translated from Spanish: UN to send mission to Peru to study “possible violations” to DD.HH

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights plans to send a mission to Peru, to investigate the “possible violations” of DD.HH. during the protests following the dismissal of former President Martín Vizcarra.This was announced by the office, led by Michelle Bachelet, through her Twitter account, where she stated that it was the Peruvian government that extended the invitation to the agency “to assess the impact of the political crisis on the rights Humans.” The team will be deployed in Lima, the epicenter of the mobilizations, with the aim that it can gather information “first hand”. The demonstrations have left two deaths, a hundred wounded and several people missing amid clashes between the citizens and the police of Peru.Precisely Merino resigned a day after the death of these two people was confirmed. The Peruvian Prosecutor’s Office has announced the opening of a preliminary investigation against former President, former Prime Minister Intero Flores Aráoz and Acting Interior Minister Gastón Rodríguez for the death and disappearance of protesters. They are charged with alleged crimes of abuse of authority, intentional homicide, serious injury, minor and enforced disappearance in grievance of persons to be determined, crimes committed in the context of human rights violations.Vizcarra was dismissed on November 9 after the adoption of a motion of censure in Congress and the post was assumed by Merino. Following his resignation, Congress has elected Francisco Sagasti as interim president of the country.

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