Weekly Report - 16 June 2022 (WR-22-24)

Ecuador’s umbrella indigenous organisation Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas del Ecuador (Conaie) launched an “indefinite” wave of protests on 13 June, threatening to bring the country to a standstill unless its long list of demands is met. Conaie has indicated that it is unwilling to reach a compromise with President Guillermo Lasso’s administration, and prospects for dialogue were further weakened by the arrest on 14 June of its leader, Leonidas Iza.