The OAS has expressed its support for Daniel Noboa’s government following the escalation of violence in Ecuador

OAS members during an extraordinary session of the Permanent Council today at the Organization’s headquarters in Washington (USA) (EFE/Lenin Nolly)

The Organization of American States (OAS) condemned this Friday the escalation of violence currently affecting Ecuador and offered its “technical” and “political” support to the government of President Daniel Noboa.

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In a resolution approved in an extraordinary session by acclamation by the organization’s 33 member countries, the OAS gave its support to Ecuador’s “democratic regime” and pledged to “continue to monitor” the situation in the country to offer ” political proposals” support.” ” and technical support to the current executive.

The document was approved at a session of the Permanent Council in which the Ecuadorian Foreign Minister, Gabriela Sommerfeld, called for the “firm support” of all Latin American countries to address what she described as a “serious crisis and upheaval social” in his country.

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“Recalling that representative democracy is an indispensable condition for the stability, peace and development of the region, in accordance with the Charter of the Organization of American States and the Inter-American Democratic Charter”, the OAS thus declared “its support to the democratic regime in Ecuador and its institutions, to its legitimately constituted Government and to its Constitutional President Daniel Noboa Azín”.

It states that “as established by the Inter-American Democratic Charter, the solidarity and cooperation of the American States require their political organization on the basis of the effective exercise of representative democracy” and recognizes the efforts developed by the Ecuadorian Government to restore public order, preserving the Rule of law, respect for human rights, citizen security and the search for social peace”.

Armed soldiers patrol a commercial area in Guayaquil (REUTERS/Iván Alvarado)

In this way, the Permanent Council expressed “its profound rejection of all acts of violence perpetrated in Ecuador by groups belonging to transnational organized crime, which have caused crises and social unrest, attacks and damage to people, members of civil society and public and private communities”. property.”

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It also assured that it “rejects any violent action by identified criminal organizations that threaten the institutions and the rule of law and repudiates any type of threat or violent action that undermines democracy and peaceful coexistence in Ecuador”, and urged the government and the people of Ecuador “to maintain a firm defense of the rule of law and respect for human rights, which constitute the best guarantees for the peace and security of citizens in the Americas.”

President Daniel Noboa, newly sworn into office and serving a short 15-month term, faces the challenge of governing in a politically polarized environment. The lack of a majority in Congress further complicates their efforts to address the security crisis.

The opposition led by Correismo, a movement linked to former president Rafael Correa, adds an element of uncertainty. This faction’s willingness to work with the government to overcome the crisis is questionable, which could further hamper stabilization efforts.

Furthermore, the institutional weakness of the Ecuadorian state is revealed in its inability to maintain a monopoly on the legitimate use of force. The situation of the prisons, transformed into barracks for criminal groups, reveals the lack of control and effective management of the prison system.

(With information from EFE)

2024-01-12 17:27:00
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