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July 19, 2024

Amnesty Says Peruvian President Dina Boluarte Criminally Responsible for Deaths of Protesters
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In other news from Peru, a new report by Amnesty International finds
President Dina Boluarte is likely criminally responsible for the killing
of 50 people during major protests between December 2022 and March 2023
following the overthrow of leftist President Pedro Castillo. Another
1,400 were injured in the brutal crackdown by armed forces and police.
On Thursday, Amnesty presented its findings in Lima, alongside relatives
of some of those killed in the December 15 protest. This is Yovana
Mendoza, who lost her brother and now runs an organization representing
other grieving family members.

Yovana Mendoza: "They have shot in order to kill. At no time have they
only wanted to disperse the people. No, they have shot to kill, because
they were shooting straight at the body. Straight at the body, they were
shooting with firearm projectiles at our relatives and also at the
survivors, who are now suffering in their homes."



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