People demonstrate against the disappearance of four adolescent boys who went missing during a military operation two weeks ago while they were out playing football, in front of the prosecutor's office in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on December 23, 2024. Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa has ordered an intensified search for the boys, aged between 11 and 15, as public anger over the incident flared weeks ahead of elections. But, in a radio interview on Monday, Noboa also said that a "technical analysis" was needed before the incident could be called a forced disappearance -- despite prosecutors saying it was being investigated as an illegitimate use of force. (Photo by MARCOS PIN / AFP) (Photo by MARCOS PIN/AFP via Getty Images)