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Ecuadorian General Strike Highlights Fight Against Neoliberalism : Indymedia Belgium On August 8 and 9, Ecuadorian activists converged on key cities like the capital Quito, the port city of Guayaquil, and Esmeraldas in the West, using a diversity of tactics such as blockading roads and marching in front of government buildings in order to voice their opposition to several of the Noboa regime's policies. This mass-mobilization follows weeks of civil disobedience actions, protest marches, and work stoppages across this small Andean country of 13-million people that has seen doctors, teachers, farmers, natives, environmentalists, leftists, labour unions, students, women, the retired, the poor and the oppressed sectors of the country march to press their various demands against the government. On July 28, as police attempted to disperse a doctors march, the security forces fired tear-gas near a maternity ward claiming the lives of 2 infants. www.indymedia.be /print.php?id=7061

For The Record 2003 - 0244690 Ecuadorians’ personal safety:   in Ecuador, in accordance with the universal principles of human rights, everyone is born free and equal, their personal integrity is guaranteed and slavery, servitude, human trafficking, imprisonment for debt, cruel punishment, torture and any inhuman or degrading act are all prohibited. The Ecuadorian State considers the practices of apartheid and racial discrimination to be violations of basic human rights and of the provisions of international law and, in particular, of the major principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations. Ecuadorian citizens may also leave and return to the country at will, unless they are subject to a court injunction not to leave the country or the provisions of the Migration and Foreigners Act apply. www.hri.ca /fortherecord2003/documentation/tbodies/cerd-c-384-add8.htm

Afro-Latin American - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The matter is further complicated by the fact that a fair number of people still locate their origins in specific African ethnic groups or regions, particularly Yoruba and Congo, but also Arará, Carabalí, Mandingo, Fula and others. Around 84% of the Dominican Republic 's people have some African blood: 76% are mulattoes and 11% are pure black. The Garífuna people are descended from African slaves who, after gaining their freedom, evolved their own language in isolation. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Afro-Ecuadorian_people

" Political Declaration of Ecuador's Indigenous Peoples" -Mtn-Forum On-Line Library Document The diversity of the indigenous peoples and nationalities, the Afro-Ecuadorian and Hispano-Ecuadorian people, demands their unity in the economic, social, cultural and political fields so as to transform the existing structures and construct the new multinational nation in a context of equality of rights, peace and harmony between nationalities. That the resistance of the indigenous peoples has been a determining factor in the strengthening and political development of the nationalities, constituting the base for the transformation of the structures of the current system imposed by the dominant sectors and the construction of the new society. Historical knowledge confirms the integral humanism practiced by the indigenous peoples and nationalities, which is still alive in the nationalities that have survived the exploitation, genocide, ethnocide and the dehumanized subjugation of Western civilization. www.mtnforum.org /resources/library/conai93a.htm

Encyclopedia: African American Afro-Trinidadian refers to people of African descent who are citizens or nationals of Trinidad and Tobago. Miscegenation describes people of different human races producing offspring; the use of this term is invariably restricted to those who believe that the category race is meaningful when applied to the human species. Colored and person of color (or people of color in the plural sense) are terms that were commonly used to describe people who do not have white skin or a Caucasian appearance. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/African-American

HUMAN RIGHTS IN ECUADOR'S NEW CONSTITUTION * The rights of Indian and afro-Ecuadorian people. This amendment contributes to consolidate the ius cogens principles in the Ecuadorian internal legal system, thereby hindering misdirected practices of lawyers and judges inasmuch as only positive laws in force are applicable to the citizen, and not other principles of international law generally recognized by the community of states. Nevertheless, the new constitutional amendments (article 23, number 8) state that people prosecuted for drug trafficking (a crime punished with imprisonment) shall be released if the preventive custody period has exceeded one year, after which it loses effect and the judge trying the case is responsible for enforcing the law. www.humanrightsmoreira.com /dhnceingles.htm

Faces of Inclusion: Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian Peoples Development Project Ecuador • Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian Peoples Development Project project workspace A sub-project could include, for example, a small community-based irrigation system that is identified and managed by people in the community and that complies with minimum technical, social, economic, and environmental eligibility criteria. For the first time, indigenous peoples are being given the opportunity to take the process of development into our own hands. www.worldbank.org /faces/ec

