US EditionPeru’s Congress Weakens Fight Against Organized Crime, Watch Group Says
PERU, JUL 8 – Legislation passed by Peru's Congress limits prosecutorial tools and narrows the definition of organized crime, enabling criminal networks to expand, Human Rights Watch reports.
- Human Rights Watch released a report on Tuesday accusing Peru’s Congress of undermining judicial independence and weakening efforts against organized crime.
- A publication named Legislating for Impunity highlights that Congress has enacted laws limiting plea bargains, narrowing the scope of organized crime, and hindering investigative processes.
- These changes coincide with a 137% rise in homicides between 2018 and 2024 and growing extortion, with over half of killings in 2024 linked to hired killers.
- Polls in June showed only 4% approval for President Dina Boluarte and 2% for Congress, reflecting eroding public trust amid more than half of lawmakers facing criminal investigations.
- The report warns this legislative backsliding and executive complicity could enable organized crime’s expansion, urging urgent reforms to strengthen judicial and investigative institutions.
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Peru’s Congress weakens fight against organized crime, watch group says
Human Rights Watch has warned that Peru's Congress is seriously undermining the judicial system's ability to combat organized crime by passing laws that weaken judges, prosecutors and key institutions.
By Jimena de la Quintana, CNN en Español Peru's Congress "has taken multiple measures to weaken the legal framework for confronting criminal organizations," a situation in which the government of President Dina Boluarte has been "weak, incapable, or unwilling to act," Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. In a report titled "Legislating for Impunity," the organization noted that "instead of strengthening public institutions," Congress "has weakened the…
By Jimena de la Quintana, CNN en Español Peru's Congress "has taken multiple measures to weaken the legal framework for confronting criminal organizations," a situation in which the government of President Dina Boluarte has been "weak, incapable, or unwilling to act," Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. In a report titled "Legislating for Impunity," the organization noted that "instead of strengthening public institutions," Congress "has weakened the…
LIMA (AP) — Human Rights Watch on Tuesday presented a report highly critical of the Peruvian government and Congress, linking the passage of several laws with, according to its analysis, a strengthening of some…
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