Peru president signs amnesty law for police and soldiers accused of atrocities

Peru enacts amnesty for military and police accused of human rights abuses

Families of victims and advocacy groups condemn law that covers internal armed conflict from 1980 to 2000Human rights groups and families of victims of Peru’s two-decade internal armed conflict have expressed outrage after the country’s government granted a blanket amnesty for all military and police officers accused of human rights crimes from 1980 to 2000.The Peruvian president, Dina Boluarte, signed the amnesty – which was approved by the cou…

Peru president signs amnesty law for police and soldiers accused of atrocities

Dina Boluarte rejects criticism of law giving immunity to hundreds accused of committing atrocities during Maoist insurgency.