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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 – unconstitutional.
The National Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Nacional) is the unicameral legislature of Ecuador. It replaced the National Congress in 2009 following reforms under the 2008 Constitution. [1] Within Ecuador, the National Assembly has the power to pass laws, while appointment of judges to the National Court of Justice is done by a separate Judicial ...
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 ...
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.
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.
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LGBT activist during a protest in Ecuador in 2020.. This article presents a timeline of the most relevant events in the history of LGBT people in Ecuador.The earliest manifestations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Ecuador were in the pre-Columbian era, in cultures such as Valdivia, [1] Tumaco-La Tolita, and Bahía, of which evidence has been found suggesting that ...
Declaration of Independence of Ecuador (1809) Primer Grito de Independencia: October 9 (Floating) Independence of Guayaquil (1820) Independencia de Guayaquil: November 2 (Fixed) All Souls' Day: Día de los Difuntos, Día de Muertos: November 3 (Fixed) Independence of Cuenca (1820) Independencia de Cuenca: December 6 (Fixed) Foundation of Quito ...