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

Soldiers in Peru were found guilty of committing crimes against humanity for the systematic use of rape during the 1980s civil war, a landmark verdict in the Manta y Vilca case.

Retired soldiers were sentenced to up to 12 years in prison for raping rural Quechua-speaking women, demonstrating the accountability for using sexual violence as an intimidation method.

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