| ECUADOR 2016 HUMAN RIGHTS Report Contributor(s): Penny Hill Press (Editor), U. S. State Department (Author) |
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ISBN: 1976451035 ISBN-13: 9781976451034 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Human Rights |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.29 lbs) 46 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The main human rights abuses were lack of independence in the judicial sector; restrictions on freedom of speech, press, assembly, and association; and corruption. Government regulatory bodies established under the 2013 communications law issued a series of sanctions, fines, and forced corrections and retractions, primarily against independent media and journalists. President Correa and his administration continued to engage in verbal and legal attacks against media and civil society. The government used presidential decrees to dissolve civil society organizations on broad and ambiguous grounds. Limits on freedom of assembly continued, particularly affecting environmental activists and indigenous groups protesting laws affecting their lands. |
