Rights group urges Ecuador to comply with court ruling ordering elimination of gas flares

Rights group urges Ecuador to comply with court ruling ordering elimination of gas flares

Amnesty International urged authorities in Ecuador on Wednesday to implement a court ruling mandating the elimination of oil industry gas flares near populated areas in the Amazon and the provision of reparations to affected communities. The organization stated that while five years have passed since the ruling was issued, Ecuadorian authorities have failed to implement its requirements, and actions taken so far merely have created the appearanc…