This article analyzes the jurisdictional mechanisms designed in the Constitution of Ecuador to protect rights against non-state agents. It reviews the legal and jurisprudential development of the five causes of activation of the writ of protection against individuals: when they provide public services, generate serious damage, or place the person in a state of subordination, defenselessness, or discrimination. In addition, it seeks to identify practical cases in which the violation of rights committed by private parties enables its constitutional review.