Inter-American Foundation: Addressing Violence in Ecuador From the Grassroots
March 29, 2024
March 29, 2024
WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Inter-American Foundation issued the following news story on March 28, 2024:
Violence escalated shockingly quickly in Ecuador in 2023. Violent deaths increased by more than 800% to a record 46.5 per 100,000 residents.
"Terror is at a crisis level," in the words of Sonia Viveros Padilla, director of IAF grantee Fundacion de Desarrollo Social y Cultural Afroecuatoriano. The ongoing violence and instability has weakened social ties, re . . .
Violence escalated shockingly quickly in Ecuador in 2023. Violent deaths increased by more than 800% to a record 46.5 per 100,000 residents.
"Terror is at a crisis level," in the words of Sonia Viveros Padilla, director of IAF grantee Fundacion de Desarrollo Social y Cultural Afroecuatoriano. The ongoing violence and instability has weakened social ties, re . . .