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Americas Impunity

Mexico: Torture with impunity: government reactions

Although Amnesty International had not received an official response to the report “Mexico: Torture with impunity” (AMR 41/04/91) by the date of publication of this paper, some Mexican authorities have made public reference to it. On 18 September the Republic Attorney General acknowledged that...
Americas Armed Conflict

Peru: Human rights in a climate of terror

This paper presents Amnesty International’s concerns about the grave human rights abuses which have afflicted Peru for almost 10 years. Abuses by the security forces occur in the context of terrorist campaigns by armed opposition groups, principally Sendero Luminoso but also including the MRTA. The...