Ecuador Indigenous peoples make up a quarter of the population, and about 5% of the population is Afro-Ecuadorian. It's common for young people to greet each other with a kiss on the cheek for women, a 'pounding embrace' for men. Almost half of the country's 13 million people live on the coast, while a slightly smaller number populate the Andean highlands. www.arcyp.com /ecuador.htm

United Nations Human Rights Website The Ecuadorian State is committed to institutionalize competitive examinations for employment in all State institutions, as well as the on-going training and evaluation of all employees. The Ecuadorian State commits itself to launching a profound transformation of the Justice sector in view of developing an autonomous and democratic judiciary power that may efficiently comply with the task of administering justice. The Ecuadorian State recognizes the jurisdictional exclusivity of the Judiciary and therefore is committed to prevent any interference by the Executive on the judiciary, in order to ensure an effective separation of State powers. www.unhchr.ch /html/menu2/ecuador.htm

TITLE Esmeraldas is a great touristic attraction basically for it´s vast beaches and the hospitality of its people among which is the jovial Afro-ecuadorian community.A tale of the province tells of the adventure of a ship full of slaves that was heading toward Cartagena, Colombia and was shipwrecked at the coasts of Esmeraldas. Esmeraldas is an Ecuadorian province in the northeast of the country. The people of this community live in a very similar way to their ancestors, the Manteña Culture that inhabited this land from 800 to 1532 DC. www.exploringecuador.com /articulos/nayuda/en_ar_ecuador_beach.htm

Optics for the Tropics, Inc. - Projects Indigenous people, biology students and the researcher are collecting data about this first step in the develop of a Harpy Eagle and new information is being given about this relatively unknown species. Five nests were monitored by now in the Ecuadorian Amazon Basin, but this year was discovered one Harpy Eagle nest with a juvenile at the endangered forest at the West of the Andean Mountains, the first one known in South America. Aside from that, a training program for local people was developed to include the work of indigenous or native people collecting data and caring for the nests. www.opticsforthetropics.org /projects7.shtml

Ring of Fire Indigenous communities & the impact of new trade deals in Ecuador and Bolivia by Kathryn Ledebur The people in the room are all members of FENOCIN - the Federation of Indigenous, Afro-Ecuadorian and Small-scale Farmer Organizations. Many Bolivians and Ecuadorians would prefer not to catch the free trade train at all, but instead lay down a new track going in a different direction - one which is forged from a true democratic consensus. Indigenous people here are also wary of the proposed ETA. www.thirdworldtraveler.com /South_America/RingFire_EquadorBolivia.html

Esmeraldas - What's New - Ecuador The Chachi people are currently unprotected and do not receive any assistance in meeting their basic needs, because their nature-based lifestyle has been eroded by the advance of colonization and exploitation. Esmeraldas (Emeralds) is an Ecuadorian province in the northeast of the country. The Casablanca Club on Same beach is one of the best hotels and is that preferred by people from the capital city, because it has complete facilities including restaurants, a golf course, tennis courts, etc. www.enjoyecuador.net /english/what-new/quito-esmeraldas.shtml

By Theme or Subject Matter - Equality and Discrimination - Racial Discrimination - Concluding Observations - September 1, 2001 - The persistence of hostile attitudes towards black people, Muslims and asylum-seekers in Switzerland is of utmost concern to the Committee. The Committee draws the attention of the State party to its general recommendation XXIII on indigenous peoples, and recommends that no decisions directly relating to the rights and interests of members of indigenous peoples be taken without their informed consent. The Committee is concerned at reported cases of intimidation by local police in Gaborone against the Wayeyi people, and recommends that thorough inquiries be conducted into these cases. www.bayefsky.com /themes/equality_racial_concluding_part2.php

