Ecuador: Ecuador Before The Inter-American Court For Violating The Rights Of The Kichwa People ...

Ecuador: Ecuador Before The Inter-American Court For Violating The Rights Of The Kichwa People Of Sarayaku   The State of Ecuador will be prosecuted before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for allowing an Argentinian oil company to explore and exploit an indigenous territory without previously consulting the community. On April 26, 2010, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) brought a lawsuit against Ecuador before the Inter-American Court, based in Costa Rica, for the...

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