Region:Americas

Country:Peru

Department/Province/State:Amazonas

Sex¹:Male

Age:47

Date of Killing:01/07/2024

Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Comunidad Nativa Pagata (pueblo indígena Awajún)

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC Rights

Sector Detail:Environmental rights, Indigenous peoples' rights, Land rights

More information:CNDDHH / Global Witness

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URLs (links) of Interest

https://larepublica.pe/sociedad/2024/07/04/lider-awajun-ricardo-kunchikui-opositor-de-la-mineria-ilegal-es-hallado-muerto-en-rio-cenepa-condorcanqui-194716

https://www.infobae.com/peru/2024/07/07/tension-en-el-pueblo-awajun-tras-la-muerte-violenta-de-ricardo-kunchikui-shimpujat-exigen-declarar-zona-de-emergencia-en-el-amazonas/

https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/fiscal%C3%ADa-de-per%C3%BA-investiga-como-presunto-homicidio-la-muerte-de-l%C3%ADder-ind%C3%ADgena-amaz%C3%B3nico/82740569

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