Allegation Letters regarding Judicial Misuse against Afro-descendant Leaders in Ecuador (29 July 2022)

To: Ecuador; Energy & Palma; General Mills; La Fabril; Nestlé, PepsiCo; Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil - RSPO; Switzerland; United States of America

Subject: Allegations of misuse of the judicial system by the palm oil company Energy & Palma, part of Grupo La Fabril, against Afro-descendant community leaders in Barranquilla de San Javier, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador, related to their rights to protest, defend territory, and protect the environment.

Mandates: Business; Environment; Freedom of opinion and expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and association; Human rights defenders; Indigenous peoples; Racism