…Dear President Correa, We, the undersigned representatives of Latin American and international civil society organisations, are writing to express our concerns regarding increasing restrictions on the fundamental freedoms of association, peaceful assembly and expression in Ecuador, including the declaration of a state of emergency in the Morona Santiago province and the attempt to dissolve the environmental organisation Acción Ecológica. Over the past few years, we have observed a series of assaults on Ecuadorian civil society for expressing democratic dissent….Additionally, executive decrees No. 16 (2013) and No. 739 (2015) have already been used to summarily dissolve two civil society organisations - the environmental NGO Pachamama and the National Teachers’ Union (UNE) - and to threaten with closure a third one, the media freedom NGO Fundamedios. These actions…are in violation of international human rights standards concerning the freedom of association…Your government has so far consistently avoided provisions for free, prior and informed consent…In November, a group of Shuar people attempted to reclaim their territory, and ensuing clashes with police and military personnel guarding the mining camp resulted in several injuries. Calls for dialogue…went unheard…We call on your government to: 1. Establish mechanisms for meaningful consultation…2. Refrain from criminalising indigenous community leaders and organisations challenging extractive industry projects and protesting against lack of consultation. 3. Executive Decrees No. 16 and No. 739 should be repealed and replaced…