More than 1,000 people have disappeared in...
More than 1,000 people have disappeared in a remote region of Peru after being seized in a government crackdown on Maoist guerrillas, Amnesty International reported. The human rights group said many of the missing are feared dead. It accused security forces of mass killings since emergency military rule began two years ago near the Andean city of Ayacucho, in a campaign against rebels of Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path).
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