State of Emergency Declared in Ecuador: Reports of 15 Indigenous Activists Killed

Author

SAIIC Board of Directors

Item Type

Journal Article

Abstract Note

The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) and other organizations protest new laws by the Ecuadorian putting agroindustry and livestock grazing above small farmers making a living off the land. Fifteen have been killed by police forces and others during the protests

Date

Summer 1994

Issue

1,2

Pages

38

Publication Title

Abya Yala News

Title

State of Emergency Declared in Ecuador: Reports of 15 Indigenous Activists Killed

Volume

8