Overview

• The Constitutional Court accepted for review the Defensoría del Pueblo’s lawsuit seeking to strike down the amnesty enacted for actions tied to the 1980–2000 internal conflict.
• The court instructed Congress to appear in the case and file a response within 30 business days from notification under provisions of the Nuevo Código Procesal Constitucional.
• Law No. 32419 extends amnesty to members of the armed forces, national police and self-defense committees who were denounced, investigated, prosecuted or convicted for conduct linked to counterinsurgency operations.
• The filing argues the statute violates victims’ rights to truth, justice and reparation and cites concerns aligned with international human-rights standards.
• The challenge names then congressional leader José Jerí and legislative counsel Manuel Peña Tavera as respondents and points to a textual inconsistency and the lack of justification for a so‑called humanitarian amnesty.