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UN mission begins visit to Peru to assess human rights implications of political crisis

Citizens paid tribute to young marchers who died in protests. Photo: ANDINA/Renato Pajuelo

13:44 | Lima, Nov. 18.

A United Nations (UN) Mission for Human Rights in South America began a visit to Peru to assess the human rights implications of the political crisis, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Peru reported on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, the Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed the deployment of this ad hoc observer mission, following an invitation by the Government of Peru.

"Today, the UN Mission for Human Rights in South America begins its visit to Peru to assess the human rights implications of the political crisis. The team —led by its representative Jan Jarab— will investigate what happened during the protests and make recommendations to protect the human rights," the UNDP posted on Twitter.

Two young men died as a result of pellet shots to their bodies during the protests held on Saturday, November 14. In addition, there were several injured and missing people.

The first fatality was 22-year-old Jack Bryan Pintado Sanchez, who suffered gunshot wounds.

The second one, Inti Sotelo Camargo —aged 24 years— was admitted to a hospital with gunshot wounds to the chest at heart level.

Following an invitation by the Government, we are sending a mission to #Peru to assess the human rights implications of the political crisis. A team will be deployed in Lima in the coming days to gather first-hand information.
— UN Human Rights (@UNHumanRights) November 17, 2020

La misión @ONU_derechos inicia hoy su visita a #Perú para evaluar el impacto de la crisis política en los #DerechosHumanos. El equipo liderado por su representante Jan Jarab, investigará lo sucedido en las protestas y dará recomendaciones para proteger los #DDHH pic.twitter.com/2oL8ijkOds
— PNUD Perú (@PNUDperu) November 18, 2020

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Published: 11/18/2020

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