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The risk of protesting and defending rights in Peru: 220 people killed in 10 years

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Lima, Feb 25 (EFE).- (Camera: Mikhail Huacán/File) Defending human rights in Peru and participating in protests have claimed the lives of 220 people, while almost a thousand have been criminalized, according to a report published this Thursday by the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OBS).FOOTAGE OF PROTESTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN PERU

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