A passenger is arrested with 38 capsules of liquid cocaine in his body. The attorney general appointed eleven prosecutors to serve in the team, coordinated by the chief human rights prosecutor, until June 2023, and ordered all cases to be moved to Lima, including those being investigated by human rights prosecutors in Ayacucho and Juliaca. [204] Informe pericial de necropsia mdico legal, signed by forensic expert David Chuquipoma Pacheco, January 29, 2023, on file at Human Rights Watch. [337] Congreso eligi por mayora a los seis nuevos miembros del Tribunal Constitucional,Infobae,May 10, 2022, https://www.infobae.com/america/peru/2022/05/10/congreso-elige-a-miembros-del-tribunal-constitucional-en-vivo-son-6-los-candidatos/ (accessed April 11, 2023);Heber Joel Campos Bernal, El proceso de seleccin de magistrados del tribunal constitucional del Per en la encrucijada,Agenda Estado De Derecho, October 13, 2022, https://agendaestadodederecho.com/seleccion-de-magistrados-del-tribunal-constitucional-del-peru/ (accessed April 11, 2023). Res. [97] Human Rights Watch interview with police general Moiss Salvador Rojas Arcos, director of the Police Hospital in Lima, February 7, 2023, Lima. [235] The Criminal Procedure Code, October 27, 2022, https://lpderecho.pe/nuevo-codigo-procesal-penal-peruano-actualizado/ (accessed March 20, 2023), art.205. It becomes untouchable.[346], Congress is actively moving toward selecting a new leader for the Ombudspersons Office, which has played a key role in documenting abuses in the context of the protests and beyond. 31012 Police Protect Act, https://busquedas.elperuano.pe/normaslegales/ley-de-proteccion-policial-ley-no-31012-1865203-1/ (accessed February 26, 2023). [200] Manual de derechos humanos aplicado a la funcin policial, August 14, 2018, https://static.legis.pe/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Manual-de-derechos-humanos-policia-nacional-Legis.pe_.pdf (accessed April 17, 2023), p.39. Luis Alberto Naldos Blanco, director of the Office of Institutional Integrity. [363] Peru withdrew its ambassadors from Honduras in January, from Mexico in February and from Colombia in March, after those governments refused to recognize that Boluarte assumed the presidency in accordance with Perus constitution.[364]. 1. At the post office, a suitcase frame carries a mysterious substance that prompts agents to call upon chemical experts, who must use all their knowledge to determine if the substance is illegal or not. [360] Tweet by Canadas foreign ministry, December 18, 2022, https://twitter.com/CanadaFP/status/1604504556859260931 (accessed March 3, 2023). Crisis poltica y protesta social: Balance defensorial tras tres meses de iniciado el conflicto, Ombudspersons Office report number 190, March 2023, pg. A US citizen is caught with cocaine - and her story doesn't add up. [130] Human Rights Watch interviews with general Ral Alfaro, Perus chief of police, Lima, February 7, 2023. David Pereda, Un 83% a favor de adelantar elecciones generales, segn IEP,. [145] Marco Antonio Samilln, Jhonatan Tello Claudio, and Edgar Wilfredo Prado Arango. On January 27, 2023, the US expressed concern about violent demonstrations, while calling for investigations into the deaths. TV-14 . Condemn abuses by security forces, as well as violence by some protesters. [126] Human Rights Watch interview with general Ral Alfaro, Perus then-chief of police, Lima, February 7, 2023. [297], In December 2022, the attorney general ordered prosecutors specializing in organized crime to respond to any possible crime during protestsincluding possible abuses by law enforcementeven in locations where there were human rights prosecutors. [245] Nancy Crispn, 30, said police forced her and her parents, Yolanda Enrquez Vargas, 62, and Esteban Crispn Alavya, 68, to lie down on the floor for two hours. Crisis poltica y protesta social: Balance defensorial tras tres meses de iniciado el conflicto, Ombudspersons Office report number 190, March 2023, p.43. [293] Human Rights Watch interview with Perus attorney general, Patricia Benavides, Lima, February 8, 2023. This is just the latest example of links uncovered between Peruvian airport officials and Mexican criminals, withten of the airport's 15 anti-drug policerevealed to have been collaborating with the Sinaloa Cartel in March2013. 