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Peru: Killings, injuries in protests could implicate President Dina Boluarte as criminally responsible

A new Amnesty International report details decisions made by Peru President Dina Boluarte during violent repression that left 51 people...

Support Families Seeking Justice in Peru

Thousands of people took to the streets across Peru between December 2022 and February 2023 following the arrest and replacement...

Peru: Investigations into lethal repression must not put justice for victims at risk  

Authorities in Peru must redouble their efforts to secure justice for all the victims of lethal repression there, Amnesty International...

Peru: Refugees at risk of mass expulsions

Venezuelan nationals in Peru can no longer apply for temporary protection, which allowed refugees to have a regular migratory status....

Peru: President Dina Boluarte must order security forces to respect right to protest

Amnesty International urges President Dina Boluarte to 'send a clear message' that Peru's state security forces must respect human rights....

Peru: Senior officials should be investigated over lethal repression of widespread protests

Amnesty International calls on Peru's attorney general to probe the use of lethal force that resulted in 49 deaths during...

World Press Freedom Day: Press in the line of fire in Peru

Journalists in Peru have reported more than 170 incidents of aggression since the state started cracking down on protests in...

Canada must stop arms exports to Peru amid deadly repression of protests

Amnesty International urges Canada to suspend arms exports to Peru in light of the Peruvian state’s lethal crackdown of recent...

Peru protests: 100 days later, racist repression and slow investigations continue

Peru's government has responded to the protests with "widespread attacks marked by racist bias," Amnesty International says....

Deadly repression of Peru protests shows ‘systematic racism’

Amnesty International has released the initial findings of its investigation into the state response to the recent protests in Peru....

The right to protest is under attack in Peru! Here’s what you need to know and what you can do about it

There is a crisis of extreme gravity in the South American country of Peru – so grave, in fact, that...

Peru: Amnesty International deploys crisis response team to investigate serious human rights violations

At least 46 demonstrators and one police officer have died during the repression of recent protests in Peru....
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