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In its Freedom on the Net 2016 report, Freedom House gives Ecuador a "freedom on the net status" of "partly free". [5] There is no widespread blocking or filtering of websites in Ecuador and access to blogs and social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube is generally free and open. Diverse sources of national and international ...
Ecuadorian nationality is the status of being a citizen of Ecuador. Ecuadorian nationality is typically obtained either on the principle of jus soli, i.e. by birth in Ecuador; or under the rules of jus sanguinis, i.e. by birth abroad to at least one parent with Ecuadorian nationality. It can also be granted to a permanent resident, who has ...
The decriminalization of homosexuality in Ecuador took place on 25 November 1997, when the Constitutional Tribunal issued a landmark decision in Case 111-97-TC declaring the first clause of Article 516 of the Penal Code – which criminalized same-sex sexual relations as a crime with a penalty of four to eight years of imprisonment ...
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Holders of the title "First Lady of Ecuador" 26º: Corina del Parral: José María Velasco Ibarra: 1944–1947 Carlos Mancheno Cajas (Min. of Defense, Presidente by Fact) 1947 27º: Blanca Pasquel Alarcón: Mariano Suárez Veintimilla: 1947 28º: Laura Monroy Garaycoa: Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola: 1947–1948 29º: Rosario Pallares Zaldumbide ...
The Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property or (IEPI) is the only public agency in Ecuador, whose function is to ensure on behalf of the Ecuadorian State Intellectual Property Rights established in the Law, as in treaties and conventions, according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by United Nations Organization, recognizing it as a fundamental protection of ...
Ecuador, [a] officially the Republic of Ecuador, [b] is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometers (621 mi) west of the mainland.
Diane Rodríquez and her partner Nicolás Guamanquispe (pictured) became one of the first couples to register a civil union in Ecuador. Based on Article 68, civil unions for same-sex couples are legal in Ecuador. [13] [14] In August 2014, President Rafael Correa signed a resolution to allow same-sex couples to register their unions.