Ecuador: Indigenous People Of Sarayaku Take Ecuador To Court For Violating Their Right To Life, ...

Ecuador: Indigenous People Of Sarayaku Take Ecuador To Court For Violating Their Right To Life, Freedom Of Movement And Consultation   Both sides present their final arguments in the second and last day of hearings before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights   Ecuador did not respect the Kichwa people of Sarayaku´s right to a prior, free and informed consultation when, in 1996, it signed a contract with argentine oil company Compañía General de Combustibles (CGC). This was the case...

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