(18 Jun 2025)
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Quito, Ecuador – 18 June 2025
1. Banner with faces of missing people
2. Woman walking in front of banner displayed in front of Attorney General’s Office
3. Banners
4. Various of missing person Janine Ontaneda in poster and printed shirt
5. Banners
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Richard Ontaneda, brother of missing person Janine Ontaneda:
"During the last three governments there’s been no progress. We’ve simply become another statistic — and we shouldn’t be. Femicide happens daily, people disappear every day across the country. In my case it’s my younger sister, Janine Ontaneda, whose disappearance you can verify on social media. She’s been missing since April 7 of this year. It’s been nearly 90 days without a response from the Prosecutor’s Office."
7. Various of photos of missing people
8. Various of demonstrators
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Juan Ignacio Ilvalle, member of the Regional Foundation for Human Rights Defense (INREDH):
"The number of disappearances has risen so much that the official figure now stands at 20 people missing every day. Forced or involuntary disappearances are hidden under other crimes, which only increases the uncertainty and anguish of family members and friends."
10. Medium shot of the exterior of the Attorney General’s Office
11. Police vehicle leaving the Attorney General’s Office
STORYLINE:
Relatives of missing people in Ecuador on Wednesday protested the lack of attention that authorities have given to their cases.
Richard Ontaneda, the brother of missing person Janine Ontaneda, said his sister had been missing for about 90 days and had not received "a response from the Prosecutor’s Office" about the case.
Juan Ignacio Ilvalle, a member of the Regional Foundation for Human Rights Defense (INREDH), said investigating disappearances in Ecuador is difficult.
"Forced or involuntary disappearances are hidden under other crimes, which only increases the uncertainty and anguish of relatives," said Ilvalle.
AP Video by Daniel Tapia
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