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Ecuador Venezuela: Clarify Relationship With Colombian Guerrillas Recovered Emails Suggest Chávez Support for FARC The Venezuelan government should provide a full accounting of its relationship with Colombian guerrillas responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said today. June 3, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version UN: Mixed Results for New Review Process States Avoid Serious Discussion of Rights in Algeria, Tunisia The first session of the new country review mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council was undermined by inconsistencies and the timidity of some governments in reviewing others, Human Rights Watch said today. On April 18, 2008 the council concluded a two-week session in which it examined the records of 16 countries as part of the new Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. April 18, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Human Rights Council Begins Universal Periodic Review Will Assess India, the Philippines, South Africa, the United Kingdom and 12 Others The UN Human Rights Council will begin a new review process on April 7, 2008. The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is the most innovative and ambitious instrument of the council and was set up to assess the human rights performance of all 192 UN member states over a four-year cycle. April 6, 2008 Memorandum Printer friendly version Ecuador: Removal of Judges Undermines Judicial Independence A Congressional vote removing all nine judges of Ecuador’s Constitutional Court is the latest in a series of arbitrary actions by competing political factions that have undermined the autonomy of the country’s democratic institutions, Human Rights Watch said today. May 11, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version U.S.: Ecuador’s Labor Abuses Violate Trade Act The United States should suspend Ecuador’s trade benefits due to the country’s failure to comply with the labor rights requirements of the Andean Trade Preferences Act, Human Rights Watch said today in a petition filed with the U.S. Trade Representative. Human Rights Watch called for suspension of Ecuador’s trade benefits because of the country’s poor record on workers’ right to freedom of association and harmful child labor. September 19, 2005 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Ecuador: Petition Regarding Ecuador's Eligibility for ATPA Designation September 2005 In September 2003 and September 2004, Human Rights Watch argued for partial or total suspension of tariff benefits when we submitted Andean Trade Preferences Act (ATPA) petitions to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). In those petitions, we detailed Ecuador’s failure to meet the ATPA and ATPDEA workers’ rights criteria. However, USTR has yet to rule on these petitions, and Ecuador has made little progress in addressing the violations of workers’ rights that we identified. This petition serves to reinforce and update our prior petitions, particularly our September 2004 submission. September 19, 2005 Background Briefing United States: Accept Andean Proposal to Add Non-Discrimination Provision to U.S.-Andean Free Trade Agreement Letter to United States Trade Representative Robert Portman As currently negotiated, the U.S.-Andean Free Trade Agreement would not require countries to ensure that their domestic anti-discrimination laws comply with international standards nor even to enforce their existing laws. The Andean countries, however, have proposed language that would at least require countries to enforce their domestic non-discrimination laws, but the United States has reportedly not accepted this proposal. Human Rights Watch urges the United States to reconsider this wrong and misguided position. September 6, 2005 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version Ecuador: New President Must Ensure Rights Protection Ecuador’s new president must move quickly to ensure respect for human rights, Human Rights Watch said today. April 21, 2005 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Ecuador: Comments to USTR on Ecuador's ATPDEA Eligibility Human Rights Watch welcomes this opportunity to present views regarding whether Ecuador meets the eligibility criteria of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA). These criteria include those in the original Andean Trade Preferences Act (ATPA), as well as those added in the ATPDEA, which extended and expanded the ATPA in 2002. March 18, 2005 Background Briefing Ecuador: Supreme Court Purged President and Congress Thwart Judicial Independence The Ecuadorian Congress has violated the principle of judicial independence by purging nearly all of the Supreme Court justices, Human Rights Watch said today. In a special session called by President Lucio Gutiérrez last week, 52 members of the 100-seat Congress voted to replace 27 of the 31 justices with their own political allies. December 17, 2004 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version U.S. Should Stop Sanctioning Allies Over ICC High Political Price Tag for Anti-Court Policy The administration of U.S. President George W. Bush is penalizing more than 20 friendly nations for supporting the International Criminal Court (ICC), Human Rights Watch said today. December 10, 2003 Press Release Printer friendly version Letter to President Lucio Gutiérrez of Ecuador Human Rights Watch congratulates you as you assume Ecuador's presidency. We are heartened that you have publicly declared your commitment to the protection of human rights and hope that such a commitment will include a focus on the rights of workers. We urge you, in particular, to initiate meaningful labor law reforms, improve labor law enforcement, and increase protection for labor rights throughout the country. January 24, 2003 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version Comments Regarding Ecuador's Eligibility for ATPDEA Designation Human Rights Watch welcomes this opportunity to present views regarding whether Ecuador meets the eligibility criteria provided for in section 204(b)(6)(B) of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) to qualify for enhanced trade benefits. (Available as PDF document Only) September 16, 2002 Memorandum Letter to Ecuadorian Banana Industry on Child Labor Agreement Human Rights Watch welcomes the acknowledgement by the Ecuadorian banana industry of child labor in that sector and the drafting of an agreement to address the problem. In particular, we commend the industry for strengthening its commitment to uphold Ecuadorian child labor laws and for increasing the minimum age of employment in the industry to fifteen from the legal minimum of fourteen. Nonetheless, we are deeply concerned about the substance of this agreement and the process by which it was reached. August 20, 2002 Letter Also available in
ILO Members Urged to Take Action on Child Labor in Agriculture Children who work in agriculture are not getting enough attention in global efforts to end child labor, Human Rights Watch said on the eve of the first "World Day against Child Labor. June 11, 2002 Press Release Printer friendly version Child Labor in Agriculture In investigations in Egypt, Ecuador, India, and the United States, Human Rights Watch has found that the children working in agriculture are endangered and exploited on a daily basis. Human Rights Watch found that despite the vast differences among these four countries, many of the risks and abuses faced by child agricultural workers were strikingly similar. June 11, 2002 Background Briefing Ecuador: Escalating Violence Against Banana Workers Banana workers in Ecuador are facing an onslaught of illegal firings, violence, and intimidation as they try to exercise their rights to organize and strike, Human Rights Watch said today. May 22, 2002 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Widespread Labor Abuse on Banana Plantations in Ecuador WIDESPREAD LABOR ABUSE ON BANANA PLANTATIONS IN ECUADOR Ecuadorian children as young as eight work on banana plantations in hazardous conditions, while adult workers fear being fired if they try to exercise their right to organize, Human Rights Watch found in a new report. Ecuador is the world's largest banana exporter and the source of roughly one quarter of all bananas on the tables of U.S. and European consumers. May 1, 2002 Advocacy Impact Ecuador: Widespread Labor Abuse on Banana Plantations Harmful Child Labor, Anti-Union Bias Plague Industry Banana workers in Ecuador are the victims of serious human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch charged in a new report released today. April 25, 2002 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Tainted Harvest Child Labor and Obstacles to Organizing on Banana workers in Ecuador are the victims of serious human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch charged in a new report released today. In its investigation, Human Rights Watch found that Ecuadorian children as young as eight work on banana plantations in hazardous conditions, while adult workers fear firing if they try to exercise their right to organize. Ecuador is the world’s largest banana exporter and the source of roughly one quarter of all bananas on the tables of U.S. and European consumers. Banana-exporting corporations such as Ecuadorian-owned Noboa and Favorita, as well as Chiquita, Del Monte, and Dole fail to use their financial influence to insist that their supplier plantations respect workers’ rights, the report found. Dole leads the pack of foreign multinationals in sourcing from Ecuador, obtaining nearly one third of all its bananas from the country. HRW Index No.: 2734 April 25, 2002 Report Also available in
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