Report links killings to environmental crimes in Peru’s Amazon

Ten years ago, four Indigenous Asháninka environmental defenders were murdered in the forests near their community of Saweto in Peru’s Amazon Ucayali region. In 2023, a court in Pucallpa found three loggers guilty of aggravated homicide against the leaders, sentencing them to 28 years and three months in prison. However, this case has since been … Continue reading Report links killings to environmental crimes in Peru’s Amazon