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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 week's report by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemning the killings of demonstrators, Peru's 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 assault weapons and handguns. Forty-nine protesters and bystanders, including 8 children, were killed.
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 …