Ecuador: Presidential candidates must put human rights at the center of their proposals

By Amnesty International

On the eve of the last presidential debate scheduled for March 23 and ahead of the April 13 presidential elections, Amnesty International published today an open letter addressed to the presidential candidates Luisa González and Daniel Noboa (available only in Spanish). “Faced with the possibility of change offered by the start of a new presidential […] The post Ecuador: Presidential candidates must put human rights at the center of their proposals appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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