Category Archives: proyectos hidroelectricas

ECUADOR: Number of peasants accused of terrorism increases.

On November 12, 2012, the Fifth Criminal Court of Chillanes (Bolívar province) issued a pretrial detention order against Manuel Trujillo and Manuela Pacheco, both leaders of the San Pablo de Amalí Community, for allegedly committing acts of sabotage and terrorism. According to the defense attorney […]

HIDROTAMBO PROJECT: Harassment of farmers in San Pablo de Amalí, Bolívar Province, continues.

Pressure continues in San Pablo de Amalí over Hidrotambo. After two members of the San Pablo de Amalí community were arrested in previous weeks for resisting and preventing the destruction of their crops due to the construction of a hydroelectric project by the private company Hidrotambo SA, a committee of those affected […]

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