Ecuador Needs a Different Approach to Fighting Organized Crime
By
Juanita Goebertus
Daniel Noboa’s government should prioritize reforms to the justice system.
Ecuador’s crisis of violence is at an alarming level: The country’s homicide rate has risen 430% in five years, as organized crime groups extort entire neighborhoods, recruit children, kill judges, prosecutors and political candidates, and infiltrate government institutions. While Daniel Noboa's government has had some success bringing the murder rate down, it hasn’t done the less glamorous work of shoring up the country’s weak justice system to fight criminals in accordance with the law. This, rather than bellicose rhetoric and shows of force that threaten human rights, should be...
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