The Awajún community called for a peaceful march for next February 13 in the province of Condorcanqui, Amazonas, to demand that the Public Ministry not file nearly 800 cases of sexual abuse against girls, boys and adolescents from the Awajún and Wampis peoples that remain without a sentence.
Leader Rosemary Pioc reported this Tuesday in Exitosa that, after a meeting with prosecutors, they were informed that these cases would be archived “because there would be no personnel to provide continuity.”
“In short, we are left without access to justice,” the leader emphasized.
The leader revealed that the situation is much more serious than what the official figures reflect.
“Every day they rape, yesterday we had the case of rape of a five-year-old girl (…) we have had 3-year-old girls raped,” said the leader.
He described the scenario as “very complicated” and warned that if the cases go unpunished, the violence will continue unchecked.
“We are really left in total abandonment, they are going to continue raping,” he warned.
March for justice
The peaceful mobilization seeks for the authorities to guarantee access to justice for minor victims in Condorcanqui.
“This February 13, we are organizing a peaceful march demanding that the Prosecutor’s Office not leave us without access to justice, especially for children and adolescents here in Condorcanqui. It is very worrying and regrettable that this is happening because since the complaints were made, the violations have never stopped,” said Rosemary Pioc.
The Awajún community hopes that its protest will be heard by the Public Ministry and the continuity of investigations into sexual abuse against minors in the indigenous communities of the Peruvian Amazon will be guaranteed.
