While Peru is in an ongoing political crisis, the Indigenous movement clamors for justice. The demands are clear: prevent the killings of threatened Earth defenders, pursue legal actions against the murderers, and guarantee Indigenous territorial integrity.
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Odicio, 35, is the leader of the Cacataibo tribe in Peru s central Amazon.
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Herlin Odicio has lived a life in defense of his tribe s territory. As a consequence, he now finds himself in exile from it. Just a few days ago they came looking for me in my community, he said. They send me death threats by text. They say they re going to make me disappear.
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The isolated Cacataibo village of Sinchi Roca has witnessed waves of coca growers converging on their territory. Earlier this year, Cacataibo villager Herasmo Garcia Grau was murdered by suspected drug traffickers here.
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