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Lima, Sept 7 (EFE).- Peruvian President Dina Boluarte said Thursday that her predecessor Pedro Castillo, whose name she did not explicitly mention, is a “murderer” and demanded “that he answer for the deaths” that occurred during anti-government demonstrations between December and March. “The murderer is securely imprisoned in Diroes prison, let him answer for the …

Despite this weeks report by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemning the killings of demonstrators, Perus one-house Congress Friday decided to shelve the case against President Dina Boluarte and several cabinet members, it was reported in Lima.

The 107-page report, “Deadly Decline: Security Force Abuses and Democratic Crisis in Peru,” documents excessive use of force by security forces, due process violations and abuses against detainees, and failures in criminal investigations, as well as the entrenched political and social crisis that is eroding the rule of law and human rights in Peru. While some protesters were responsible for acts of violence, security forces responded with grossly disproportionate force, including with assaul...

Lima, Mar 13 (EFE).- Peru’s energy minister and deputy health minister were targets of verbal and physical aggression Monday by anti-government protesters during visits to two different southern regions. In the department of Apurimac, Energy Minister Oscar Vera was taking part in a 2023 academic year inauguration ceremony at a school in the local capital …

Lima, Mar 7 (EFE).- Peru’s transitional president, Dina Boluarte, spent just over an hour Tuesday answering questions from Attorney General Patricia Benavides about the deaths of at least 48 protesters at the hands of security forces in the last three months. Boluarte arrived at the AG Office around 8:50 am in an official vehicle and …

Deadly protests have gripped Peru since Congress threw out the country's first working-class president, Pedro Castillo, in December after he tried to dissolve parliament and rule by decree.

Peru: timeline of unrest since first poor president ousted

Deadly protests have gripped Peru since Congress threw out the country's first working-class president, Pedro Castillo, in December after he tried to dissolve

The Peruvian Prosecutor's Office has placed she who claims the country's presidency, Dina Bolurate under investigation for crimes including genocide, resulting from her government's treatment of protesters who prefer the elected President Pedro Castillo. Now much of her government is under investigation for genocide ("genocide, qualified homicide and serious injuries"): Alberto Otarola (the prime minister

The new government has declared a state of emergency in the face of ongoing protests in favor of the deposed president, leaving at least three dozen people ...