Guayaquil has endured over two years of persistent violence, with residents navigating regular shootouts and seven separate curfews. The security situation has deteriorated to the point where fear has become a routine part of daily life for the city's population.

In response to the public ceremony held today in Guayaquil, where the Commander General of the Ecuadorian Air Force, on behalf of the Armed Forces, publicly apologized to the families of Nehemías Arboleda Portocarrero, Steven Medina, Ismael Arroyo and Josué Arroyo, known as “the four boys from Las Malvinas,” who were victims of enforced disappearance […] The post Ecuador: Public apologies are essential to provide redress to victims of enforced disappearance appeared first on Amnesty International .