This is an unofficial translation. The original document in Spanish is at: https://twitter.com/CONAIE_Ecuador/status/1182336441982038016 COMMUNIQUE D.M. Quito, 10 Octobre 2019 Regarding the police retained in the Agora of the The House of Ecuadorian Culture In the context of the National Shutdown, we clarify that the members of the National Police retained in the Agora of the House of Ecuadorian Culture are – as can be verified by all the news media who wish to and by the thousands of people present – guaranteed their human rights, physical, psychological, and survival in situation of social upheaval, as indicated in the Constitution of the Republic and other international instruments. #ElParoNoPara #LaLuchaVaPorqueVa [signature of Jaime Vargas, President of CONAIE] [official seal of CONAIE]