Peru under fire for brutal crackdown on protesters.

Human Rights Watch has released a report accusing Peru's police and military of using "disproportionate, indiscriminate and brutal force" against anti-government protesters, resulting in deaths that likely amount to "extrajudicial or arbitrary killings" under international law. The report found that most of the protester and bystander deaths were the result of gunshot wounds, with police using a type of lead pellet that contravened Peruvian law. The protesters have issued a broad range of demands, including new elections, the dissolution of Congress, and the resignation of President Dina Boluarte. HRW called for further accountability and international assistance in investigating the protest violence.