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Ecuador: Public Integrity Law Endangers Children
(New York) – Reforms passed by Ecuador’s National Assembly and signed by President Daniel Noboa severely threaten children’s rights and fail to protect children who are recruited or used by organized crime groups, Human Rights Watch said today.On June 24, 2025, the National Assembly approved the Public Integrity Law. The law’s stated goals are to eradicate violence and corruption across all public offices, improve public sector efficiency, and e…
UNICEF Expresses Concern Over Ecuador's Law Increasing Penalties for Underage Offenders - teleSUR English
Tougher penalties have not proven effective in combating insecurity and will worsen the prison system’s conditions. On Tuesday, Ecuador’s National Assembly approved the Public Integrity Law, which includes measures to toughen penalties for minors. The law, promoted by President Daniel Noboa, passed with 84 votes in favor, 62 against and two abstentions. RELATED: Pachakutik Rejects the Establishment of Foreign Military Bases in Ecuador The legisl…
The National Assembly of Ecuador approved last Tuesday the Organic Law of Public Integrity, a regulation promoted by President Daniel Noboa that includes the tightening of sentences for minors; which generated concern on the part of the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), which has characterized the reforms as "regressive" for the juvenile criminal justice system and that "severely affect adolescents".
Adolescents found guilty of serious crimes will receive more severe penalties, proposes the Organic Law on Public Integrity that was approved by the National Assembly on Tuesday.
Minister Saravia emphasized that the current penalties are not proportional to the seriousness of the crimes committed by adolescents and explained that there are cases where a minor commits a rape followed by infanticide and receives only six years. [caption...
The 13 changes to the Comprehensive Penal Code (COIP) proposed by the ruling party include aspects of the internal armed conflict that were not included in the Solidarity Act, which has already dealt with this issue and is in force. The laws issued by the new National Assembly contain a growing set of diverse themes, seeking to modify multiple issues.
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