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In the spotlight: in Ecuador, a compromise that will leave its mark

During the last demonstration of indigenous peoples in Quito, June 30, 2022. © AP/Dolores Ochoa

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Editorial writers are relieved that the protests that paralyzed much of the country have come to an end.

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A compromise which however will leave traces, estimates the editorialist of the newspaper.

After 18 days of conflict, Ecuadorian society is more divided than ever, " 

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According to

, a minority, namely the natives who represent about 7% of the population, "

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a majority that had to suffer helplessly the consequences of the demonstrations.

Moreover, another rally is already planned in the capital Quito for this Friday, at the call of the natives: a march against racism.

And it is true, writes

, that the natives live in a situation of injustice and permanent humiliation.

The newspaper recommends that the government put in place once and for all a strategy to enable the sustainable development of indigenous communities.

In the United States, a new controversial Supreme Court decision

The judges have limited the federal means to fight against global warming.

A decision adopted by the six conservative magistrates (against the opinion of the three liberals).

The Court found that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could not regulate emissions from coal-fired power stations at the national level, power stations which produce, it should be remembered, nearly 20% of the electricity in the States. -United.

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This decision paves the way for the dismantling of a whole system supposed to establish rules for the economy.

But some states have already announced resistance to the Supreme Court ruling.

This is the case of California, at the forefront of the fight against global warming.

Moreover, a climatologist interviewed by the

believes that states still retain significant political leverage to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

For example, they have the power to set up renewable energies or limit vehicle emissions.

New in the Emmett Till case

Emmett Till was a 14-year-old African-American, tortured and killed in 1955, almost 70 years ago, in the state of Mississippi.

He would have made sexual advances to a married white lady, whom he had met in a grocery store, according to the latter's testimony.

Her husband and his half-brother then decide to avenge this affront, kidnap the young black man, beat him savagely and kill him with a bullet in the head, before throwing the body into a river.

No one has been convicted for this crime.

A few years ago, the justice reopened the investigation, because Carolyn Bryant, the woman who had denounced the behavior of the young boy returned to her testimony, saying that Emmett Till had never made advances to her.

The investigation was closed again last year, but a private team, including members of Emmett Till's family, continued the work, apparently successfully, because according to the

, it found an old warrant for Carolyn Bryant, dated 1955, which was never executed.

Suddenly, the family of Emmett Till today demands the arrest of the one who was at the origin of the deadly kidnapping.

Octogenarian Carolyne Bryant now lives in North Carolina and according to the

, the police could indeed execute the arrest warrant, even 50 years late.

Haiti: The courthouse still occupied by bandits

It's been twenty days since an armed group settled in the Port-au-Prince courthouse,

points out .

On Friday, June 10, "

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Today, "

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As a result, the people of Port-au-Prince do not have “

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also recalls that the police have never attempted to regain control of the courthouse.

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