Indigenous leader in Peru says illegal miners use children as ‘human shields’ in the Amazon

The leader of an indigenous community in Peru asked for the government to declare a state of emergency on Monday and accused illegal miners of using children as “human shields” in the Amazon.

He will ask the Peruvian government to declare a state of emergency in the area to allow the eviction of illegal miners.

“They are using children between five and ten years old as human shields when there