Perus

Peru’s president affirms sovereignty of Amazon River island as tensions with Colombia escalate
August 15, 2025
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday traveled to an Amazon River island at the center of a territorial dispute with Colombia, where she affirmed Peru’s...
President Dina Boluarte slams court’s call to suspend Peru’s amnesty law
July 31, 2025
President Dina Boluarte has blasted the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for its opposition to a recently passed bill that would grant amnesty to soldiers, police officers and other...
Bus traveling from Lima to Peru’s Amazon overturns on highway in the Andes, killing at least 18
July 26, 2025
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A bus traveling from Lima to Peru’s Amazon region overturned on a highway in the Andes Mountains, leaving at least 18 people dead and 48...
Peru’s new amnesty law for human rights abuses sparks anger and international appeal
July 10, 2025
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Lawyers for victims of human rights abuses during Peru’s armed conflict vowed to appeal to international bodies Thursday to knock down an amnesty law passed...
Brazil apologizes to families of victims of military dictatorship’s mass grave
March 24, 2025
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s government on Monday apologized to families of victims of the country’s military dictatorship whose remains could be among those found in a clandestine mass...
Peru’s Navy rescues dozens of fishermen stranded at sea as giant waves pound shore
December 29, 2024
TUMBES, Peru (AP) — Peru's Navy says it has rescued about 30 fishermen who had been stranded for two days at sea as giant waves pounded the country's northern...