European Union urges the Government of Peru to respect human rights after more than 20 deaths in protests

The European Union on Monday urged the new Peruvian government to respect human rights and condemned the death of more than 20 demonstrators during the violent protests that have ravaged the country for 12 days demanding immediate elections after the removal of Pedro Castillo.

“The European Union condemns any use of violence and excessive use of forceand is deeply concerned by reports that more than two dozen civilians have been killed so far, some of them with firearms”, indicates a statement released on the Twitter account of the delegation in Peru.

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“Many more (protesters) have been injured during the recent protests,” adds.

European diplomacy sued the government of President Dina Boluarte “guarantee political stability and face the crisis respecting the constitutional order, the Rule of Law and Human Rights”.

Boluarte was vice president until December 7, when she assumed command after a failed self-coup by Castillo, who was removed by Congress that same day and placed in pretrial detention.

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The European Union He also urged “all political actors and civil society” to seek dialogue to stop the violence.

The repression of the demonstrations leaves until now more than 20 deadaccording to the latest report from the Ombudsman’s Office.

There are also 646 injured (356 civilians and 290 police officers) in clashes between protesters and security forces in various cities in Peru.

The ambassadors of the European Union were received on December 14 by boluarteto whom they expressed their support for democratic institutions after the dismissal of Castillo.

Most of the deaths have occurred in regions of the southern Andes, where the Armed Forces support the police by virtue of the state of emergency decreed by the government given the magnitude of the protests.

The Ombudsman’s Office requested a criminal investigation into reports of direct shots at the protesters’ bodies by soldiers. The victims included minors.

However, on Sunday, the president boluarte He said that although “the Prosecutor’s Office has intervened”, he also spoke with the head of the Armed Forces so that these cases are investigated in the military jurisdiction.

Source: Elcomercio

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