Huancabamba commemorates murder of 2 community members

On December 1 and 2, the peasant community Cajas Canchaque (Huancabamba) remembered the death of two villagers, Castulo Huayama and Vicente Romero Correa Ramirez, who were shot dead by the police. The police intervention on December 2 last year in the hamlet Cajas Canchaque was ordered by the mining company Rio Blanco and directed against several peasant leaders. In the event there were films, a Mass in honor of the victims and a ceremony. Up to today, the violence remains unpunished. Together with the 500 farmers participating in the event, the local campaign was concluded, with a presentation of work done this year.

You can find some pictures of this event here.