Your article (Countries in the highlight,27 August) refers to Ecuador, using the case of the closing down of the Pachamama foundation as an example of an alleged “assault on NGOs around the world.
The closure was a result of a legal procedure launched by the authorities when a delegation of foreign investors and diplomats accredited in Ecuador, and including the ambassador of Chile,were physically attacked by members of Pachamama. The incident was public and extensively covered in the media. An investigation ensued, where the organisation was afforded every right to defend itself, or indeed made spend of the due process afforded it by law. The authorities concluded that the organisation had deviated from its founding purpose and objective and was instead engaging in party politics which seriously affected public safety.
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Source: theguardian.com