José Antonio Montes Enríquez

José Antonio Montes Enríquez was a member of the indigenous Rarámuri community, Bosques San Elías Repechique, in the municipality of Bocoyna, Chihuahua.

He was a recognised leader of the community in the fight against the local authorities’ plans to build a new airport in indigenous territory.

On 6th June 2020, he was beaten to death in a fight.

National organisations have called for the thorough investigation of this case and have linked the killing to his activism against the construction of the airport and his defense of Rarámuri territory.

Montes had been shot at the beginning of 2020 and his home in the village of Creel had been burned down. He had protested against the building of the airport in Creel and had also campaigned against illegal logging in the area, which is largely controlled by organised crime.

Mónica Gretel Ruiz Anchondo the legal representative of the community, has alleged that this was a “state crime” as Montes had announced his intention to stage a protest at Barrancas de Cobre airport to highlight what he alleged was the misuse of the funds which had been allocated to compensate the indigenous people displaced following the construction of the first runway.

The committee set up by the state congress to administer the funds decided that compensation would only be given to those Rarámuri who had signed the original protest, thus excluding other members of the community.

The killer has since been sentenced to twelve years in prison.


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Région:Amériques

Pays:Mexique

Département/Province/Etat:Chihuahua

Sexe1:Masculin

Date de l'assassinat:06/06/2020

Type de travail:Leader communautaire

Organisation :Comunidad Bosques de San Elías Repechique

Secteur ou type de droit que défendait le DDH:Droits civils et politiques, Droits économiques, sociaux et culturels:

Détail sur le secteur:Droits des populations autochtones

Plus d'informations:Front Line Defenders

1Cette base de données enregistre l'identité sexuelle choisie par une personne. Si elle ne s'identifie pas elle-même comme homme ou femme, elle peut utiliser l'option autre/aucun ou employer le terme IGNB (identité de genre non-binaire).

José Antonio Montes Enríquez

José Antonio Montes Enríquez was a member of the indigenous Rarámuri community, Bosques San Elías Repechique, in the municipality of Bocoyna, Chihuahua.

He was a recognised leader of the community in the fight against the local authorities’ plans to build a new airport in indigenous territory.

On 6th June 2020, he was beaten to death in a fight.

National organisations have called for the thorough investigation of this case and have linked the killing to his activism against the construction of the airport and his defense of Rarámuri territory.

Montes had been shot at the beginning of 2020 and his home in the village of Creel had been burned down. He had protested against the building of the airport in Creel and had also campaigned against illegal logging in the area, which is largely controlled by organised crime.

Mónica Gretel Ruiz Anchondo the legal representative of the community, has alleged that this was a “state crime” as Montes had announced his intention to stage a protest at Barrancas de Cobre airport to highlight what he alleged was the misuse of the funds which had been allocated to compensate the indigenous people displaced following the construction of the first runway.

The committee set up by the state congress to administer the funds decided that compensation would only be given to those Rarámuri who had signed the original protest, thus excluding other members of the community.

The killer has since been sentenced to twelve years in prison.


Si vous souhaitez nous donner un souvenir personnel, merci de nous écrire à: HRDMemorial@frontlinedefenders.org

Région:Amériques

Pays:Mexique

Département/Province/Etat:Chihuahua

Sexe1:Masculin

Date de l'assassinat:06/06/2020

Type de travail:Leader communautaire

Organisation :Comunidad Bosques de San Elías Repechique

Secteur ou type de droit que défendait le DDH:Droits civils et politiques, Droits économiques, sociaux et culturels:

Détail sur le secteur:Droits des populations autochtones

Plus d'informations:Front Line Defenders

1Cette base de données enregistre l'identité sexuelle choisie par une personne. Si elle ne s'identifie pas elle-même comme homme ou femme, elle peut utiliser l'option autre/aucun ou employer le terme IGNB (identité de genre non-binaire).