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Peru enacts amnesty for military and police accused of human rights abuses

americasAugust 14, 2025
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Peru enacts amnesty for military and police accused of human rights abuses
Families of victims and advocacy groups condemn law that covers internal armed conflict from 1980 to 2000Human rights groups and families of victims of Peru’s two-decade internal armed confl...

Families of victims and advocacy groups condemn law that covers internal armed conflict from 1980 to 2000

Human rights groups and families of victims of Peru’s two-decade internal armed conflict have expressed outrage after the country’s government granted a blanket amnesty for all military and police officers accused of human rights crimes from 1980 to 2000.

The Peruvian president, Dina Boluarte, signed the amnesty – which was approved by the country’s congress last month – into law on Wednesday, to the applause of military top brass and ministers at Lima’s government palace.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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