Oscar Mollohuanca

The leaders' demands included higher environmental standards, more money for area development, and independent oversight of the mine.

In response, President Ollanta Humala declared a state of emergency in the province, suspending constitutional rights,[3] and deployed police commandos against the strikers.

[1] Amnesty International called for a letter-writing campaign in response to the arrest, urging authorities to either charge Mollohuanca with a criminal offense or release him immediately.

[4] Peruvian human rights groups also appealed Mollohuanca's case, arguing that his detention was arbitrary as he had not been given a trial.

[5] Addressing the media after being freed, Mollohuanca protested his "arbitrary" arrest and called for "dialogue to tackle the area's environmental and social problems".