Death toll rises in aftermath of clash between police and indigenous protesters in Peru’s north Amazon jungle

Indigenous communities in Peru’s Amazon, demanding the repeal of a series of decrees they say are promoting unchecked development in their territory, clashed with police on Friday, leaving up to 40 or more people dead, including at least 9 police officers and up to 28 indigenous protesters.

Peru’s former army intelligence chief: military provided assistance to death squad

The former head of the Army’s Intelligence Service, SIE, testified yesterday during the human rights trial of jailed ex-President Alberto Fujimori that the SIE provided arms and military equipment to an elite unit he believes was the Colina group death squad in the early 1990′s. Col. Víctor Raúl Silva Mendoza denied the Colina group was [...]

Head of Colina group testifies at Fujimori trial

The former head of the Colina group death squad, Maj. Santiago Martin Rivas, testified Wednesday at the human rights trial of jailed ex-President Alberto Fujimori that the existence of the paramilitary group is a fabrication made in order to discredit Peru’s Armed Forces. “For many years, selfish people have been creating, have been fabricating, the [...]