99. The policemen had been arrested on April 8, after a Mexican national travelling to his home country was discovered with almost 13kg of cocaine in his suitcase, which he claimed had been placed there by the three officers,reported El Comercio. Decreto Legislativo que regula el uso de la fuerza por parte de la Polica Nacional del Per August 15, 2015, https://busquedas.elperuano.pe/normaslegales/decreto-legislativo-que-regula-el-uso-de-la-fuerza-por-parte-decreto-legislativo-n-1186-1275103-2/ (accessed April 10, 2023), art. In July 2021, the then-inspector general absolved them all of any responsibility. I interviewed at Heathrow Airport (London, England) Firstly was online test- very easy- questions about how would you behave at security role while people are going through the archways, then x-ray test- differences between 2 trays. Plus, the international flight rush hour results in 2 young passengers being detained side by side at the antinarcotics division headquarters. According to the latest census data (2017), 82 percent of Peruvians lived in urban areas and 18 percent of Peruvians in rural areas. [222] Human Rights Watch interviews with lawyer Carlos Arturo Salas, Arequipa. The most extensive database on organized crime in the Americas. [141] Autopsy report of Miguel Arcana, Arequipa. On this episode, agents of the Antinarcotics Division of Jorge Chavez International Airport, in Lima, Peru, deal with a case of unique characteristics. By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. 6. Human Rights Watch phone interview with Marco Samillns sister Milagros Samilln, February 14, 2023; Autopsy conducted by David Chuquipoma Pacheco, January 10, 2023, on file at Human Rights Watch. 16) at 49, U.N. Doc. See, for instance: Per: periodistas rechazan "ataques" de Pedro Castillo,, Pedro Castillo y los ataques a la prensa en sus 497 das de gobierno,, " Per: agreden a periodistas en evento de Pedro Castillo,, Ataques a periodistas durante cobertura de movilizaciones en el contexto de crisis poltica y social,, El fotgrafo de EFE Aldair Meja, herido mientras cubra las protestas en Per,, El Consejo de la Prensa Peruana rechaza recientes ataques de simpatizantes de Fuerza Popular,, ttp://consejoprensaperuana.org.pe/comunicado/el-consejo-de-la-prensa-peruana-rechaza-recientes-ataques-de-simpatizantes-de-fuerza-popular/, Alertas, Per: grupo extremista La Resistencia agrede e insulta a periodistas,, Carlos Or Arroyo, "Asociacin Nacional de Periodistas se pronuncia ante agresiones por parte de grupos extremistas,, Ministerio del Interior, Mininter pone en consulta protocolo de actuacin para atencin a periodistas en el contexto de alteracin al orden pblico,. [90] Human Rights Watch interview with general Vctor Zanabria, chief of the Lima police region, Lima, February 6, 2023. X-ray showing pellets in the body of Rosalino Florez. Arrange for testing of munitions, particularly pellet rounds for shotguns, and less-lethal weapons used by police to assess their damage. Human Rights Watch interview with Rubn Porcel, director of the Antonio Lorena Hospital, Cusco, February 3, 2023. [321], In total, 22 demonstrators and bystanders were killed in December 2022. Constitution of Peru of 1993, Art. The biggest threat: cocaine smuggling. [71] Human Rights Watch interview with Karina Hancco Arapa, Arequipa, February 4, 2023. [257] Human Rights Watch remote interview with Cruz Silva, February 7, 2023. Res. And a passenger is carrying what seem to be adorable baby blankets, but they are really full of narcotics. December 7, 2022, https://www.infobae.com/america/peru/2022/12/07/dina-boluarte-dejo-de-lado-el-llamado-a-nuevas-elecciones-y-espera-gobernar-hasta-2026/ (accessed March 8, 2023). [309] Human Rights Watch phone interview with attorney Wilmer Quirz, who represents families of the victims in Juliaca, March 8, 2023. Refrain from using identity controls to disperse protests or intimidate protesters. [262] Human Rights Watch interview with staff of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, who documented the case, Lima, January 30, 2023. [54] UN Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, Consideration of reports submitted by State partied under Articles 16 and 17 of the Covenant,Concluding