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Amnesty Says Peruvian President Dina Boluarte Criminally Responsible for Deaths of Protesters

HeadlineJul 19, 2024

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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