Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Peru: Law Protects Abusive Policing

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Expand Riot police walk in front of the closed congress building in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Martin Mejia (Washington, DC) – Peru recently enacted a law eliminating an explicit requirement that the use of force by police must be proportionate and granting police special protections against criminal prosecution, Human Rights Watch said today. This creates a real risk that police abuse will increase and can contribute to impunity for the most serious human rights violations. “The new law on police use of force is a recipe for abuse and impunity,” said José Miguel Vivanco,…

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