(2021-04-10). Ecuador's presidential election: What's at stake? workers.org 
Ibarra, Ecuador April 9 — The latest polls before the April 11 runoff presidential election here revealed high percentages of null votes and undecided voters and little space between the two candidates. During the last four years, the dominant ruling elites never ceased their desperate and blatantly undemocratic destruction of . . . |
(2021-04-10). Ecuador's poisoned loans from the World Bank and the IMF. mronline.org 
Ecuador provides an example of a government which officially decided to investigate the process of indebtedness so as to identify illegitimate debt and suspend its repayment. | April 10, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-04-10). April Elections in Latin America: Background and Possibilities. orinocotribune.com By Saheli Chowdhury — Apr 8, 2021 | For Latin America, the 2021 calendar is filled with elections of all kinds—presidential, parliamentary, gubernatorial, municipal, and even one for a constituent assembly. Two of these elections are to take place on the same day in April in two different countries—Ecuador and Peru. The election to select a Constituent Convention in Chile was originally scheduled for the same day, but has been postponed to May, citing the spread of COVID-19. These elections are taking place against a complex political background, with both countries suffering from devastation wr…
(2021-04-10). Colombian Comptroller's Office Finds over a Thousand Irregular Vaccinations. orinocotribune.com The Office of the Comptroller General of Colombia, with assistance of the Directorate of Information, Analysis and Immediate Reaction (DIARI), found that among the Colombians vaccinated against Covid-19, 1,241 do not belong to any of the prioritized groups defined in the second stage of phase one of the National Plan of Vaccination. | Among them, DIARI identified 600 people who are between 26 and 44 years of age, and 189 are within the age range of 18 to 25 years. The 1,241 individuals vaccinated irregularly are not over 60 years old, nor are they health professionals, teachers or students, nor support personnel…
(2021-04-10). Colombia: Over 3,600 Indigenous Rights Violations In The First Months Of 2021. popularresistance.org The recent upsurge in state and right-wing violence has left all of Colombia reeling, but Indigenous communities have been particularly affected by it. This is evident from recent data published in a report by the Human Rights Observatory of the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC). The report revealed that between January 1st and March 9th of this year, a span of little more than two months, over 3674 Indigenous people in Colombia registered human rights violations. | An ONIC press release summarized the harsh realities of the conditions Indigenous people face in the country; "The displacement cau…
(2021-04-10). Elecciones en Ecuador: Prueba de fuego para los paraísos fiscales, la corrupción y el Estado de derecho. globalizacion.ca Está programado que este domingo 11 de abril los ecuatorianos salgan a votar en segunda vuelta para elegir a su presidente. Los candidatos son Guillermo Lasso (foto), un banquero de élite de 65 años; y Andrés Arauz, un exfuncionario progresista…
(2021-04-09). Car-Bombing Highlights State's Culpability in Colombia's Violence. orinocotribune.com 
On Friday, March 26, a car bomb in the town of Corinto in the Cauca department was detonated, leaving 43 people injured, including 11 public officials, and causing heavy damages. Diego Molano, recently appointed Defense Minister, accused the Molano Dagoberto Ramos Mobile Column, a dissident group of the FARC, of carrying out the attack. | Corinto, a town of about 35,000 residents, has become, according to authorities, a strategic area on a crowded drug and weapons route heading towards the southwestern part of the country. This has made it a much-disputed territory amongst armed groups. According to the Colombian…
(2021-04-09). The Judicial Persecution of Steven Donziger. counterpunch.org 
For some, call them criminal justice ingenues, it may be hard to believe this is happening in the United States, that our famed judiciary has sunk this low. But in the U.S., a judge acts as prosecutor and jury on behalf of a giant oil company, Chevron, as it destroys the life and career of human rights lawyer Steven Donziger. His crime? Daring to win a judgment against Chevron in an Ecuadorian court. For those less enchanted with the U.S. justice system, this is no surprise. But there it is. This judicial travesty is occurring in New York state. And the Chevron friendly judges — first Lewis A. Kaplan and hi…
(2021-04-09). Bolsonaro Rejects Supreme Court's COVID-19 Pandemic Inquiry. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro rejected a Supreme Court probe of his administration's response to the COVID-1 pandemic. Bolsonaro said that the court has "no moral courage" to carry out the investigation. | RELATED: | The reaction comes after Supreme Court Justice Luis Roberto Barroso demanded this Thursday that the Senate conduct an inquiry into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, which Bolsonaro has publicly…
(2021-04-09). Argentina To Penalize Sexual Harassment in Public Spaces. telesurenglish.net Argentina's Senate Thursday approved a bill that seeks to incorporate into the Penal Code sexual harassment in public spaces. | RELATED: | The bill, which was approved with 67 votes in favor and one negative vote, proposes fines and imprisonment to fight and prevent sexual harassment. | Fines of up to US$216 will be imposed on anyone who disturbs another person's dignity and physical, psychological, or sexual integrit…
(2021-04-09). Colombia Rules Out Ban on Mining In High Andean Wetlands. telesurenglish.net Colombia's Senate rejected a bill that sought to include a constitutional prohibition on mining exploitation and exploration in high Andean wetlands or "paramos." | RELATED: | The main arguments focused on the exclusion of paramos' surrounding areas where mega-mining companies could continue extractive activities. | At least 36 wasteland ecosystems generate 85 percent of Colombia's potable water and the main water tributaries.
