Ashéninka Leader Killed While Patrolling Indigenous Territory in Peru
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He was shot while conducting a surveillance round on the territory of his community.
Américo Pascual Tomisa, an advocate for the rights of indigenous peoples and the environment in the Peruvian Amazon, was killed in an armed attack while patrolling to protect his community's lands. The Peruvian government condemned the attack, and prosecutors have launched a murder investigation.
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ecotopical.comAshéninka leader killed while patrolling Indigenous territory in Peru
Ashéninka leader Américo Pascuala Tumisha was shot and killed on Sunday while patrolling the territory of the Onconashari Indigenous community in Peru’s Ucayali region. According to the Regional Organization AIDESEP Ucayali (ORAU), Pascuala encountered people who were allegedly extracting copaiba oil without permission inside the community’s territory. A confrontation followed, and he was fatally shot. […]
The ORAU refutes the alleged death of the leader following the trip of a river commission that confirmed his good health.
In a statement, the Regional Organization AIDESEP Ucayali assured that Américo Pascual is alive and with his family. Source: RPP The Board of Directors of the Regional Organization AIDESEP Ucayali (ORAU) reported that the Ashéninka leader Américo Pascual Tumisha is alive and currently remains with his family, after the initial version of the same organization, as well as some oeneges and politicians, about the alleged death of the former chief …
After the initial confusion of its surroundings, it is confirmed that the der ash ninka Am rich Pascual Tumisha remains alive, according to information from Successa, the ORAU and videos broadcast on social networks.
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