Countries and migrations

Countries and migrations

1. Countries of origin, transit and destination

   • Regarding migrations, the classification established is very simple: a country of origin is the one where people come from; a destination country is one where they arrive to make it their new place of life; and a country of transit is that where those who migrate pass, but in good shape temporary, as a stopover to the destination.

2. The case of Ecuador

   • Even though it may seem strange, Ecuador is, simultaneously, territory of origin, destination, transit and return; It also experiences strong internal migration processes and situations of forced movement. About 3 million compatriots they live in other territories. However, at the same time, there would be at least 800,000 people of other nationalities, primarily from Colombia, Peru and Venezuela. Likewise, Ecuador is increasingly a territory of transit and, in recent times, it is a territory of return due to the crisis in the nations of destination.

3. Migration policies

   • The States have 2 areas of responsibility: the first, regarding compliance with the rights of individuals living in the territory, which also extends to the world environment; the second deals with the stability of the state. These 2 fields are accessed at times in contradiction and, generally, the second is ordered. In the name of national stability they run over rights of individuals. However, the States are there to ensure the rights of individuals. This has been fundamentally predetermined in each of the constitutions of the whole world, however it is not fulfilled.

4. Derechos humanos y migraciones

   • Human rights are principles and rules that seek to respect the dignity of women people and protect them from abuses of power. In the World Testimony of Human Rights, which is law for all nations, there are various items involved with mobility