Members of the Shining Path killed 14 soldiers in two ambushes in Peru’s Ayacucho province, according to the country’s defence minister, Antero Flores Araoz. The ambushes, which took place in April in the town of Sanabamba in the coca-growing region of the Ene and Apurimac valleys (VRAE), is not an isolated incident. Last year, remnants of the Shining Path launched a series of fatal attacks killing some 25 soldiers and police officers.

The CNDDHH expressed its support of the government’s aims to eradicate terrorism. It has asked for a meeting with the Ministry of Defence to discuss human rights in the context of security.