Congress passed the legislation late Wednesday to provide amnesty for military members and civilians prosecuted for serious human rights abuses during the country’s armed conflict between 1980 and 2000. A coalition of human rights organizations said the new law could wipe out 156 convictions and another 600 cases that are being prosecuted. (AP Video by Cesar Barreto and Cesar Olmos)
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Peru’s new amnesty law for human rights abuses sparks anger and international appeal

Congress passed the legislation late Wednesday to provide amnesty for military members and civilians prosecuted for serious human rights abuses during the country’s armed conflict between 1980 and 2000. A coalition of human rights organizations said the new law could wipe out 156 convictions and another 600 cases that are being prosecuted. (AP Video by Cesar Barreto and Cesar Olmos)
 
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