Demetrio Pacheco, environmental defender in Peru: 'The State could have prevented the murder of my son' | INTERVIEW

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Conviction is positive but outweighed by systemic failures enabling impunity and prior state inaction. | The conviction of Roberto Pacheco's killers is a significant step toward justice for environmental defenders, aligning with SDG 16 (Peace and Justice) and UNDRIP. However, the prolonged judicial delay and prior state inaction underscore systemic failures that undermine trust in institutions and perpetuate impunity, violating core human rights and indigenous protections.