on Friday ruled that Peruvian judges should, for the time being, refrain from granting amnesty to military personnel, police agents, and civilians from self-defense committees for crimes committed in the context of the internal armed conflict (1980–2000).
The international court issued this order as a precautionary measure, "so that it has no legal effect until the Court issues a definitive ruling" on this amnesty.
This follows the country's President, Dina Boluarte, enacting the law in disregard of the international body, which had ordered the suspension of the legislation's process.
The amnesty —approved in Congress at the initiative of a group of forces supporting Mrs. Boluarte's government, which include retired military personnel and police agents— benefits those prosecuted for crimes committed in the fight against Shining Path and the MRTA terrorist groups, as well as those convicted who are over 70 years old.