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The ace protests in Peru they intensified again in some areas. The population continues to mobilize to demand, among other things, the resignation of the president To Boluartethe closing of the Congress of the Republic, the advancement of the legislative elections and the establishment of a constituent assembly.
Faced with this situation, a group of experts from the United Nations (UN) was pronounced this Monday, March 6, due to the social upheavals and political crisis that Peru is going through, since Boluarte took the reins of the Government Palace, after the vacancy of Pedro Castillo.
Representatives of the said body have called for an end to the violence in the country. They also expressed concern about reports of police repressionthe large number of deaths in clashes between civilians and security forces, the allegedly arbitrary arrests and detentions.
“In all democratic society people have the right to protest and raise concerns about political changes that affect their lives and livelihoods,” the experts said. The United Nations.
In this sense, they pointed out that the claims of the mobilized population “must not be ignored” and that on the contrary, they must be heard and respected.
When taking their position, the experts also referred to the latest report by the Mediatorwhich recorded nearly fifty deaths and more than 1,300 injuries nationwide.
The bone UN rapporteurs warned that an “initially legal” detention can end up becoming a enforced disappearanceif the authorities do not provide details on the situation of persons deprived of their liberty.
Therefore, they asked the Peruvian government their commitment to ensure investigations into alleged violations human rights in the demonstrations in a “comprehensive, rapid, efficient and independent manner”.
Within the United Nations group of experts is Clement N. Voulespecialized rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association of the organization; Morris Tidball Binzrapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, and members of the working group on enforced or involuntary disappearances.
On March 1, we learned that the HIM gave a 60-day deadline to share information about deaths of citizens during the social mobilizations on a national level. It was also asked to detail the measures adopted to guarantee to all the exercise of their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.
“Awaiting your response, we would like to urge Your Excellency’s government to take all necessary measures to protect the rights and freedoms of the aforementioned individuals and to investigate, prosecute and impose appropriate sanctions on anyone responsible for the alleged violations. “reads the document signed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The following day, March 2, Alberto Otárola, President of the Council of Ministers, announced that the Government Boluarte will respond to the High Commissioner’s request for information.
“We are going to give him all the facilities and we are going to send the information”, he declared on Canal N and announced that the executive would maintain the position that the former president Pedro Castillo he orchestrated a coup and “what was done was to defend the democratic system”.