TAME - Airline of Ecuador - Flight to Ecuador and Galapagos In this city and in their surroundings inhabit the black afro-Ecuadorian people, who maintain intact their ancestors traditions and culture, expressed in the marimba music, the dance of the caderona and other artistic manifestations bounded to religious legends and popular beliefs In this city are located the oil Terminal of Balao, first high seas Ecuadorian port where the Amazonian oil is exported; the State Refinery, main producer of petroleum derivates, and the Thermal Power station Esmeraldas, the most important in the country that generates 132,5 megawatts of energy. The city and the province in general are served by the airport General Ribadeneira in Tachina, which has a runway of 2.400 meters, and the runways of San Lorenzo of 1.200 meters and the Timbre of 800 meters of longitude. www.tame.com.ec /english/destinos/geografia.asp?ori=ESM

About Ecuador In the Esmeraldas province, the people have roots in Africa -- they are Afro-Ecuadorian. The people of Ecuador are as varied as the landscape. Much of the population is descended from the ancient Incas who made their home in present-day Ecuador and Peru. www.geocities.com /alainkara/ecuador.htm

ab1997 For instance, it is shown that Vietnamese people have a strong focus on building reciprocal relations and face while Norwegians are more task and result oriented. A multitude of artifact types found in both pre-and post-Mazama horizons suggests the primary concerns of aboriginal peoples visiting Crescent Lake were centered around a range of short-term, hunting-gathering and processing activities. Yet, despite these efforts, little can be said about the people who made those transportable communities their homes. oregonstate.edu /Dept/anthropology/graduate/thesis/1997.htm

La Casa Sol - Otavalo, Ecuador information Andean Culture It is important to visit Otavalo to have a true understanding of the Ecuadorian culture and people. Since Inca times in the Ecuadorian, Peruvian and Bolivian Andes, during the summer solstice at the end of June, we celebrate Inti Raymi (the Sun Festival), in honor of Pacha Mama or mother earth. The Indigenous people of Otavalo are famous artisans and handcraft merchants, almost every house in Otavalo is a workshop or an art gallery. www.lacasasol.com /english/otavalo/otavalo.html

Highlands and Islands Arrive to Ibarra, and in the afternoon we descend to 1,600 m (5,248 ft) to the Chota Valley, a warmer place inhabited of Afro-Ecuadorian people who still conserve their ancestral traditions as well as their construction techniques. Named because of its location on the equator, Ecuador has 12 million people and one of the most varied topographies in all of South America. Quito, originally an Incan city, lies at the foot of the Pichincha volcano and is within 15 miles of the equator. www.lostworldadventures.com /itinerary.php/iid/48

SEED BANK PROJECT FOR SAN LORENZO The project began in 1992 with the purchase of 5 hectares of typical pasture land on the edge of the pueblo of San Lorenzo, a town that serves a population made up of Afro Ecuadorian and indigenous Awa and Chachi people. The population is mostly Afro Ecuadorian, as well as Chachi and Awa indigenous and some metzitzo people. People call out to us in the street, we stop for chats here and there, make visits, and seem to be getting more and more visitors to the Institute every day. www.rainforestinfo.org.au /projects/madre-selva.htm

Republic of Ecuador The design of the Development Project for Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian Peoples (PRODEPINE) ties in with the government strategy for sustainable development that calls for preservation of the identity of the 12 nationalities and peoples of Ecuador in the country’s three regions: the coastal areas, the Sierra, and the Amazon. Institutionalization of PRODEPINE as a government programme for indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian peoples. Third was investment for the Shuar people (90 sub-projects and USD 1 179 564 or 9.81%), followed by the Achuar nationality (62 projects and USD 497 221 or 4.13% of total investment). www.ifad.org /evaluation/public_html/eksyst/doc/prj/region/pl/ecuador/ec_PRODEPINE.htm

Welcome to the San Miguel Eco Project The 'San Miguel Eco Project' is owned and managed by the people of San Miguel; a small afro-Ecuadorian community situated at the confluence of the Rio Cayapas and Rio San Miguel. As well as providing sustainable employment for local people, income from the project is used to fund community initiatives and to protect the local environment. The project offers visitors a unique opportunity to learn about the culture and traditions of local people and to visit the Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve, an area of protected rainforest which forms part of a global bio-diversity hotspot. www.ecosanmiguel.org /intro.htm

