Cuarenta fundaciones alertaron por la aprobación de la Ley de Transparencia Social en Ecuador

Ecuador’s National Assembly recently approved the Organic Law on Social Transparency, a measure designed to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing within non-profit organizations. Backed by the executive branch and financial analysis units, the legislation introduces strict oversight mechanisms, including risk classification and mandatory financial reporting to a unified system. The state argues that these controls are essential for closing legal loopholes and protecting the country’s financial stability against criminal activities, framing the law as a necessary step to maintain civic trust. Conversely, over forty civil society organizations argue that the law disproportionately targets and stigmatizes the non-profit sector without empirical evidence linking them to illicit activities. Critics highlight that the regulatory burden, such as mandatory external audits and detailed beneficiary disclosures, is unfeasible for small, rural entities, potentially jeopardizing their operational sustainability. Furthermore, they contend that the legislation inappropriately includes unrelated issues like taxation and mining, undermining the law’s stated purpose and risking a loss of legitimacy and international funding for social projects. This conflict is highly relevant to open data frameworks because it illustrates the tension between regulatory transparency and the right to information in the civil society sector. While the law aims for greater financial transparency, its implementation poses a risk of creating restrictive barriers that could limit data accessibility for smaller organizations. The upcoming battle over the law’s constitutionality and its implementing regulations will determine whether open data principles are integrated through proportional oversight or suppressed by disproportionate bureaucratic hurdles that threaten the autonomy and viability of social actors.

Source: infobae.com
Published on 2025-08-29

Cuarenta fundaciones alertaron por la aprobación de la Ley de Transparencia Social en Ecuador

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