Overview

• The law grants blanket amnesty to military, police and civilian self-defense committee members for alleged crimes committed during the 1980–2000 internal armed conflict.
• Congress approved the measure on July 9 after a second reading, following an August 2024 statute that declared pre-2002 crimes time-barred.
• Human rights organizations estimate the amnesty will benefit about 900 security personnel, including several generals tied to Fujimori-era operations.
• Victims led by Gisela Ortiz and former Inter-American Court judge Diego Garcia-Sayan have filed lawsuits seeking to block the law’s promulgation.
• Legal experts and NGOs warn the amnesty conflicts with Peru’s constitution and international treaties that bar impunity for crimes against humanity.