino, of the Criminal Division of the Ecuadorian National Court of Justice (CNJ), said this afternoon that El Universo case was filed in the courts. The judges of the Criminal Division agreed in a written document with the decision of President Rafael Correa, who...

The Ecuadorian president, Rafael Correa, gave a speech in an open letter to the country. His declaration was made in Palacio de Carondelet in the capital of Quito. The conference started with some delays. However, the president started by saying “I never wanted this trial, like...

Ecuador will attend the hearing called by Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) to deal with the sentence of El Universo case. Chancellor Ricardo Patiño, added that the Ecuadorian president, Rafael Correa “requested that I participate and attend this meeting.” Patiño...

Video Via CNN Fernando Alvarado, National Secretary of Communications announced via twitter that next Monday, February 27th Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa will announce whether he forgives the penalty of 3 years in prison and pay $ 40 million to managers and one former...

From Bogota, Colombia, the former Judge Monica Encalada made serious statements regarding El Universocase. During an interview with Teleamazonas, the former judicial council revealed that Gutemberg Vera, Sawyer of the Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa, offered her $3,000....

Chancellor Ricardo Patiño, stated that the Ecuadorian government believes its ‘impossible’ to allow the precautionary measures requested by the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) that favour the directors of El Universo and the former editor ...

Yesterday, Manuel Prieto, eighth temporary judge in Criminal Guarantees, approved the Protection Action submitted by the group Diabluma, to prevent the installation of the bust of the former Ecuadorian President Leon Febres-Cordero in Las Peñas. After the hearing, Governor Robert...

The opinion article that sentenced El Universo Newspaper to pay a restitution of $ 40 million will be published in eight countries. The article, written by former opinion editor Emilio Palacio condemned him and directors of the journal, brothers Carlos, Cesar and Nicolas Perez to...