An Ecuadorian court sentenced 11 soldiers to 34 years in prison for the forced disappearance of four Afro-Ecuadorian minors by the military.
In the weeks before Christmas, four boys under 16 left home to play a game of soccer. Their forced disappearance at the hands ...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A U.N. envoy urged Ecuador's leaders Friday to boost enforcement of labor laws and end popular fuel subsidies as part of key policy changes needed alongside their continuing efforts ...
In Ecuador, ancestral or traditional medicine is the medicine of the different Indigenous peoples and nationalities who live there. While the Ecuadorian Constitution guarantees its recognition, ...
In 2000, palm oil company Energy & Palma bought some land in the district of Esmeraldas in northern Ecuador. This land is home to the Afro-Ecuadorian community of Wimbi, a town of some 400 people ...
Washington D.C., September 25, 2020 – The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a US$40 million loan for Ecuador in the framework of a project to improve living conditions, contribute to the ...
The wife and young son of Afro-Ecuadorian professional soccer player Jackson Rodríguez were safely rescued by police April 24, authorities confirmed, following a harrowing kidnapping from their ...
ARLINGTON, Va. (July 22, 2025) – Afro-descendant peoples in four Amazon countries show remarkable achievements in environmental stewardship, according to new research from Conservation International, ...
The rhythmic drumbeat starts up, the maracas join, and singer Olaise Cortéz sways as she takes aim at a devastating issue that is too often shrouded in silence – gender-based violence. “Husband, don't ...