Ecuador: Information on abuses committed against indigenous peoples, 1990-1992
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 March 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ECU13379 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Ecuador: Information on abuses committed against indigenous peoples, 1990-1992, 1 March 1993, ECU13379, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acbf54.html [accessed 4 June 2023] |
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Please find attached several documents referring to violence and other problems involving indigenous peoples in Ecuador during the requested timeframe. Apparently most of these problems stem from land disputes, although grievances reportedly include environmental damage and cultural issues as well.
Attachments
Amnesty International. July 1991. Ecuador: Torture of Indian Leader. (AI Index: AMR 28/03/91). London: Amnesty International Publications.
Andean Commission of Jurists. May 1992. Andean Newsletter [Lima]. No. 66. "Indigenous March."
. March 1992. Andean Newsletter [Lima]. No. 64. "Indians Reject Participation in Elections."
. June 1991. Andean Newsletter [Lima]. No. 55. "Peasants Face Losing Their Land."
. May 1991. Andean Newsletter [Lima]. No. 54. "Indigenous Leader Killed."
Cultural Survival Quarterly [Massachussetts]. 1990. Vol. 14. No. 4. Les Field. "The Land Issue in the Ecuadorian Highlands."
. Fall 1991. "CONFENIAE Denounces Agri-business in Ecuador-An Open Letter," p. 59.
Human Rights Watch. 1992. Human Rights Watch World Report 1992. New York: Human Rights Watch, pp. 209-210.
NACLA Report on the Americas. December 1991. Vol. 25. No. 3. Les Field. "Ecuador's Pan-Indian Uprising." Washington, D.C.: North American Congress on Latin America.
The Washington Post. 15 May 1992. Final Edition. Douglas Farah. "Ecuador Cedes Amazon Land to Indians; President Issues Titles Following Heated Conflict." (NEXIS)
The Xinhua General Overseas News Service. 23 April 1992. "Over 6,500 Indians Demonstrate in Quito." (NEXIS)
