# Claim 278

International human-rights bodies said the law was used to interfere with and punish unfavorable coverage.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: International human-rights bodies said the law was used to interfere with and punish unfavorable coverage.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: UN and IACHR criticize the law's use
- About: [incident 2013-ecuador-communications-law-supercom](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2013-ecuador-communications-law-supercom)
- Source: Ecuador's communications law has sanctioned 675 media outlets and journalists in four years. https://latamjournalismreview.org/articles/ecuadors-communications-law-has-sanctioned-675-media-outlets-and-journalists-in-four-years/
- Publisher: LatAm Journalism Review, Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2017-06-25

## Quotation from the source

> has been used as an instrument to unduly interfere in the content of media outlets and punish them, especially when their coverage is unfavorable or questions the government's actions.

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