在秘鲁亚马逊地区被杀害的环境活动家强调雨林维权者所面临的风险。 Environmental activist killed in Peru's Amazon, highlighting risks faced by rainforest defenders.

环境活动家Iipolito Quispehuaman在秘鲁亚马逊地区驾驶国际海洋高速公路时遭枪击身亡, An environmental activist, Hipolito Quispehuaman, was shot and killed in Peru's Amazon region while driving along the Interoceanic Highway. Tambopata国家储备管理委员会成员Quispehuaman正致力于保护雨林免受砍伐。 Quispehuaman, a member of the Tambopata National Reserve Management Committee, was working to protect the rainforest from deforestation. 当地检察官怀疑这起谋杀案是为了报复他的辩护。 The local prosecutor suspects the murder was in retaliation for his advocacy. 这一事件突出表明,秘鲁针对环境活动家的暴力行为日益加剧,自2012年以来,至少有54名维权者被杀害,其中许多人是土著人。 This incident highlights the growing violence against environmental activists in Peru, with at least 54 defenders killed since 2012, many of whom are Indigenous.