Stories about Ecuador from January, 2014
Ecuador's Indigenous People: “We believe in development that respects Mother Earth”
“The Government is appropriating our spiritual values of the Amazon region, it’s seeking to deconceptualize our cultural concepts”, says [Carlos Pérez, President of ECUARUNARI (Confederation of Kichwa Peoples of Ecuador)]. “It doesn’t know what Pachamama is. It doesn’t understand the rights of nature. It doesn’t understand Sumak Kawsay (good living),...
Ecuadorian Authorities Raid Dissident Lawyer's Home
Members of Ecuador’s elite police force raided the home of lawyer Fernando Villavicencio after a court order from the Attorney General ordered authorities to seize personal computers and cell phones.