Ecuador: In light of new prison massacre, authorities must address structural causes

By Amnesty International

Since December 2020, at least 390 people have been killed in Ecuador’s prisons. Following the massacre on 9 May at the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas prison, in which at least 44 prisoners were killed and 10 others injured, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International, said: “Being deprived of your liberty in Ecuador has […] The post Ecuador: In light of new prison massacre, authorities must address structural causes appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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