Ecuador: Dangerous tailings ponds surrounding the country’s largest mine have no controls
The largest mining project in the country's history will mine copper until 2049. The Chinese consortium's waste management has earned it sanctions and observations from the State.
Saving one of Charles Darwin’s finches in Galapagos
One of the 17 finches discovered by Charles Darwin in Galapagos in the 19th century is critically endangered. A fly is threatening the hatchlings and mechanisms are being sought to control it.
In the CPCCS, the appointment of the new president of the Judiciary is stalled; these are the candidates and their agendas
One month after the presentation of the shortlist for the appointment of the new head of the Judiciary Council (CJ), the process is not moving forward. Meanwhile, the three jurists expose their ideas in case of becoming President of the CJ. These are their profiles in depth.
The three new constitutional judges: who is who?
They come from the university faculty and have something in common: their closeness to the Universidad de Las Américas, where the former Minister of Government, Alexandra Vela, was dean.
About the 79 dead people that no one cries for
We have been taught to defend victims and judge aggressors, without understanding who plays each role. Clearly, in Nobody's country, the roles have been reversed.
In the battle for control institutions, the CPCCS hits rock bottom
Why the battle for political control of the Council of Citizen Participation and Social Control is key for democracy and the country.
The ups and downs of the renewal of the Constitutional Court
A series of incidents marked a competition to appoint three new judges to the Plenary of the Constitutional Court, which also renewed its authorities.
The uncomfortable former client of a Constitutional Court candidate
Jorge Sosa Meza denies having been part of alias Gerald's legal team and says he was only consulted on the extradition process of one of the country's biggest drug traffickers.
The Participation Council can’ t get out of its tangle
In the midst of a new political and credibility crisis, the Council for Citizen Participation and Social Control, CPCCS, is advancing in the competitions to appoint five authorities of various entities. The most complex and conflictive process is the appointment of the Comptroller General of the State, a fundamental figure in the institutional machinery of the Ecuadorian State.
Who is who among Ecuador´s nine Constitutional Court finalists
An important group of candidates belong to the circles of the Minister of Government, Alexandra Vela and the Legal Secretary of the Palace, Fabián Pozo.