Ecuador court rejects Yasunidos appeal; group to seek international redress

Ecuador's Constitutional Court rejected Yasunidos' appeal related to the 2023 Yasuní referendum, prompting the collective to announce it will escalate to international bodies. The ruling upholds prior judicial decisions, but the specific legal grounds and implications for the referendum's implementation remain unclear. This marks a setback for the environmental movement and could affect future enforcement of the referendum's oil-drilling ban.