Environmental Activist Murdered on Return from Rainforest Workshop
Originally Published 2 years ago — by CBS News
Quinto Inuma Alvarado, a Kichwa tribal leader, was shot and killed in the Peruvian rainforest while returning from an environmental workshop. The area has been marked by tensions between Indigenous people and illegal loggers. Inuma had received death threats over his efforts to combat illegal logging, and his community had been left to fend off frequent attacks. The workshop aimed to empower women leaders in protecting their land. The Kichwa tribes have faced the loss of ancestral territory without consent or royalties, leading to food poverty and vulnerability. The lack of legal consequences for environmental crimes and violations of Indigenous rights highlights the prevailing impunity in such cases.
