An indigenous leader who fought for the land rights of Amazonian communities in Peru has died from Covid-19, his family said.

Santiago Manuin, 63, was transferred to a hospital in the capital Lima from the Amazon region where he lived after he developed symptoms of the respiratory illness.

“My papa just passed away, at seven o'clock in the evening. Our family is hurting very much,” his daughter Luz Angelica Manuin told RPP radio. She expressed outrage at the situation faced by Peru's indigenous groups, who have been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic.