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Ecuadorian Government's 'Humanitarian Convoy' Sparks Crackdown in Otavalo - teleSUR English
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Ecuadorian Government's 'Humanitarian Convoy' Sparks Crackdown in Otavalo - teleSUR English
Human rights defenders report excessive force and arbitrary arrests during military operations. On Tuesday, residents of Otavalo, a canton in Ecuador’s Imbabura province, awoke to another day of repression as security forces under President Daniel Noboa implemented the so-called “Humanitarian Convoy.” RELATED: Ecuador Enters 4th Week of Protests Against President Noboa Human rights defenders reported that state forces entered the area using disp…
The Office of the Ombudsman of Ecuador evaluates the opening of an investigation into violations against the HHD, while community leaders demand the immediate withdrawal of military forces.
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (Conaie) called on the government of Daniel Noboa “the complete cessation of repression” and the withdrawal of the security forces from Otavalo (Imbabura), where there are clashes in the context of protests against the elimination of diesel subsidies.
With a total of 7,000 military and police officers, the authorities seek to regain control of the province and ensure security after more than three weeks of protests.
Without commercial or tourist activity and almost without provisions, with groups of demonstrators in an aggressive attitude forcing the closure of businesses and with the public forces trying to impose order, the city of Otavalo, in the north of Ecuador, has become the symbol of the virtual state of siege following an indigenous strike that has been in the South American country for almost a month.
Hundreds of soldiers and police repressed on Tuesday the inhabitants of the town of Otavalo, in Ecuador, as part of an operation authorized by President Daniel Noboa, in different urban and rural sectors, officially called “Humanitarian convoy”, which was renamed by the communities as the “Convoy of Death.” The military raided the area with disproportionate use of force, generating chaos, panic and multiple arbitrary arrests, denounced spokesmen…
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