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Issue No 1 67
Franco Viteri Gualinga Gualinga age 49 on on on on the the the the landing track of of of the the the the Originary People Kichwa of of of Sarayaku He was elected President of of of Tayjasaruta from 2001 to to to 2003 fighting against oil oil oil extraction in in in in in in in in the the the the the the the Ecuadorian Amazon Along with the the the the the the the community Gualinga Gualinga managed to to to expel the the the the the the the Argentinian oil oil oil company company CGC out out of of their their territory They had never been consulted about the the the the the the the oil oil oil company company coming in in in in in in in which which they argued was was a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a violation of of of their their constitutional and human rights The The The Sarayaku people succeeded in in in in in in in filing a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a complaint against the the the the the the State of of Ecuador which which was was referred to to to to to the the the the the the Inter-American Commission on on on on on Human Rights They had a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a historic victory 10 years later in in in in in 2012 To date they are waiting for the the the the sentence to to to to to be carried out (Photo by Nicola Ókin)