US EditionPeru's Boluarte pardons security forces for abuses during decades-long internal conflict
The law grants amnesty to military and police accused of crimes during Peru's 1980-2000 conflict, affecting over 750 cases, according to human rights experts.
- Peruvian President Dina Boluarte signed a law pardoning military and police officers accused of human rights abuses committed between 1980 and 2000, despite opposition from rights groups.
- The new law benefits uniformed personnel accused or convicted of crimes during the fight against the Shining Path and Tupac Amaru rebel groups.
- The law could impact 156 resolved cases and over 600 ongoing cases related to crimes during that conflict, as stated by experts.
- In August 2024, Peru implemented a statute of limitations for crimes against humanity committed before 2002, closing many investigations into alleged crimes.
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In Peru, President Boluarte signed a controversial law on amnesty for crimes committed by soldiers, police officers and paramilitary fighters during the Civil War.
Peru grants amnesty to security forces accused of abuse during fight against rebel groups
By Mauricio Torres, CNN (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 counterterrorism activities during the country’s bloody 20-year fight against leftist guerilla groups. The amnesty will cover members of the security forces who stand accused of abuses during that period, but not apply to those wh…
During the civil war between the military and the guerrilla organization Sendero Luminoso some 70,000 people were killed between 1980 and 2000
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte signed a law recently approved by Congress on Wednesday granting amnesty to police officers, military personnel, and members of Self-Defense Committees who participated in counterterrorism activities among the…
Around 70,000 people were killed in the Peruvian civil war. Now, President Boluarte has signed an amnesty law for soldiers, policemen and paramilitaries involved in war crimes. Uno experts are appalled.
A controversial law granting amnesty to armed forces and militias after the conflict that bloodied Peru between 1980 and 2000 was signed into law on Wednesday by President Dina Boluarte.
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