Peruvian soldiers found guilty of rapes committed during civil war in historic verdict

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Ten soldiers have been found guilty at a court in Lima of crimes against humanity for rapes committed four decades ago during Peru’s civil war.

Six of the nine women who took legal action were in court to hear the verdicts. One, known as Marilia, died in March without seeing justice served. Her friend and fellow survivor, María, was in tears after the verdicts. As a teenager, María was repeatedly raped by different soldiers over several years and had two pregnancies as a result.

 

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