Investigate Pentagon Human Rights Abuses in Ecuador

The Pentagon helped launch a military operation in Ecuador that may have targeted civilians — and the Senate must investigate now.

Members of Congress are demanding answers after reports that joint U.S.-Ecuador military operations targeted what appeared to be a civilian dairy and cattle farm with no known links to armed groups or drug trafficking. 

Witnesses reportedly said Ecuadorian forces interrogated and assaulted unarmed civilians, burned homes and infrastructure, and tortured detainees before the site was bombed.

The United States cannot claim to defend human rights while helping foreign military forces accused of torture, abuse, and attacks on civilian facilities. And it cannot escalate military operations abroad without clear legal authority, congressional authorization, and basic transparency.

Tell the Senate Armed Services Committee: Launch a full investigation into U.S. involvement in Ecuador’s military operations and demand accountability from the Pentagon.

Ecuador has been under a prolonged state of emergency, with serious allegations of military abuses, repression of Indigenous-led protests, and attacks on democratic institutions. Deepening U.S. military cooperation under those conditions risks making American taxpayers complicit in violence abroad.

If the Pentagon can support operations that harm civilians and then hide behind vague claims about “narco-terrorism,” there will be no meaningful limit on unauthorized military action. Congress must draw that line now.

Add your name and demand the Senate Armed Services Committee investigate Pentagon involvement in Ecuador, suspend support for abusive operations, and protect civilians from U.S.-backed violence.

The petition to the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee reads:

"Launch a full investigation into U.S. military involvement in Ecuador’s recent operations, including any role in targeting civilian facilities, supporting abusive units, or violating the Leahy Laws. Hold public hearings, demand full Pentagon transparency, and suspend any U.S. support for operations tied to torture, attacks on civilians, or other human rights abuses."