The 107-page report, “Deadly Decline: Security Force Abuses and Democratic Crisis in Peru,” documents excessive use of force by security forces, due process violations and abuses against detainees, and failures in criminal investigations, as well as the entrenched political and social crisis that is eroding the rule of law and human rights in Peru. While some protesters were responsible for acts of violence, security forces responded with grossly disproportionate force, including with assault weapons and handguns. Forty-nine protesters and bystanders, including 8 children, were killed.
Once again, the streets of Downtown Lima were the scene of a march in which various organizations and sectors of society expressed their stance contrary to the Executive and Legislative Branches, and which ended following the detention of some 20 people.
Once again, the streets of Downtown Lima were the scene of a march in which various organizations and sectors of society expressed their stance contrary to the Executive and Legislative Branches, and which ended following the detention of some 20 people.