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The Gen-Z Movement: This is Why We’re Risking Our Lives to Protest
Across the world, a number of young people – known as the Gen Z movement – are taking to the…
October 20, 2025
Press Release
Peru: Authorities Must Stop Disproportionate Use of Force and Prevent Further Violence
The right to peaceful protest must be guaranteed without any limitations, and the repression of social demonstrations must stop.
October 17, 2025
Press Release
Peru: Enacted Law Hinders Freedom of Expression and Association and Jeopardizes Access to Justice for Victims
The highest authority in the country is sending a message that it will not accept criticism or dissenting voices.
April 23, 2025
Press Release
Peru: Amendment of the APCI Law Paves the Way for Impunity
This amendment threatens Peru’s civic space and unduly restricts the rights of association, freedom of expression and access to justice.Â
March 19, 2025
Press Release
Peru: Killings and Injuries in Protests Could Implicate President and Chain of Command as Criminally Responsible
Peru’s president, ministers, police and army commanders made decisions that ultimately had lethal consequences.
July 18, 2024
Report
Who Called the Shots? Chain of Command Responsibility for Killings and Injuries in Protests in Peru
Amnesty International analyzed the actions of security forces during protests in Peru in 2022 and 2023, some of which could…
July 18, 2024
Press Release
Global: Misuse of Tear Gas Killing and Injuring Protesters Worldwide - Updated Interactive Website
The horrific misuse of tear gas by security forces during brutal crackdowns on protests in Iran, Peru and Sri Lanka…
May 29, 2023
Press Release
Peru: Senior Officials Should Face Investigation Over Widespread Lethal Attacks By Security Forces
Peru’s Attorney General’s Office should investigate all those, up to the highest level, who ordered or tolerated the illegitimate use…
May 25, 2023
Press Release
Amnesty International deploys crisis response team to investigate serious human rights violations
After closely monitoring the situation in Peru, Amnesty International has deployed a specialized crisis response team to investigate serious human…
January 30, 2023
Report
Abandoned by the State in Host Countries, Venezuelan Women Face Increasing Gender-Based Violence
The Colombian and Peruvian states are largely absent when it comes to guaranteeing, protecting and respecting the right to a…
July 12, 2022
Press Release
Fresh Evidence of Police Misuse of Tear Gas Leading to Protesters’ Deaths and Injuries - Updated Investigative Website
Amnesty International today published new evidence of the misuse of tear gas by security forces in several countries in the…
February 1, 2021
Report
Countries cracked down on asylum and the right to protest in the Americas in 2019
As millions took to the streets to protest rampant violence, inequality, corruption and impunity, or were forced to flee their…
February 27, 2020