Reposted by Tom Younger
Nearly three years after Indigenous Amazon defender Quinto Inuma was killed in Peru, four men were convicted of murder-for-hire and sentenced to up to 35 years.
“This sets a precedent for Indigenous peoples, a precedent for environmental defenders,” his son told me.
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Peru court hands lengthy prison terms in killing of Indigenous Amazon defender
A Peruvian court has convicted four men of murder-for-hire and sentenced them to between 15 and 35 years in prison for the 2023 killing of an Indigenous Kichwa leader and rainforest defender.