Indigenous groups in Nicaragua condemned the attack. murder from at least seven indigenous Mayangna then in the town of Wilú in the north of the country armed groups entered their homes with firearms.
About 60 “heavily armed” settlers launched an attack on the Wilú community over the weekend, taking advantage of the men’s hunt to kill two women and five young men. kidnapping two boys and two other children, as reported in a statement by the Center for Legal Assistance to Indigenous Peoples (CALPI). In addition to the attacks of the armed groups on the people, the burning of almost all the houses in the town, leaving only the school, church and an pastoral house, caused many families to leave the town.
“This is the second time the Wilú community has been attacked by settlers before the authorities protect them,” CALPI wrote in the letter. About the Wilú community, although the Government of Nicaragua does not comply with them.
The Mayangna have been involved in previous incidents of violence perpetrated by settlers. trying to drive indigenous peoples out of their ancestral homes and using their land for illegal logging and farming.
“Repeated invasions of the State of Nicaragua by settlers”, although previously the UN had passed a law in 2003 to protect the rights of indigenous peoples on their land – representing 31 percent of the national territory – of the State of Nicaragua.