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National and International Organisations Express Concern over Another Ruling Against Environmental Defenders Regarding the Curipamba–El Domo Mining Project, Las Naves,...

National and international NGOs condemned the Quevedo Criminal Court's decision to imprison three environmental defenders for four years and impose a fine of fifteen basic salaries. The rulings are part of a broader wave of criminalisation targeting 32 activists opposing the Curipamba‑El Domo mining project, operated by Canadian‑owned Curimining S.A. The case unfolds amid allegations of judicial interference, a potential conflict of interest involving the President's aunt, and a pending Canada‑Ecuador free‑trade agreement that could grant investors arbitration rights. Critics warn the legal and policy shifts threaten Ecuador's constitutional guarantees for nature and human rights.