Latin America is one of the world’s deadliest regions for environmental human rights defenders.
A total of 222 environmental defenders have been killed during resource extraction and pollution conflicts worldwide since last year: 98 of them were Peruvian, and 86 were indigenous defenders of the Amazon.
The Perené river valley, located in the dense jungles of the Peruvian Amazon, is where the indigenous Asháninka have long struggled to protect their lands from resource extraction. Drug trafficking and resource exploitation such as mining, logging, and land-grabbing continue to encroach on their territory without their consent.
Many Asháninka defenders receive death threats and the Peruvian state has not responded to calls for help. A series of murders of indigenous activists occurred during the COVID-19 lockdowns as criminals and corporations took advantage of the country’s state of emergency. These have been located near to mining projects such as Pan American Silver, Southern Copper, and Las Bambas - link
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