Ecuador

Mafias, gangs, cartels: mass violence that escapes transitional justice. Illustration: 3 men in hooded sweatshirts are dressed like gang members. In the background, a map of the world.

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Mafias, gangs, cartels: mass violence that escapes transitional justice

19 September 2024 by Golnouche K. Barzegar

Almost 40% of homicides worldwide are linked to organised crime. According to the 2023 report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), between 2015 and 2021, organised crime caused around 700,000 deaths, a number c [...]

Opinion

Ecuador: toxic justice and tourism by Texaco waste pools

14 March 2019 by Maud Sarliève

Between 2011 and 2018, the highest courts in Ecuador found the oil company Chevron-Texaco responsible for the massive pollution of the Lago Agrio region, destroying much of the life of the local communities. A Permanent court of a [...]