Ecuador president says congress will protect his immunity from trial
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said in a radio address Saturday that he expected lawmakers in the country's congress to reject a request from Ecuador's Supreme Court to lift his immunity so that...
Ecuador constitutional court picks president supporter as new head
Judges on Ecuador's new Constitutional Tribunal Tuesday selected Patricio Pazmino Freire, a supporter of Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa , to head the court. The new membership of the tribunal, elected [Prensa Latina...
Ecuador launches truth commission to investigate past rights abuses
The government of Ecuador has set up a truth commission to investigate rights abuses committed in the country beginning in the early 1980s, a period that includes the 1984-88 presidency of right wing politician...
Lawmakers dismissed in February from Ecuador's Congress clashed with protesters Wednesday in an unsuccessful bid to forcibly retake their seats in the country's assembly. Police cordoned off the Congress building during the confrontation. The legislators were sacked ...
Ecuador congress dismisses constitutional court judges after reinstatement ruling
The constitutional crisis in Ecuador deepened Tuesday as the country's Congress struck back at high court judges who on Monday had ordered the reinstatement of 50 lawmakers opposed to President Rafael Correa [official...
Ecuador's Constitutional Tribunal Monday reinstated some 50 members of the country's Congress dismissed last month by order of Ecuador's electoral tribunal after they were found to have illegally interfered...
Ecuador electoral tribunal confirms massive vote for constitutional reform
Jorge Acosta, president of Ecuador's Supreme Electoral Tribunal confirmed Friday that in a referendum last Sunday an overwhelming majority of voters approved the convening of a constitutional assembly to rewrite the country's constitution...
A overwhelming majority of referendum voters in Ecuador Sunday appear to have approved the convening of a constitutional assembly to rewrite that nation's constitution , according to a Cedatos-Gallup exit poll. A plan initiated...
Ecuador's Constitutional Tribunal on Wednesday upheld last month's decision by the country's Supreme Electoral Tribunal to dismiss 57 members of the legislature. The lawmakers, who oppose a planned April 15 referendum...
Ecuador judge reinstates ousted legislators in political showdown
A judge in Ecuador on Wednesday reinstated 57 members of the legislature who had been dismissed earlier this month by the country's Supreme Electoral Tribunal . The reinstatements came one week after Ecuador swore...
