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Ecuador plans referendum on wide-ranging reforms to the constitution
22 January 2023
President Guillermo Lasso seeks to strengthen the role of the military to fight drug trafficking and decrease the size of the National Assembly, as his administ…
In Ecuador, constitutional court rules mining permits violate the rights of nature
6 December 2021
Ecuador’s highest court has ruled that plans to mine for copper and gold in a protected cloud forest are unconstitutional and violate the rights of nature.
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Ecuador electoral council suspends party of ex-president
20 July 2020
Ecuador's National Electoral council decided Sunday to suspend four political organizations, including the Fuerza Compromiso Social party of former president Ra…
Ecuador's constitutional court will hear case on rights of nature
14 July 2020
The Constitutional Court of Ecuador, the highest court in the land, has announced it will take on the case of the threatened Los Cedros Protected Forest by usin…
Ecuador's Constitutional Court rules prohibition on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional
16 July 2019
Ecuador’s highest court ruled last month that the country’s prohibition on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. The 5-4 verdict was a victory for LGBT activi…
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