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00:03Peruvian President Dina Boluarte signed a law granting general amnesty to people investigated for crimes
00:10that were committed during Peru's internal armed conflict between the 1980 and 2000.
00:16The initiative would benefit members of the armed forces, police and self-defense committees accused
00:21or under investigation for crimes committed during this period.
00:26Social movements and human rights organizations are denouncing that the legislation undermines decades of efforts
00:33to ensure accountability for atrocities that were committed during this armed conflict.
00:39In this regard, the text will be subject to unconstitutionality actions by various institutions and groups
00:46that consider it a threat to fundamental rights.
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