00:00In this context, an official U.S. State Department report revealed that extrajudicial executions,
00:06torture and arbitrary detentions have taken place in Ecuador
00:10since President Daniel Novoa declared the internal armed conflict in the country in 2024.
00:16The report includes documented cases of serious human rights violations by state forces
00:22during security operations directed against criminal groups classified as terrorists.
00:27Among the most serious cases reported is the killing of 15 people during the military operations
00:33authorized by the Ecuadorian government.
00:36The measure allowed the armed forces to support the national police in actions
00:40against 22 organized crime organizations.
00:43However, it generated international concern due to possible excesses committed during its implementation.
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