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Ecuador: a judge orders investigation into alleged torture in prisons
An Ecuadorian judge has ordered the Ombudsman’s Office to investigate alleged acts of torture by the military in several prisons in the country. The move comes under the state of emergency enacted by the government at the beginning of January to end a prison riot crisis.
Ecuador: seis presos heridos deja un motín en cárcel
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Équateur : onze blessés lors de nouveaux "affrontements" dans une prison
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Ecuador: UN Torture Prevention Body to visit the country amid prison crisis
The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will visit Ecuador from 25 September to 1 October 2022 in light of recent prison riots and violence.Rights experts from the SPT were alarmed by the ongoing violence within Ecuador’s prison system, which has led to the death of hundreds of inmates i…Ecuador: al menos 13 muertos por una nueva masacre entre reclusos en una cárcel
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Ecuador: thirteen killed in prison riot
Thirteen prisoners were killed at a prison in the Ecuadorean city of Santo Domingo on Monday, Ecuador’s prison agency said, the latest incident of deadly jail violence in the Andean country. The government of conservative President Guillermo Lasso attributes prison violence to fights between gangs…Équateur : treize morts dans un nouvel affrontement en prison
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Ecuador: 100 policías se incorporan para reducir hacinamiento en cárceles de Ecuador
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Écuador : Al menos 43 presos mueren en un nuevo enfrentamiento
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Équateur : Le gouvernement n’arrive pas à enrayer les massacres à répétition dans les prisons
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Équateur : des bains de sang dans les prisons, le gouvernement impuissant
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Ecuador: La realidad de las mujeres transgénero en las cárceles
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Ecuador: Papa Francisco lamenta violencia en cárcel
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Ecuador: un enfrentamiento entre bandas rivales en una cárcel de Ecuador deja al menos 24 muertos
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Equateur : le pays déclare "l'état d'urgence" dans ses prisons
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Ecuador: Guillermo Lasso decreta cuatro medidas urgentes para combatir la violencia en las cárceles
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Ecuador: beneficios de prelibertad a favor de los presos tardan en otorgarse
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