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Peru: State of emergency declared in Lima and Callao

Peru's Acting President José Jerí declared a 30-day state of emergency in Lima and Callao on Wednesday to tackle the ...
The Washington Post

60,000 May Have Died in Peru Violence, Panel Says

Investigators examining human rights abuses in Peru during the 1980s and 1990s have concluded that as many as 60,000 people were killed or disappeared by government forces and Maoist insurgents, ...

Peru’s new president brutally represses mass protest, leaving one dead and 100 wounded

The repression sends a message to imperialism and the multinationals that the new government will guarantee the profits ...
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Peru's Boluarte pardons security forces for abuses during decades-long internal conflict

LIMA (Reuters) -Peru President Dina Boluarte signed a law on Wednesday pardoning military and police officers accused of human rights abuses committed from 1980 to 2000 during a bitter fight with ...
Human Rights Watch

Peru: Amnesty Bill Signed into Law

(Washington DC) – Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has signed into law an amnesty bill that grants impunity for serious crimes committed during the country’s internal armed conflict, Human Rights ...

Protests continue after Peru’s right-wing congress sacks Peru’s unelected president

Boluarte left office with a 93 percent disapproval rating, with 0 percent approval among young people and in southern Peru, ...
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Peru grants amnesty to security forces accused of abuse during fight against rebel groups

(CNN) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte signed into law Wednesday a bill granting amnesty to police officers, military personnel and members of civilian self-defense committees who took part in ...