20 Jan Outcry over Bagua violence report: Indigenous groups blast government-appointed group’s account of bloody clashes between protesters and police (Latin America Press)
A government-appointed commission stopped short of blaming Peru´s president and entire executive branch for the bloody clashes between indigenous protesters and police in June that left more than 30 people dead. The report, released Jan. 12 by the Coordinating Group for the Development of Amazon Peoples, created by the government after 10 indigenous protesters and 23 police were killed on June 5 in the Amazon town of Bagua in demonstrations against pro-investment decrees, found that the central government hurried through decrees thoughtlessly… go to article