Press briefing on Ecuador

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights:  Marta Hurtado

Location: Geneva 

Date: 29 November 2019

Subject: Ecuador

1) Ecuador

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday urged all actors in Ecuador to engage in dialogue to prevent new conflicts and forge an inclusive, peaceful society with full respect for its multicultural nature.

The High Commissioner also called for independent,impartial and transparent investigations into allegations of human rights violations and abuses committed in Ecuador during the protests from 3 to 13 October –including killings, violations of international norms and standards on the use of force, arbitrary detentions, as well as looting and destruction of public and private property.

The full press release by the High Commissioner is available here:

In English: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2019/11/ecuador-bachelet-calls-dialogue-prevent-conflict-and-create-inclusive

In Spanish: https://www.ohchr.org/es/2019/11/ecuador-bachelet-calls-dialogue-prevent-conflict-and-create-inclusive-society

For more information and media requests, please contact: Rupert Colville - + 41 22 917 9767 / rcolville@ohchr.org or Ravina Shamdasani - + 41 22 917 9169 / rshamdasani@ohchr.org or Marta Hurtado - + 41 22 917 9466 / mhurtado@ohchr.org

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