International Commission of Jurists condemns harassment of lawyers involved in case against US oil company
The ICJ expressed its grave concern today at what it called serious and persistent harassment of lawyers in Ecuador representing 30,000 plaintiffs in a civil action against U.S. company Chevron.
Report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights defenders, E/CN.4/2006/95/Add.5, March 6, 2006: Ecuador
495. La Representante Especial toma nota también del acoso del que serían objeto miembros y dirigentes de la comunidad gay, lesbiana, bisexual y transexual, y en particular, los travestis. La Representante Especial también ha intervenido en varias ocasiones en...Concluding Observations: Ecuador, CAT/C/ECU/CO/3, February 8, 2006
17. The Committee is concerned about allegations of torture and ill-treatment of members of vulnerable groups, especially indigenous communities, sexual minorities and women, even though these groups are protected by domestic law. These allegations, which also concern...
Nombramiento de Corte Suprema debe respetar independencia
La CIJ y la Comisión Andina de Juristas, afiliada de la CIJ en la región, expresaron su profunda preocupación frente a la grave crisis judicial y política que vive Ecuador.