Pilar Lizana is interviewed in various media regarding the current situation in Ecuador and organized crime.

Pilar Lizana is interviewed in various media regarding the current situation in Ecuador and organized crime.

EMOL | Is there “trust” in the Government?: Experts discuss the “weaknesses” of prisons in Chile in light of the crisis in Ecuador.

12.01.2024. Although there is consensus that the realities between the two countries are different, some question the “control” that may exist within penitentiary facilities given the presence of organized crime members.


MEGANOTICIAS | Pilar Lizana on organized crime.

06.01.2024. Confrontation between rival criminal gangs and settling of scores.


EMOL | How Ecuador went from being a drug transit country to an operational hub for drug trafficking in just a few years: The warnings for Chile.

10.01.2024. Experts urge strengthening institutions and implementing strong anti-corruption measures to address the rapid advance of organized crime.


La Tercera | Latin America and Ecuador become regions with the highest concentration of homicides.

11.01.2024. According to a study by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the subcontinent accounted for nearly one-third of the 458,000 homicides that occurred worldwide in 2021. Ecuador ended 2023 with 7,600 murders, resulting in a homicide rate of 40 per 100,000 inhabitants.


LUN | “We already have overcrowding in prisons and leaders of organized crime here.”

11.01.2024. Interview and cover.


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