The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Wednesday urged the government of Peru to conduct an impartial investigation into the bullets that struck at least some of the 50 people who died in violent demonstrations in Peru, to determine who fired the shots.
the commissioner Stuardo Ralonone of the members of the mission who was recently in Peru, said that the IACHR it is already investigating complaints of violence from security forces that it received from relatives of protesters.
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The request to the Peruvian authorities comes at a time when protests demanding the resignation of the Peruvian president In Boluarte and Parliament seemed to extend to Lima, the capital of the country.
Ralón made his request in a brief presentation that he made virtually during a regular session of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS)in which he himself and several of the member countries condemned the violence, urgently called for a dialogue between the different sectors of Peru and respect for human rights.
“Of these complaints that have been received, the ballistic investigations that have to be carried out to establish the weapons” that fired the shots will be essential, he said. ralon. He explained that the autopsies carried out by the legal medicine department found shots to the head and chest of people who died in the protests.
“The State must carry out serious, impartial and timely investigations in this context, and be quick to establish what happened”, said. He emphasized the importance that “these ballistic tests and the custody of the projectiles that will be extracted from the physical bodies be carried out with adequate protocols.”
The protests began when the president Boluartethen vice president, took office on December 7 to replace Pedro Castillo, who was removed by Congress after his unsuccessful attempt to dissolve Parliament.
Castillo was arrested that same day and is in jail. for presidents in Lima.
Half a hundred people died and about 650 were injured.
A mission to observe the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights visited the Peru in December and, most recently, between January 11 and 13. Its members visited Lima and other regions of the country and met with representatives of different sectors, including members of the government and civil society.
Ralón stressed that up to now the Peruvian authorities have collaborated with the mission and said that in a month the IACHR will present a report with its conclusions and recommendations.s. He also asked that if for reasons of public order the security forces must intervene, they should do so respecting the law and the standards of necessity and proportionality.
“It is considered that the way out of this crisis must necessarily go through a broad dialogue, agreements and respect for the rule of law,” said the commissioner, adding that it must include the different political actors, civil society, movements social, business and other organizations throughout the country. “This broad dialogue is urgent because there is concern” that if they do not rush there could be more acts of violence, he warned.