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Peru protest victims faced racial bias from security forces, Amnesty says

FILE PHOTO: Anti-government demonstrators protest against President Dina Boluarte, amid the worst wave of protests in at least two decades in the Andean country, in Juliaca, Peru February 9, 2023. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

Amnesty International said Thursday that most of those killed in recent protests in Peru came from Indigenous groups, which the rights group said suggested a "racial bias" by police and the military.

Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard said despite government efforts to portray the victims "as terrorists or criminals," the majority of those killed were protesters and bystanders.

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