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August 14, 2025

Peru's President Grants Blanket Amnesty to Police and Soldiers Accused of Human Rights Abuses
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Peru's right-wing President Dina Boluarte has signed a law granting
blanket amnesty for all military and police officers accused of human
rights crimes committed during Peru's internal conflict from 1980 to
2000. Human rights groups condemned the move, saying it undermines
decades of efforts to ensure accountability for atrocities committed by
the government and its allies. This is Peruvian human rights activist
Gisela Ortiz, Peru's former culture minister.

Gisela Ortiz: "We are truly outraged by what we are experiencing in our
country, deeply ashamed to acknowledge that we are facing an
authoritarian regime that has no respect for human rights, that does not
value not only the lives of its citizens, but also the rights that we
have. So we are here, in a way, reacting to this decision to release
human rights violators and the murderers of our relatives."



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