The leader of the Cofan people Eduardo Mendua, poses in undated photo. He was killed in Sucumbios, Ecuador, on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2022, he was participating in the defence of their territory and blocked the passage of oil company personnel. Note: Private photo. (@BancadaPkEc/Newsflash)
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28 February 2023
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The Ecuadorian government has promised justice after a prominent indigenous affairs leader was assassinated. Eduardo Mendua, the leader of International Relations of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (CONAIE), was assassinated on his farm in the north-eastern Ecuadorian province...