HUMAN RIGHTS
Ecuador’s militarization is fueling forced disappearances
Military tank outside of Pelileo, Ecuador. Photo: Miles Astray/Shutterstock
Ecuador is enduring the bloodiest chapter in its modern history, as a wave of cartel violence has transformed a once relatively peaceful country into one of the most dangerous places in Latin America.
Skyrocketing homicides in major cities such as Guayaquil prompted President Daniel Noboa to militarize public security to an extent unprecedented in Ecuador’s democratic era. The tipping point came in…
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