(2021-04-09). Puebla Group To Accompany As Observer Ecuador's Runoff Election. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Puebla Group confirmed the presence of an observer mission of the group in Ecuador to accompany the second round of presidential elections scheduled for Sunday, April 11. | RELATED: | The team is headed by Spanish jurist Baltasar Garzon and includes Colombian congressperson Maria Jose Pizarro and a Spanish Congress of Deputies, Gerardo Pisarello. | According to advances of the space formed by Ibero-A…
(2021-04-09). Los fundamentos políticos de las elecciones en Ecuador. globalizacion.ca En la segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales en Ecuador, a realizarse el próximo domingo 11 de abril, el pueblo ecuatoriano tendrá que elegir entre los candidatos Guillermo Lasso y Andrés Arauz. | Lasso representa a los sectores neoliberales que desean…
(2021-04-09). Ecuador Kicks Off Presidential Run-off With Inmates Early Vote. telesurenglish.net Over 8,300 Ecuadorian prisoners on Thursday voted early ahead of the run-off election that will take place next Sunday. | RELATED: | The National Electoral Council (CNE) installed 70 ballot boxes in 39 penitentiary centers nationwide. Over 800 police officers watched over the process. | "Citizens who commit crimes do not lose their right to vote. They will also decide on the country's future," CNE President Diana Atamaint said an…
(2021-04-09). What to expect in Peru's general elections on Sunday. peoplesdispatch.org Ahead of the general elections in Peru on April 11, we look at the leading candidates, their backgrounds and their proposals to deal with the crises facing the country…
(2021-04-09). Peru To Discuss Vizcarra's Disqualification Before Elections. telesurenglish.net A Congress Commission on Thursday approved a report proposing the disqualification of Peru's ex-President Martin Vizcarra (2018-2020) for his illegal COVID-19 vaccination. | RELATED: | Ex-Health Minister Pilar Mazzetti and ex-Foreign Affairs Minister Elizabeth Astete are also accused of constitutional infringement for getting immunized secretly with Sinopharm vaccines. | Popular Force congressman Carlos Mesia announced an urgent…
(2021-04-09). Glenn Greenwald Took on the Authoritarian Right in Brazil — and Won. zcomm.org Review of Securing Democracy: My Fight for Press Freedom and Justice in Bolsonaro's Brazil by Glenn Greenwald…
(2021-04-09). Ecuador's election is a test of our solidarity. zcomm.org The Progressive International observation delegation returns to Ecuador to observe the most important elections in a generation…
(2021-04-09). Argentina Rejects UK Missile Tests In The Malvinas Islands. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Argentina rejected the military maneuvers and tests with missiles that the United Kingdom (U.K.) carried out in the Malvinas Islands, an Argentine territory illegitimately occupied by the European country since 1833. | RELATED: | "President Alberto Fernandez's government considers the military exercises to be an unjustified show of force by the U.K.," Argentina's Foreign Affairs ministry stated. | The military pres…
(2021-04-09). In Ecuador, a Presidential Election With Global Reach. thenation.com In Ecuador, a Presidential Election With Global Reach…