A head of state confronted with human rights. After Inter -American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) Criticize the Amnesty Law driven by Fernando Rospigliosipointing out that it favors the impunity of members of the Armed forces and the Police sentenced for crimes against humanity, Dina Boluarte He went out to defend the project and assured that he will not take into account the observations made by the international legal body.
“From that December 7, 2022, the defense of the Peruvian State and society against those who declared war will always have our support. (…) Peru is free and independent, with autonomous sovereignty. (…) We will not allow the intervention of the IACHR, which aims to suspend a bill that seeks justice for the members of our members of our Armed forcesthe National Police and the self -defense committees that fought, risking their life, against the insanity of terrorism. (…) We will not allow it, “said the president.
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It is not the first time that BOLUARTE GOVERNMENT confronts the most interpretation of human rights in the region. On previous occasions, through Ministry of Justicethe executive had already expressed his disagreement with the observations made by the IACHR.
On that occasion, the Ministry affirmed that its position was backed by the principle of sovereignty: “The Peruvian State expresses its energetic rejection of the repeated provisions of the Court that contravene international law, since they do not detach themselves from the American Convention on Human Rights. (…) The Court cannot replace national authorities or impose actions on a matter that has not been known in internal headquarters, affecting not only the sovereignty of Peru, but weakening the system itself, “reads the pronouncement.
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José Jerí, new president of Congress, also positioned himself against the Court IdH
Not only the executive has spoken against the IACHR. The new presidency of Congress has also lashed out against the international body. José Jerírecently chosen as the head of the Legislative, he said that the death penalty – proposed as a possible measure to combat crime – must be evaluated for its eventual implementation, even if this implies the withdrawal of the country from the IACHR.
“When the institutions fail or do not help us, it is time to make much firmer decisions,” Jerí said before the press, suggesting the possibility of Peru withdrawing from the San José Pact, an international treaty that the country has signed and by virtue of which it is subject to the observations of the Inter -American Court of Human Rights.
