Peru: Three Police Officers Get 17 Years for Raping Trans Woman
https://boutique-lgbtqia.com/peru-three-police-officers-get-17-years-for-raping-trans-woman Peru: Three Police Officers Get 17 Years for Raping Trans Woman A Landmark Ruling After Seventeen Years of Injustice Nearly two decades after a harrowing case of abuse, Peru’s justice system has finally delivered a long-awaited verdict. A Lima court has sentenced three police officers to 17 years in prison for torturing and sexually assaulting a transgender woman in 2008. The victim, Azul Rojas, then 34, was detained in Casa Grande, a town in northern Peru, where she endured severe physical and psychological violence while in police custody. The officers were taken into custody immediately after the sentence was announced, marking a significant moment for human rights accountability in the country. International Pressure Reignites Legal Action The case, stalled for years, gained renewed momentum in 2020 when the Inter-American Court of Human Rights declared the Peruvian state responsib...