The Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Cults of Ecuador is the State portfolio in charge of justice in Ecuador. It was created on November 15, 2007 during the presidency of Rafael Correa. The Ministry was created in view of the need for a "coordinated and joint work of all justice operators, whose objective is to optimize the plans and projects of the judicial function, the Public Ministry, the Social Rehabilitation Directorate and other institutions related to the justice system." Its purpose, according to its official site, having achieved "the full observance of human rights" by 2017.

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Gustavo Jalkh Gustavo is the Latinate form of a Germanic male given name with respective prevalence in Portuguese language, Portuguese, Spanish language, Spanish, and Italian language, Italian. It has been a common name for Swedish monarchs since the reign of Gu ...

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Néstor Arbito Chica Nestor is a given name of Greek origin. In Greek mythology it comes from that of Nestor, the son of Neleus, the King of Pylos and Chloris. The Greek derivation is from a combination of "νέομαι" eomai- "go back", and "νόστος" ostos- " ...

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José Serrano Salgado José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

(2010–2011) * Johana Pesántez (2011–2013) * Lenin Lara (2013) * Ledy Zúñiga Rocha (2014–2017) ''1st female* Rosana Alvarado{{Cite web, url=https://www.justicia.gob.ec/perfil-de-la-nueva-ministra-de-justicia-derechos-humanos-y-cultos-2/, title=Perfil de la nueva Ministra de Justicia, Derechos Humanos y Cultos – Ministerio de Justicia, Derechos Humanos y Cultos {{! Ecuador, website=www.justicia.gob.ec, language=es, access-date=2018-06-28 (2017–2021) * Bernarda Ordóñez Moscoso (2021–present)

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Justice ministries Government of Ecuador

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