Peru's president on Thursday dismissed an international court order to suspend a law granting amnesty to police, military and state perpetrators of rights violations during a bloody campaign against leftist guerrillas from 1980 to 2000.

The law, passed by Congress and awaiting the signature of President Dina Boluarte, benefits uniformed personnel accused or convicted of crimes committed during fighting between state forces and the Shining Path and Tupac Amaru rebel groups.

Some 70,000 people were killed during the decades-long unrest, and critics say the legislation would impede access to justice and reparations for victims.

About 20,000 people remain listed as "disappeared."

Some 156 cases with final judgements and 600 ongoing trials could be affected by the amnesty, according to a re

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