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Kimberley Brown

Kimberley Brown

Latest Articles by Kimberley Brown

Ecuador’s justice system awash with corruption and death threats

Recent investigations into corruption show the extent organized crime has infiltrated the country's justice system.

A month of war: How did once-serene Ecuador descend into a nightmare of narco violence?

President Daniel Noboa declared war in January on armed criminal gangs in the small South American country, which is sandwiched between cocaine-producing nations. Prison riots, murders and most recently the violent takeover of a live TV broadcast have left Ecuadorians struggling to solve the conflict's underlying causes.

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