observations Peru, E/C.12/PER/CO/2-4, May 12, 2012, para. Authorities in Peru have sacked an entire customs police team at Lima airport for moving drugs for Mexican traffickers, in a sign that efforts to counter corruption at the airport have fallen flat. Constitution of Peru of 1993, Art. 42. Informe de Evaluacin de las operaciones policiales realizadas con ocasin de las marchas convocadas entre el 10 y el 14 de noviembre de 2020 en la ciudad de Lima, en protesta por la vacancia presidencial y juramentacin del nuevo presidente de la repblica, Ministry of the Interior, January 29, 2021, p. 61, on file at Human Rights Watch. The attorney generals office has a core group of forensic experts in Lima who support investigations nationwide. Our findings were confirmed by an Interior Ministry investigation. [221] Informe mdico, Antonio Lorena Hospital, January 19, 2023; Human Rights Watch interview with Rubn Porcel, director of the Antonio Lorena Hospital, Cusco, February 3, 2023. 283, https://img.lpderecho.pe/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Proyecto-de-ley-04271-2023-LPDerecho.pdf (accessed April 17, 2023); Las claves del Proyecto de ley que busca endurecer las penas por delitos en estado de emergencia, Gestin, February 23, 2023, https://gestion.pe/peru/politica/gobierno-las-claves-del-proyecto-de-ley-que-busca-endurecer-las-penas-por-delitos-en-estado-de-emergencia-noticia/ (accessed March 8, 2023). . [20] Renzo Gmez Vega, President Pedro Castillo of Peru faces new corruption accusation, El Pais, October 12, 2022, https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-10-12/president-pedro-castillo-of-peru-faces-new-corruption-accusation.html#?prm=copy_link (accessed March 9, 2023). [305] Bodies were exhumed on March 9 and 10, 2023. The biggest threat: cocaine smuggling. Crisis poltica y protesta social: Balance defensorial tras tres meses de iniciado el conflicto, Ombudspersons Office report number 190, March 2023. [312] The teams mandate is investigating crimes against humanity, human rights violations and connected crimes; all crimes against human rights defenders for their work as defenders; homicides, serious injuries and extorsion against journalists for their work as journalists; as well as the crimes of rioting (art.315 of the Penal Code), serious disturbance of public tranquility (art.315-A), criminal organization (art.317), criminal group (art. [236] Human Rights Watch interviews with general Vctor Zanabria, chief of the Lima police region, Lima, February 6, 2023. PHOENIX -- An Arkansas woman has been arrested for allegedly assaulting three Transportation Security Administration agents at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport . This season features four episodes each at two of Latin America's biggest airports: Lima, Peru's Jorge Chavez and Brazil's Sao Paulo-Guarulhos. Provide prosecutors, the Ombudspersons Office, and the Ministry of the Interior with updated data on identity controls. Crisis poltica y protesta social: Balance defensorial tras tres meses de iniciado el conflicto, Ombudspersons Office report number 190, March 2023. 06/2023-MP-FN-GG-OPERIT-ABF-ELC, January 19, 2023. [231] Decreto Legislativo que regula el uso de la fuerza por parte de la Polica Nacional del Per August 15, 2015, https://busquedas.elperuano.pe/normaslegales/decreto-legislativo-que-regula-el-uso-de-la-fuerza-por-parte-decreto-legislativo-n-1186-1275103-2/ (accessed April 10, 2023), art. [288] The 2021 report also called for improvements in protocols and training. 29. [76] Human Rights Watch interview with police general M. Cayetano, director of investigations at the inspector generals office, Lima, February 7, 2023. Res. And one may have tricked the other. [44] Indigenous people make up 84.1 percent of the population of Apurimac, 81.2 percent in Ayacucho, 74.7 percent in Cusco, and 57.5 percent in Puno. Congress and the Executive Branch have for years been embroiled in scandals over corruption and petty or special interests driving policy. [197] Human Rights Watch remote interview with Maritza Tomaylla Maucaylle, February 13, 2023. [300] Octavo Despacho Fiscal, Primera Fiscala Provincial Penal Corporativa de Arequipa, Carpeta Fiscal No. At the loading docks, a shipment containing 24 jars puts the drug-detecting dogs' keen sense of smell to the test. PER - INEI, Per: Resultados Definitivos de los Censos Nacionales, p. 51, October 2018. https://www.inei.gob.pe/media/MenuRecursivo/publicaciones_digitales/Est/Lib1544/00TOMO_01.pdf (accessed April 5, 2023). The biggest security challenge here: cocaine trafficking. https://www.inei.gob.pe/media/MenuRecursivo/publicaciones_digitales/Est/Lib1598/. Police uncover a 16 kg load in a suitcase. Human Rights Watch and other international organizations publicly warned that month about the evidence of excessive use of force by security forces and called on Perus authorities to conduct thorough investigations.