Ecuador News

By Prue Lewarne Ecuador’s president Daniel Noboa has thrust his country into the international spotlight over the past several days as never before. His order to raid Mexico’s embassy in the Ecuadorian capital Quito to arrest his country’s former vice president has provoked an international outcry. So why did he do it? I am the...

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said Sunday he hopes Ecuador and Mexico can reconcile their differences in bi-lateral discussions. “It’s always better for countries to resolve disputes and reduce tensions through dialogue,” he said Sunday. “If they can’t, the United Nations can become involved but his is always a last resort.” Mexico is demanding...

Ecuador’s government has issued the guidelines for the implementation of euthanasia following the Constitutional Court’s (CC) instructions in a ruling granting the request of 42-year-old amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patient Paola Roldán who died on March 11. The disease is commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. With a 95% disability due to ALS diagnosed three...

Ecuador’s National Court of Justice ruled Friday that the seizure and arrest of former vice president Jorge Glas from inside Mexico’s embassy in Quito was “illegal and arbitrary.” The three judges, however, upheld Glas’ ongoing imprisonment, saying he cannot be released since he has not completed previous sentences and has other charges pending against him....

Metastasis Case witnesses testified Wednesday and Thursday that key judicial officials and Rafael Correa discussed plans to overturn the convictions of the former president and former vice president Jorge Glas. In addition, the court was told of the ambitions of former national courts chief, Wilman Terán, to launch a presidential campaign from court offices. Meanwhile...

Ecuador’s former vice president Jorge Glas attempted suicide earlier this week and is now on a hunger strike at a prison in Guayaquil to protest his arrest, his lawyer Sonia Vera and former president Rafael Correa said on Wednesday. Glas, already twice convicted of corruption and now facing fresh charges, was arrested on Friday after...

Despite threats of sanctions against Ecuador for its raid on the Mexican embassy, most international law experts believe the conversation will soon turn to reconciliation. “Situations like this one always begin with angry rhetoric but eventually calm down and talks begin to repair the damage,” says Carlos Estarellas, former government minister and law professor. “Today,...

By Regina Garcia and Gabriela Molina While world leaders have expressed shock and bewilderment over Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa’s decision to raid Mexico’s embassy last Friday, the extraordinarily unusual move — and Noboa’s relative silence about it — is unlikely to hurt him with his constituents. In fact, it’s exactly the sort of no-holds-barred crimefighting...