Polls suggest that the candidate close to outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves is likely to triumph in the February 1 vote.

The Central American country is under a state of emergency after a massacre of police officers that calls into question the ...

A French court sentenced former Sen. Joel Guerriau to four years in prison after finding him guilty of drugging a minister of ...

From a young age, he committed himself to human rights work as a lawyer, using legal methods to assist victims. His inspiration stems from those ...

QUITO, Ecuador — Clashes that erupted among prisoners in one of Ecuador's most notorious prisons left 13 inmates dead, authorities said Monday as the country grapples with drug violence and narcotics ...

Police found 13 bodies after an explosion at a prison in Ecuador that has seen repeated mass killings - Copyright AFP Luis SUAREZ Police found 13 bodies after an ...

Thirteen inmates died at the weekend in a prison in Ecuador that has seen 44 killed in violence in the past month, authorities said Monday. The deaths occurred Sunday at a prison in the coastal city ...

A prison officer guards a cell at maximum security penitentiary CECOT on April 4, 2025 in Tecoluca, San Vicente, El Salvador.Alex Peña—Getty Images A now-closed immigration detention center in the ...

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