The last months of 1996 have brought further attention to the human rights violations in Peru. In November, General Robles, the Army officer who unmasked the existence of a death squad in the Peruvian Army, was kidnapped by Intelligence Forces and held under trumped-up charges. He was only release when, faced by vocal national and international outrage, the Peruvian Congress passed an amnesty law exhonerating him of all the charges. Currently, an attack by the terrorist group MRTA is testing the governments commitment to respect international law, and protect the innocent lives of hostages. This site provides ample information about the human rights situation in Peru.
Most information comes from Peruvian hr associations.
The information is organized by different topics. While most of the information available is in Spanish, some of it is in English. La tortura y los malos tratos siguen siendo comunes, y el sistema judicial carece de independencia y eficiencia. El destino de 5,000 desaparecidos ha sido legislado al olvido.