Peru’s President Dina Boluarte removed from office amid soaring crime

Peru’s President Dina Boluarte removed from office amid soaring crime

Getty Images Lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to oust President Dina Boluarte Peru’s Congress has voted to remove President Dina Boluarte from office, hours after a late-night session was called to debate her impeachment. An overwhelming majority of lawmakers from across the political spectrum approved her ousting on grounds of “permanent moral incapacity”. In an address…

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President Dina Boluarte signs into law Peru’s amnesty bill despite outcry | Human Rights News

President Dina Boluarte signs into law Peru’s amnesty bill despite outcry | Human Rights News

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has signed into law a controversial piece of legislation that would shield the military, police and other government-sanctioned forces from prosecution for human rights abuses committed during the country’s decades-long internal conflict. On Wednesday, Boluarte held a signing ceremony at the presidential palace in Lima, where she defended the amnesty law…

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