Kichwa Tribal Leader Murdered Amid Tensions with Illegal Loggers in Peruvian Rainforest

Quinto Inuma Alvarado, a vocal opponent of illegal logging, was shot dead returning from a workshop for women environmental leaders.

Quinto Inuma Alvarado, a Kichwa tribal leader, was shot dead in an area of the Peruvian rainforest that has seen high tensions between Indigenous people and illegal loggers.
Alvarado was returning from a workshop for women environmental leaders when he was attacked on a boat. His aunt was also wounded in the attack.
Alvarado had received numerous death threats over his reports on illegal logging. The loggers had threatened to kill him multiple times.
Peru's ministries of Interior, Environment, Justice and Human Rights, and Culture have promised a meticulous investigation into Alvarado's death and a search for suspects is underway.
Last year, an investigation revealed that Kichwa tribes lost a significant portion of their ancestral territory to make way for Peru’s Cordillera Azul National Park. The Kichwa claim they gave no consent for this and received no royalties.