Region:Americas

Country:Peru

Department/Province/State:Junin

Sex¹:Male

Date of Killing:19/04/2022

Previous Threats:Specific threat to HRD

Type of Work:Community leader

Organisation:Pueblos Originarios Amazónicos de la Municipalidad de Pangoa / Amazonian Indigenous Peoples of the District Municipality of Pangoa

Sector or Type of Rights the HRD Worked On:ESC/Civ&Pol Rights

Sector Detail:Environmental rights, Indigenous peoples' 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://ojo-publico.com/ambiente/territorio-amazonas/crimen-la-amazonia-asesinan-lider-nomatsigenga-el-vraem

https://www.infobae.com/en/2022/04/21/junin-indigenous-leader-ulises-rumiche-was-shot-dead-and-authorities-demand-sanction-of-those-responsible/

https://www.servindi.org/actualidad-noticias/30/09/2022/pueblo-nomatsigenga-exige-justicia-por-el-asesinato-de-ulises-rumiche

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