ECUADOR

The government of Ecuador has granted political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.  The decision comes two months after Assange took refuge in Ecuador’s London embassy to avoid extradition to Sweden to face questioning for alleged sexual misconduct.»

Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa, said that his country does respect human rights and this was acknowledged this week within the United Nations in Geneva.»

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa will criticize the Inter-American Human Rights System at his meeting with the secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Jose Miguel Insulza, who will arrive in this capital on Thursday.»