Lawfare, repression and Canadian extractivism in Peru: A dialogue with Pedro Castillo’s lawyer

Six months after elected president Pedro Castillo was ousted, resistance continues in Peru. On June 16, president Castillo’s lawyer, Guido Leonardo Croxatto will join us for a discussion about lawfare, repression and the ongoing resistance. We will also hear updates from the ground and delve into Canada’s role in these events, including its sale of weapons to Peru and its large mining presence.
BACKGROUND
Security forces shot hundreds and killed sixty, mostly indigenous, protesters following Castillo’s ouster. Ottawa immediately backed the ouster and Canada’s ambassador to Peru, Louis Marcotte worked to shore up support for Dina Boluarte’s replacement government. Many countries in the region have rejected Boluarte.
SPEAKERS
Guido Leonardo Croxatto is a human rights lawyer who currently directs the Latin American Institute of Criminology and Social Development (INCRIDES) based in Lima, Peru. He directed the International Court on Human Rights and Academic Mediation by UNLA (2017-2020) and is Professor of special problems of Access to Justice and Sociology of Law at the National University of Lanús (UNLA).
Lucia Flores Echaiz is the spokesperson of the Quebec-Peru Solidarity Collective. Lucia is a criminal defense attorney and a human rights activist. She is completing a Master’s degree in Law and Society at Université de Québec à Montréal (UQAM).
ORGANIZERS
Organized by the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute & Quebec-Peru Solidarity Collective
Moderated by Bianca Mugyenyi, CFPI
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