Military amnesty law passed in 1995
Congress approves amnesty law for military personnel in 1995, exonerating them from human rights violations
In 1995, Congress passed a law amnesting the military, exonerating them of the multiple human rights violations committed during the internal war. This fact, together with the administrative intervention of the UNE, opened a new period in the process of violence in the university that led to an institutionalized silence. This law prevented the investigation and punishment of cases such as the La Cantuta massacre.
Source:
Informe CVR, página 2417
Location:
Perú
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