Amnesty International accuses Boluarte of repressing the protest with a racist bias 3:05
(CNN Spanish) --
The Government of Peru will pay the relatives of those who died and were seriously injured during the protests that took place in the country between December 8 and February 10, according to a decree published in the official newspaper El Peruvian.
The decree orders the delivery in local currency of the equivalent of US$13,000 to the relatives of the people who lost their lives and a single payment of US$6,500 to those who suffered serious injuries.
Amnesty International accuses the Peruvian authorities of "marked racist bias" in the repression of the protests
The Multisectoral Commission, a body made up of government representatives and human rights organizations, will be in charge of identifying the criteria that qualify to determine that a person was seriously injured.
In the considerations of the decree, the Government clarifies that the payment "does not have a compensatory or reparatory nature, nor does it have any implications in the determination of possible administrative, civil and criminal responsibilities."
Since December 7, 2022, Peru has been plunged into a political and institutional crisis after then-President Castillo tried to unconstitutionally dissolve Congress.
This has left more than 50 dead.
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