Security & Strategic Review - December 2024

ECUADOR: Government touts falling homicide rate

ANDEAN COUNTRIES by Patrick de Courcy 29 November 2024 907 views

With the clock ticking towards the 9 February first round of Ecuador’s presidential elections, President Daniel Noboa’s government is emphasising what it believes to be its biggest success – a significant reduction in homicides, which according to Interior Minister Mónica Palencia have fallen by 17.6% this year.

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