Carolina Mella

Murders of minors have risen by 50% in a country wracked by violence and drug trafficking

Renato Ortuño has become the second person to legally claim his right to a dignified death in Ecuador

Doctors report that the health system is experiencing one of its worst crises due to budget cuts and a lack of supplies

What was once a free municipal procedure in the city of Guayaquil is now a shadow business without state control

His extradition is being viewed as a victory by the Daniel Noboa administration, but it also evidences a lack of confidence in the local justice system

José Adolfo Macías, leader of the feared gang Los Choneros, is the first local drug kingpin to be handed over. His trial is raising expectations in Ecuador over the potential revelations that could emerge in the courtroom

President Daniel Noboa announces the end of a 17-month manhunt that exposed the vulnerability of the country’s security and prisons system

Immigrants expelled by the United States once again face a gang-dominated society where extortion and homicide are the norm

At 13, she is one of nine Amazonian girls who won a lawsuit against the state to stop gas flaring in the world’s largest rainforest. But her battle continues because the ruling has not been enforced

The struggle of Latin American women is more urgent than ever in the face of setbacks across the continent. These eight women are at the forefront of the resistance: defending their threatened rights and fighting for those they have yet to secure

The conservative president and the left-wing candidate were almost tied and a runoff is scheduled for April 13. The winner will have to contend with a security crisis fueled by local gangs and Mexican drug cartels

The residents of this jungle region have been protesting for 12 days. They have cut off the main roads of the province and surrounded the governor’s building in a bid to get authorities to drop the project

In an interview with EL PAÍS, the politician analyzes the appeals she has filed against her suspension, which was ordered by the government. Authorities have accused her of ‘unjustified abandonment’ of her duties

As the largest gangs shift their confrontations with the government to the Ecuadorian capital, it has become the scene of terrorist attacks and a multitude of homicides

The State Department accuses Correa and Jorge Glas of accepting bribes during their tenures as public officials. He says it could be retaliation over a recent photograph with Julian Assange in Strasbourg

According to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), violence has weakened states, increased the cost of doing business, and costs the region 3.5% of GDP

Verónica Abad accuses the president and four other officials before the courts, while the politician tries to stop her from assuming power in January, when he must step aside to campaign for the election

The investigation into the assassination of the presidential candidate is mired in allegations of corruption and security failures

The government has blamed previous administrations for failing to invest sufficiently in the energy system. The latest incident comes after days of heavy rains that affected the country’s main hydroelectric plants

Manta is the epicenter of drug trafficking organizations that ship globally and the scene of a recent triple crime outside a circus

Inmates at Guayaquil’s Litoral penitentiary, the country’s most notorious prison, recount the humiliations they have been subjected to since the military took control of the facility

The president says the decision was made to prevent opponents from using it as a political tool against him

Human rights lawyers wonder who will issue vital documents now that Ecuador has closed its diplomatic missions on Mexican territory in protest over last month’s assault on the embassy in Quito

Lavinia Valbonesi received authorization from the Ministry of the Environment two weeks after her husband Daniel Noboa took office

The company that fed 11,000 inmates has stopped providing services over a $30-million debt with the government, while accusations of torture in jails are on the increase

In an 11-question referendum, the president fared worse on two economic issues, but received backing to allow the Armed Forces to carry out operations with the police without needing to declare a state of emergency