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Peru’s new amnesty law for human rights abuses sparks anger and international appeal
PERU, JUL 10 – The law could erase 156 convictions and close 600 ongoing cases related to abuses during Peru's 1980-2000 conflict, raising concerns about justice and impunity, rights groups say.
- On July 2025, Peru's Congress passed an amnesty law protecting military, police, and civilians from prosecution for abuses during the 1980-2000 armed conflict.
- The law follows previous 1995 amnesty statutes and a 2024 statute of limitations that halted hundreds of investigations into crimes committed during Fujimori's regime.
- Human rights groups condemned the law, warning it risks wiping out 156 convictions and blocking 600 ongoing cases involving torture, disappearances, and extrajudicial killings.
- Lawyer Gloria Cano emphasized that efforts to challenge the law extend beyond national courts, noting that her organization has already initiated measures at the international level to seek its overturning.
- The law is pending approval from President Dina Boluarte, while opponents argue it obstructs efforts to uncover the full truth regarding the conflict that resulted in approximately 70,000 deaths and violates Peru’s human rights commitments.
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The Peruvian Congress has crossed a red line. This week it approved an amnesty aimed at favoring those responsible for heinous crimes committed during the last decades: enforced disappearances, extrajudicial executions, torture. It is not just an ethically repugnant act. It is legally invalid, politically unsustainable and morally infamous. It represents the institutionalization of impunity as a state policy. Continue reading
Controversy Erupts Over Peru's Amnesty Law for Human Rights Abuses
Peru's Congress has passed a controversial amnesty law for military and civilians involved in human rights abuses during the armed conflict from 1980-2000. The law could nullify convictions, spurring human rights groups to seek international intervention. President Dina Boluarte's response is pending.
Peru: Refrain From Passing Laws Granting Amnesties
Washington, DC—The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) urges the State of Peru to refrain from passing amnesties for serious human rights violations, in line with its international obligations and in compliance with judgments and monitoring decisions issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights concerning the country. It also calls on the State to guarantee victims' access to justice.The IACHR has been monitoring the legislat…
Families of victims of violations of individual guarantees protested yesterday after the Peruvian Congress passed a law that frees from criminal responsibility uniforms and civilians convicted or prosecuted for various abuses, including murders, disappearances and sexual violations during the armed conflict between 1980 and 2000. Human rights organizations estimate that this amnesty law would benefit some 900 military and police officers.
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