Julia Chuñir Catricura
WHRD, President
Indigenous community of Putreguel of the Máfil commune
Julia Chuñir Catricura is a Mapuche woman human rights defender and President of the indigenous community of Putreguel of the Máfil commune, in the Los Rios region, Chile. She is well-known in her community for her work in the defence of the Mapuche territory in face of attempts from external actors to appropriate the community’s lands for private use.