Olivia Arevalo Lomas, who was 81 and from the Shipibo-Conibo ethnic group, was shot twice and died at her home in the Ucayali region of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest on Thursday. Arevalo Lomas was a leader in the community, an Indigenous rights activist and a traditional healer. Arevalo Lomas was an elder from the Shipibo-Conibo people in the Ucayali region of Peru, shown in lighter grey. Consular services are being provided to the family of the Canadian," the statement said, without releasing an identity. On its website, the Office of Public Defender of Peru (the Peruvian Ombudsman) condemned the murder of Arevalo Lomas and said police are interviewing her relatives and possible witnesses.

Source: CBC News April 22, 2018 12:56 UTC