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Lawyers for victims of human rights abuses during Peru’s armed conflict vowed to appeal to international bodies Thursday to knock down an amnesty law passed by the country’s Congress the previous night. Congress passed the legislation late Wednesday to provide amnesty for military members and...

Peru’s president declared a state of emergency in the capital and ordered the deployment of soldiers to help police address a surge of violence, amid widespread outcry a day after the killing of a popular singer. President Dina Boluarte’s government published a decree saying that the state of...

Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has ended a four-day hunger strike that he began in protest of his trial on rebellion and other charges, judicial authorities. A judicial clerk informed the Supreme Court’s panel overseeing the case that Castillo ended the hunger strike Thursday afternoon...

Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo went on trial charged with rebellion, grave abuse of authority, and perturbing public tranquility in a case that has polarized the South American nation. The charges stem from a failed effort by Castillo to declare a state of emergency and dissolve Peru’s...

Lima, Peru—The controversial legacy of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori re-emerged this week following his death at age 86. Fujimori, who ruled Peru from 1990 to 2000, initially gained widespread support for stabilizing the economy and combating the Shining Path insurgency. As his...

Peru’s government on August 9 enacted a law that prevents the prosecution of crimes against humanity committed before 2002, a decision that favors former President Alberto Fujimori as well as hundreds of military personnel investigated or prosecuted for massacres and murders during the country’s...

Peru's Congress passed a law on July 4 introducing a statute of limitations for crimes against humanity, despite opposition from human rights organizations who argue the measure will hamper ongoing investigations into serious abuses. The law passed with 15 votes in favor and 12 against in the...

A court in Peru has sentenced 10 retired soldiers for raping nine teenage girls and women during the country's armed conflict decades ago. The court said the systematic rapes constituted a crime against humanity. The soldiers were sentenced to between six and 12 years in jail. While rights groups...

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has denounced a series of protests scheduled to begin the week of January 15 as a “threat to democracy,” as tensions continue to simmer in the South American nation. Boluarte’s remarks came on the eve of what is being called the third “Toma de Lima” or “Taking of...

Peru’s prosecutor’s office has formally requested 34 years in prison for former President Pedro Castillo, who was dramatically removed from office and arrested after his attempt to dissolve Congress in late 2022. On January 12, the public prosecution office wrote on social media that it sought the...