Defenders of the Amazon targeted in Ecuador
The Ecuadorian government is moving to criminalise dozens of those who fight to defend the Amazon forest from deforestation, Global Witness has found.
Land and Environmental Defenders in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Indigenous peoples, are being targeted. With less than a month to go before COP30 is held in the heart of the Amazon in Brazil, this move is particularly concerning.
The Prosecutor’s Office, led by President Daniel Noboa, has launched investigations into more than 60 individuals for the offence of “unjust private enrichment” and frozen many of their and their organisations' bank accounts.
A notable example is the case of Indigenous campaigner Efraín Fueres, whose body was carried through Quiroga, Ecuador, by La Raíz.
Global Witness has found that the Ecuadorian government is moving to criminalise dozens of those who fight to defend the "lungs of the earth" from deforestation
Author's summary: Ecuador targets Amazon defenders.
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