Ecuador: Reports of Excessive Response to Protest Violence

Expand Anti-government demonstrators chant slogans against President Lenin Moreno and his economic policies during a protest in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. © 2011 AP Photo/Fernando Vergara (Washington, DC) —Ecuadorian authorities should investigate and hold accountable demonstrators who committed serious acts of violence and members of security forces who responded with excessive force during ongoing anti-government protests, Human Rights Watch said today. The protests began on October 3, 2019 after President Lenin Moreno signed off on austerity measures that eliminated a US$1.3…

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