Human rights organizations in Ecuador asked international bodies to examine the legal and human rights implications of a decree allowing foreign military participation under expanded emergency powers.

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Organizations ask international human rights bodies to examine a decree allowing foreign troops to operate under Ecuador’s state of emergency.

Human rights organizations in Ecuador have called for the urgent intervention of international bodies to monitor the impact of Executive Decree No. 424, signed by President Daniel Noboa, arguing that the measure raises concerns over democratic governance, accountability and human rights protections.

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International appeal

In a letter addressed to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the United Nations special procedures, the organizations urged both bodies to request technical and legal information from the Ecuadorian government regarding the implementation of the decree.

The Alliance of Human Rights Organizations said the measure expands the state of emergency recently declared in ten provinces and further contributes to what it described as the country’s “serious democratic deterioration.”

The decree authorizes foreign forces to participate in security operations conducted under Ecuador’s declared internal armed conflict while granting them immunity during those operations.

Accountability concerns

The organizations also criticized Noboa’s announcement that foreign personnel would receive legal benefits, arguing that the measure creates an “institutional expectation of protection or exceptional treatment regarding future conduct that has not yet been determined.”

According to the groups, such provisions could amount to advance protection from future liability, contradicting Inter-American jurisprudence on serious human rights violations.

⭕ #ATENCIÓN | El presidente Daniel Noboa emitió el Decreto Ejecutivo 424, mediante el cual ratifica la existencia de un conflicto armado interno en Ecuador y autoriza la cooperación internacional para fortalecer las acciones de seguridad del Estado. El decreto también contempla… pic.twitter.com/T8vgn6EYHY

— Radio Pichincha (@radio_pichincha) June 18, 2026

Text Reads: President Daniel Noboa issued Executive Decree 424, through which he ratifies the existence of an internal armed conflict in Ecuador and authorizes international cooperation to strengthen the State’s security actions. The decree also provides for pardons for military personnel, police, and civilians who participate in operations against structures considered a threat to national security, and urges the National Assembly to grant amnesties in those cases.

They also warned that the decree fails to clearly define the scope of activities permitted for the so-called “cooperating states” and does not establish effective oversight mechanisms or precise rules governing the use of force.

The organizations argued that the immunity granted under the decree “makes it more difficult to determine responsibility for possible human rights violations,” potentially leaving victims without guarantees of access to truth, justice and reparations.

Security deployment

The new deployment will send approximately 13,000 soldiers to four Ecuadorian provinces as part of the government’s strategy to combat organized crime under the expanded state of emergency.

“Following this decision, military personnel from allied countries will be able to deploy in the provinces most affected by violence to work alongside our security bloc,” Noboa said when announcing the arrival of the foreign troops.

🇪🇨🪖 Ecuador abre la entrada a tropas extranjeras

🚨 El presidente ecuatoriano, Daniel Noboa, firmó un decreto para recibir cooperación internacional especializada para combatir el narcotráfico y la delincuencia organizada, Asimismo, señaló que el país enfrenta un conflicto… pic.twitter.com/zT7fI9GJpQ

— Sputnik Mundo (@SputnikMundo) June 20, 2026

Texte Reads: Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa signed a decree to receive specialized international cooperation to combat drug trafficking and organized crime. Likewise, he stated that the country is facing an armed conflict that threatens

Amid escalating violence linked to organized crime, the organizations called for transparency regarding the operational rules governing the deployment, oversight mechanisms and the judicial procedures that would apply under the decree.

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