NewsWPLG Local 10 – Main FeedAugust 25, 2026Miami-Dade
Peruvian court sentences four men for the 2023 murder of Indigenous leader Quinto Inuma Alvarado
A Peruvian court convicted four men of murder-for-hire in the 2023 killing of Indigenous rainforest defender Quinto Inuma Alvarado. The defendants received prison sentences ranging from 15 to 35 years.
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This ruling establishes legal accountability for the targeted violence against environmental and Indigenous defenders in the Amazon region.
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organizationPeruvian court“The judicial body that issued the convictions and sentences”personLimber Ríos Ruiz“Sentenced to 35 years in prison”personGenix Saboya Saboya“Sentenced to 35 years in prison”personAmérico Pascuala Tomisha“Ashéninka Indigenous leader killed in a separate incident”organizationORAU“Regional Indigenous organization reporting on violence”personJerly Saboya Saboya“Sentenced to 15 years as an accomplice”personTom Younger“Forest Peoples Programme Peru program coordinator”personSegundo Juan Villalobos Guevara“Timber operator sentenced to 28 years and four months for ordering the killing”personQuinto Inuma Alvarado“Kichwa leader and environmental defender murdered in 2023”organizationLegal Defense Institute“Lima-based organization supporting Indigenous families”personCristina Gavancho“Legal Defense Institute attorney representing victims”