The judiciary has convened a telematic public hearing for Monday, September 1st, when it will hear views on lawsuits filed by human rights organizations and trade union bodies.

The parties involved include the Regional Human Rights Advisory Foundation (INREDH), the Guayaquil Standing Committee for the Defense of Human Rights and the Women’s Promotion Corporation.

The United Workers’ Front (FUT), the National Union of Educators (UNE) and several labour federations are also involved.

The plaintiffs argue that the rules give the State excessive powers of control and intelligence.

They warn that this may result in restrictions on freedom of association, undue surveillance and arbitrary sanctions.

The Court summoned to the hearing the president of the Republic, Daniel Noboa, the president of the National Assembly (Parliament), Niels Olsen, and other authorities.

The call was also extended to universities, experts, guilds and any citizen interested in submitting amicus curiae, that is, contributions from third parties who, without being part of the process, offer technical or legal criteria to enrich the debate.

The constitutional review body will analyze next week the lawsuits against the laws of National Solidarity (August 25) and Public Integrity (August 27).

In a statement, 70 organizations of the Ecuadorian civil society rejected the position against the decision of the Court to suspend several articles of this and other norms that we consider unconstitutional.

“All these actions are intended to discredit the technical and legal action of the Constitutional Court and undermine its functions,” the text said.

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