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  EcuadorNews: Former presidential hopeful Guillermo Lasso told Chilean daily El Mercurio that “Ecuador’s problems are so serious that these cannot be solved with a change of nuances, but a substantive change is required.” “I believe that the problem...

EcuadorNews: Freedom of expression, collective rights, and activism are portrayed as the most ‘disrespected’ human rights during the ten years of government of Rafael Correa. In spite of the official speech on human rights ‘progress,’ the mention of these...

EcuadorNews: She graduated as a lawyer at the Universidad Central in 1944, she was the first Ecuadorian woman to earn that degree. Born in Barcelona, Spain, where her father was a consul, she has been a member of the Anti-Corruption Commission for two years. He was a municipal...

EcuadorNews: The prosecutor investigated Prado two years ago, for perpetrating violent deaths in the city, and brought him to trial. Since then, an agent guards him in his office, at home, and during legal proceedings. Fears and precautions are not exaggerated.  During the...

EcuadorNews: Manuel Sanz, a civil engineer, 29, resigned his position as a public official in Venezuela in December and sold his car and other possessions in search of a better future. The young man left his native Caracas three months ago to settle down in Ecuador. Guayaquil and...

Ecuadornews: Attempt to declare Maduro “personae non gratae” failed The councilors of PAIS and its allied movements in the city of Quito blocked yesterday an initiative to declare the Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro “persona non grata,” who has been...

Ecuadornews: In 10 years in office, Correa has pardoned 43 convicted, but only one for embezzlement. The presidential decision to pardon a convict for embezzlement, which is a crime of public administration, sets a controversial precedent in this type of pardon that previously...

Ecuadornews: In a meeting with representatives of the banking sector in the capital, President-elect Lenin Moreno reiterated his commitment to uphold dollarization as an official currency and exchange rate regime. The appointment lasted more than one hour and was attended by...

Ecuadornews: At least 1,500 guests will accompany Lenin Moreno at his inauguration to be held at the Legislature on May 24th.  Official event details are confidential. It is a task assigned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which has not yet confirmed the list of leaders from...

Ecuadornews: The protest concentrated outside the Prosecutor’s Office of Pichincha. People who arrived at that site, in the north of Quito, shouted over and over again: “tweeting is not a crime.” Those who protested referred to the process that was opened...