Region:Americas

Country:Peru

Department/Province/State:Junin

Sex¹:Male

Age:58

Date of Killing:08/04/2023

Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Central Asháninka de Río Tambo (CART)

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

Sector Detail:Indigenous peoples' rights, Land rights

More information:Front Line Defenders

¹This database records an individual's chosen gender identity. If they do not self-identify as male or female they can use the option of recording other/neither or use the term NBGI (non binary gender identity).

URLs (links) of Interest

https://www.oas.org/en/IACHR/jsForm/?File=/en/iachr/media_center/PReleases/2023/138.asp

https://elpais.com/internacional/2023-04-11/el-asesinato-a-sangre-fria-de-santiago-contoricon-y-la-desproteccion-de-los-lideres-indigenas-en-peru.html

https://es.mongabay.com/2023/04/asesinato-lider-indigena-santiago-contoricon-peru/

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