Peru's Boluarte pardons military officers accused of human rights abuses

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LIMA (Reuters) -Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Wednesday signed a law pardoning military and police officers accused of human rights abuses committed between 1980 and 2000, despite outcry from rights groups.

In July, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) asked the Peruvian government not to pass the bill and to "make sure that victims can get justice."

It also asked courts to not enforce the law.

"With the enactment of this amnesty law, the Peruvian Government and Congress recognize the sacrifice of members of the Armed Forces, the Police and self-defense groups in the fight against terrorism," Boluarte said in a speech in Lima.

"We're giving them back the dignity that should never have been questioned," she added.

(Reporting by Marco Aquino; Writing by Benjamín Mejías Valencia; Editing by Brendan O'Boyle and Kylie Madry)

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