José Alberto Guamán
José Alberto Guamán, a 30-year-old member of the kichwa community of Chachiviro in Otavalo, was in the news following his tragic death during protests against the elimination of the diesel subsidy in Ecuador. He was reported to have died from a gunshot wound sustained during confrontations with military forces on October 15, 2023. His death, alongside that of Rosa Elena Paqui, has drawn attention from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH), which has called for a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding these fatalities and the use of excessive force by security personnel during the protests.
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José Alberto Guamán was a community member who was injured during protests in Otavalo and later died from his injuries.
Caravana multitudinaria despidió a José Guamán, fallecido en el contexto del paro nacional en Otavalo | Ecuador | Noticias
Ecuador· 2025-10-19José Alberto Guamán, from the kichwa community of Chachiviro, was shot in the chest during clashes with military forces.
CIDH exhorta a Ecuador a investigar y sancionar las muertes de Rosa Elena Paqui y José Alberto Guamán durante el paro nacional | Política | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-10-18
