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Editorial, QUITO
Edison Lanza, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression of the IACHR said today at a press conference that the team aimed to achieve a full investigation that provides the truth of what happened "in the case of kidnapping and murder of the journalism team of "El Comercio"
In addition, he emphasized meet the needs of parents of journalists and guarantee their right to access information, and to help by The following to repair the damage at the level of the individual and the company.
Regarded as an emblematic case for Ecuador as a company, as a country and as a government, Lanza spoke of the importance of recommending public policies that involve the protection of urnalists in high-risk situations "
" Perhaps we are the most dangerous region in the world to practice journalism " said the IACHR rapporteur, and stressed 25 to 30 murders of journalists and communicators men and women. "There is a high level of impunity in clarifying these cases," he said.
The possibility of having an international supervision team would be the first in the region and would have been the result of the will of the Government of Ecuador and the victims who mobilized the Ecuadorian society
In his speech, Rosana Alvarado, Minister of Justice stated that "the pain of the parents was the pain of the country and the pain of the government", which he indicated, brought society to come together to reach the truth.
Alvarado claimed that the intentions of the government are to present information, to take responsibility for mistakes, and to complete the request requested by relatives of murdered journalists. He badured that "the government of Lenin Moreno was doing everything possible to save the living journalists", and that the intentions of the narco-terrorist group were never to negotiate the return of their lives.
"We have provided all the information gathered by the ministries involved in this case," said the minister, recalling that family members decided not to access the information before meeting the IACHR.
Alvarado reminded the audience: The Ministry of Justice, with the Office of the Rector of Human Rights is the one who provides accompaniment to family members in the framework of the work done. Faced with comments from families about the lack of valuable information in the documents delivered, he pointed out that "there is valuable information about what has been delivered, but there is 39, other information in the judicial process ".
In his speech, Andrés Michelena, Secretary of Communications stated that President Moreno followed the case of Europe, and in his representation stated that, in the event that the Provided information is not complete and does not contribute to the IACHR in a transparent process, "no one will be spared or allowed to hide any type of information" . It was the fault of the government, but of the narco guerrilla.
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