Afro-Latinos see common struggle for justice, identity in the Americas This allows us to provide education for Afro Ecuadorian children, until such time the government decides to assume its responsibility," he explained. According to an OAA report, Afro Peruvians are blatantly denied entry to night clubs and restaurants and suffer employment discrimination, where ads ask for applicants who look "presentable," a code word for no Blacks, he said. We wanted the Afro Latino community to know that, from the United States Government’s stand point, we acknowledge that there is an Afro Latino constituency. www.finalcall.com /international/1999/afro-latino8-10-99.htm

Technical cooperation projects - OHCHR A workshop on the rights of indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian people was held in Esmeraldas with the support of the Council for the Development of Indigenous People and other Ethnic Groups (CODENPE). In this regard, two training seminars were held in Quito on the rights of indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian people; conferences on the rights of migrants were held in Quito, Cuenca and Guayaquil. A national seminar entitled "Analysis of the thematic plan for elderly people" was held in Quito towards the end of 2000, to support the Working Group on Senior Citizens, which collaborates with NGOs and UNDP. www.unhchr.ch /html/menu2/laecu.htm

Hands On: PACKING A PUNCH Working with local communities and NGOs, the World Bank is contributing to the Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian Peoples Development Project (PRODEPINE) to address the needs of these peoples and to help improve their livelihoods. In Malawi, 6.3 million people are defined as poor, which means that almost two-thirds of the country’s population are unable to fulfil their basic economic, political, social, psychological, and physiological needs. There has been a comprehensive effort to re-involve the people at every level — from the villages to national governance. www.tve.org /ho/doc.cfm?aid=1537

CARE - Virtual Field Trip - Ecuador The Chachi Indians are a quiet, stocky people who settled in the area about 400 years ago, after fleeing the grasp of Spanish conquistadors. We talk about the SUBIR Project and why these people have decided to live and work in such an isolated environment. As the sounds of the jungle echo through the hot night air, the voices of my colleagues continue to explain how SUBIR is making a direct contribution toward saving an important part of the South American rainforest and providing an economic life-line to the people who live there. www.careusa.org /vft/ecuador/day2.asp

New Lending Library Materials 2003 It is the story of prominent characters who left a mark, as well as the story of ordinary people who witnessed or participated in historical moments that brought along changes for the Chilean nation. The slide show presents the lives of Black people of Colombia and Ecuador's Pacific coast and their struggle to protect their homeland, the rainforest along the coastand their culture. It is history narrated by the people, based on their own experiences. www.tulane.edu /~clas/html/LARCNewLLItems2003.htm

The World Bank Annual Report 2002-Regions (These Achuar people of Ecuador's Amazon participate in the Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian People's Development Project. Empowering poor people also includes initiatives to reach out to the region's indigenous people, about 80 percent of whom live in extreme poverty, as well as to communities largely composed of Afro-descendants. With about 170 million of the region's 510 million people living on less than $2 a day, of whom 70 million live on less than $1 a day, the Bank's loans and analytical work seek to improve the investment climate while also supporting local efforts to empower people, communities, and governments. www.worldbank.org /annualreport/2002/chap0506.htm

Untitled The 15,000 mestizo, Afro-Ecuadorian, and indigenous people who live in the midst of this natural wealth are mostly poor farmers who began to settle in the region a century ago. The extraordinary value of the Ecuadorian western forests, including the largest remaining remnant that includes Intag, is well known to biologists around the world and often cited in the scientific literature The Intag cloud forest, located in Cotacachi County, the province of Imbabura, is part of the Chocó, a bioregion that extends from Panama to northwestern Ecuador. www.intagnewspaper.org /PeopleAndForests.html

Steveforman.com: 15 years of travel He ended up staying the rest of his life in Ecuador, buying a farm and living among the poorest of the poor Afro-Ecuadorian people on the coast. Moritz Thomsen is one of the couple writers who has spoken most deeply to me. In 1965, when he was 45 or so, he gave up pig farming in California and joined the Peace Corps. His books can be almost unbearable in their melancholy and sensitivity to the details of lives in poverty. www.steveforman.com /projects/15years/46.html

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