Stories written by Ángela Meléndez

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Ecuador’s Indigenous People Still Waiting to Be Consulted

By Ángela Meléndez
The Constitution of Ecuador adopted in 2008 establishes a broad range of rights for indigenous peoples and nationalities, including the right to prior consultation, which gives them the opportunity to influence decisions that affect their lives.

Push for Reform of Inter-American Commission Could Rebound on Ecuador

By Leisa Sánchez and Ángela Meléndez
Ecuador's attempt to introduce institutional changes in the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has been frustrated for now. Quito is seeking allies to create parallel regional mechanisms, but the risks of losing at this game are high, according to experts and users of the regional justice system.

Naming Femicide to Fight Violence Against Women in Ecuador

By Ángela Meléndez
Ecuador hopes to move forward in the fight against violence against women by typifying femicide – gender-motivated killings – as a specific crime in the new penal code.

Correa Calls for Irreversible “Citizens’ Revolution”

By Leisa Sánchez and Ángela Meléndez
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa secured yesterday his third term in office by a landslide, after vowing to radically deepen his project of citizens' revolution by making the changes achieved thus far "irreversible", fully achieving the goals of eradicating poverty, transforming the model of production and consolidating the "rule of the people”.