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Peru's Boluarte pardons security forces for abuses during decades-long internal conflict
The law could halt over 600 ongoing trials and 156 convictions, granting amnesty to military and police accused of abuses during Peru's 1980-2000 internal conflict.
- 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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Those responsible for the crimes committed in the internal war against the Maoist group Sendero Luminoso in the 1990s
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 | News Channel 3-12
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…
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…
More than 70,000 people were killed in the Peruvian civil war. Peru's President Boluarte has signed a law granting soldiers amnesty.
The president of Peru ignores the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and promulgates amnesty for police and military officers in the massacres that took place between 1980 and 2000. "Today Peru renders justice and honor to those men and women who bravely and with dedication faced one of the most terrible threats in our history terrorism, a scourge that for two decades tried to snatch our freedom, destroy our institutions and sow fear in every …
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