“Amnesty International shows that indeed that Peru is committing serious human rights violations in the context of violent state repression against the protests,” he said at a press conference.
In the report delivered to the press, they detailed that since the mobilizations began, the Peruvian Army and police “illegally” used lethal weapons “indiscriminately against the population”mainly indigenous and peasant.
However, from the Peruvian government They deny that abuses were committed to stop the riots and affirm that in the demonstrations, some of them violent with the burning of public and private buildings and the seizure of airports, the security forces acted in accordance with the law.
Amnesty International’s investigation
The investigation by the human rights organization was carried out between January 29 and February 11 in four regions of the country. There were reports about 46 cases of possible human rights violations and documented 12 cases of deaths for use of firearms.
“Is about widespread attacks on the population with the intention of punishing and silence those people who exercise their legitimate right to freedom of expression and peaceful exit,” said Guevara Rosas.
He further added that the protests were mostly peacefulalthough there were cases of selective violence by some protesters, including the throwing stones with slingshots and fireworks.
In any case, the evidence indicates that the police and the Army fired indiscriminately and in some cases to specific targets, killing or injuring bystanders.
Source: Ambito
