The Inter-American Court of Human Rights will arrive in Ecuador in the coming days. During its stay, it will visit the Kichwa indigenous people of Sarayaku (Pastaza Province) starting on Saturday, April 21st, and then hold its 45th Extraordinary Session in Guayaquil from April 23rd to 27th. The […]
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The case that the Kichwa people of Sarayaku (Pastaza Province) have been pursuing before the Inter-American Human Rights System against the Ecuadorian State since 2003 is reaching a decisive moment. This case addresses the denunciation of serious human rights violations committed against Sarayaku in relation to […]
By Mario Melo* In 1996, the Ecuadorian government granted Block 23, which covers 601 TP3T of the territory of the Sarayaku Kichwa Indigenous People, to the Compañía General de Combustibles (CGC) of Argentina. This concession was granted without any information, consultation, or request for consent from the Sarayaku People. During the […]
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