Arbitrary Transfer of Juvenile Detainees in Peru
On 14 March 1997, 37 minors detained at the Centro Juvenil de Diagnóstico y Rehabilitación de Lima, known as 'Maranguita', were arbitrarily transferred to the Establecimiento Penitenciario de Sentenciados Adultos de Quencoro in Cusco. This transfer separated them from their families, lawyers, and judges, and exposed them to harsh conditions …