Ecuador

Tue, 18 May 2010 09:15:55 +0000

Overview of drug policies, drug law and legislative trends in Ecuador. Ecuador is going through a process of reform of its legislation on drugs and the related institutional structure. The government ...

Why did Ecuador toughen up drug laws?

Tue, 06 Oct 2015 16:43:07 +0000

Ecuador's Congress approved tougher penalties for small-time drug traffickers, an about-face from a more liberal policy which may have been prompted by the president's stated "zero tolerance" approac ...

The seven steps of drug policy reform in Ecuador

Wed, 24 Jun 2015 11:11:12 +0000

Ecuador has entered a new era in drug policy and legislation. Twenty-five years after the last major legal reform, brought about by the famed Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances Law (Ley de Sustanci ...

Ecuador set to release minor drug offenders in move away from harsh laws

Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:07:41 +0000

Around 2,000 inmates convicted of low-level drug offences could be released in Ecuador under a new criminal code, as countries across the Americas slowly move away from harsh punishments for minor dr ...

Drug Laws and Prisons in Ecuador

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 11:36:22 +0000

Ecuador was never a significant center of production or traffic of illicit drugs; nor has it ever experienced the social convulsions that can result from the existence of a dynamic domestic drug mark ...

Drug Laws and Prison in Ecuador

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:53:33 +0000

Ecuador has one of the harshest drug laws in the hemisphere. A non-violent drug offender can receive the same sentence, sometimes even stiffer, than a murderer.

Drug Law Reform in Ecuador

Sat, 01 May 2010 00:00:00 +0000

In Ecuador, the Correa government’s comprehensive justice sector reform project includes significant changes in drug legislation. The country has one of the most punitive drug laws in the hemisphere. ...

Pardon for Mules in Ecuador

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000

At the end of 2008, about 1,500 persons were released who were in Ecuadorian prisons sentenced for drug trafficking. The measure, known as “pardon for mules,” singled out a specific group of prisoner ...