Overview

• CNDDHH reported that 17 people, including a 17-year-old, were detained at the Puente Piedra police station during Thursday’s strike.
• Human-rights monitors said detainees were held over four hours without observer access and without the presence of the Human Rights Prosecutor or the on-duty fiscalía, calling it a due-process violation.
• By Friday morning the 17 remained in custody, as transport leaders demanded immediate release and prosecutorial oversight at the station.
• Following talks at Congress, unions agreed to clear Avenida Abancay under a 10-business-day truce while lawmakers draft a bill to create an elite police unit against extortion, with up to 10 days for preparation and 30 days for debate.
• A cited crime observatory reported 180 killings of mototaxi, taxi, colectivo, and bus drivers from January to August, a toll fueling the strike and calls for protection.