[322]. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. [299]. Woman attacked, bit TSA officer for confiscating apple juice at Sky No police officer had been disciplined or removed from duty at the time. 42. All these goods may contain cocaine. [82] Human Rights Watch phone interview with Mar Prez, attorney at the Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos, April 12, 2023. [174] Pepa-Noticias-Ayacucho's Facebook page, video clip, https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=689974386083931 (accessed April 4, 2023). Female Security Officers - F/T and P/T. Heathrow Airport Female Security Office Interview Questions 24, art. En Vivo: Dina Boularte Mensaje a La Nacion Desde Palacio Hoy 10/02/2023, February 10, 2023, video clip, Youtube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKOojbUzJ5Y (accessed March 20, 2023). They did not allow attorneys and a team of the Ombudspersons Office to enter the university campus to help detainees. [247] Police kept people in custody until the next day. Pronunciamiento de la OIM ante la prdida de vidas de migrantes en la ciudad de Desaguadero, Puno, International Organization for Migration, February 9, 2023, https://peru.iom.int/es/news/pronunciamiento-de-la-oim-ante-la-perdida-de-vidas-de-migrantes-en-la-ciudad-de-desaguadero-puno (accessed April 4, 2023). [266] The case occurred in the Tio police station on January 11, 2023. Issue an internal regulation establishing a short time frame for taking urgent investigative steps in any probe of possible human rights abuses, such as securing the crime scene, collecting ballistic evidence, conducting an autopsy or medical exam of surviving victims, performing gunshot residue tests, apprehending weapons from security personnel or others, seeking CCTV footage, and taking initial statements from security personnel and key witnesses. Layout of Lima's airport including maps. AIRPORT SECURITY: PERU & BRAZIL - National Geographic A/6014 (1966), entered into force January 4,1969, ratified by Peru on September 29,1971, Art. The killings occurred over a time period of more than four hours in different locations. Res. He asked not to be identified for fear of reprisals. Amend use of force laws to comply with international standards. [350] The head of the National Elections Tribunal has publicly warned about the enormous risk that has as its objective the subjugation of the [tribunals] independence with the goal of obtaining political results at any cost.[351]. 2200A (XXI), 21 U.N. GAOR Supp. Agents find liquid cocaine disguised in drink bottles in another man's bag. [25] Dina Boluarte dej de lado el llamado a nuevas elecciones y espera gobernar hasta 2026, Infobae, December 7, 2022, https://www.infobae.com/america/peru/2022/12/07/dina-boluarte-dejo-de-lado-el-llamado-a-nuevas-elecciones-y-espera-gobernar-hasta-2026/ (accessed March 8, 2023). 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. In addition, the evidence strongly suggested that officers fired lead pellets and glass marbles at people.[281]. [256] Cruz Silva, 42, lawyer at the Institute of Legal Defense, a legal aid group, said that police pushed and harassed a journalist who was recording a detention at a gate. [241], On January 21, 2023, police conducted a disproportionate operation at San Marcos National University in Lima, apparently based on those emergency powers. Take concrete actions to regain public trust and pave the way for dialogue with protesters and affected communities, including by: Unequivocally condemning the killings and other abuses by security forces. Heathrow Airport Female Security Officer in Heathrow, Hounslow (TW6