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September 11, 2024 News Release

Americas: Limited Protection for People Fleeing Venezuela, Haiti

Limited Access to Asylum, Integration Pushes People to the Darién Gap

SENAFRONT officers coordinate the departure of “piraguas,” wooden canoes made from hollowed-out tree trunks
September 9, 2024 News Release

Cluster Munitions: New Use, Transfers Test International Ban

Global Report Tracks Civilian Harm from Prohibited Weapon

Stockpiled cluster munitions and their submunitions being prepared for destruction.
June 27, 2024 Dispatches

Peru Walks Back Anti-Trans Guidance in Health System

Removing Outdated Pathologizing Terms, A Step Toward Dignity

Peruvians protest in front of Peru's Ministry of Health against a presidential decree classifying transgender identities as mental health conditions in Lima, Peru, May 17, 2024.
June 26, 2024 Commentary

Will Peru Become Latin America’s Next Haven for Organized Crime?

June 12, 2024 News Release

Peru: Congress Ramps Up Assault on Democratic System

OAS Members Should Urgently Address Backsliding, Defend Rule of Law

Constitutional Committee of the Congress of the Republic of Peru, in Lima, June 5, 2024.
May 15, 2024 Dispatches

Peru Chooses Bigotry in Medical Services

Government Should Scrap Decree that Pathologizes LGBT Identities

Organizations march to demand faster investigations and justice in cases of transphobic violence in Lima, Peru, on February 22, 2023.
April 18, 2024 Dispatches

Landmark Court Ruling Upholds Right to Healthy Environment

Ahead of Earth Day, Peru Mine Case Offers Key Lessons

The Metalurgia Business Peru metallurgical complex in the city of La Oroya, in the department of Junín, east of Lima, November 9, 2022. 
March 11, 2024 News Release

Peru: Congress Runs Roughshod Over Rule of Law

Justice Board Members' Removal a Blow to Judicial Independence, Democratic System

Congress of the Republic of Peru
February 13, 2024 Dispatches

Fire Deaths in Peruvian Mine Demonstrates the Failings of Sustainability Certification

Despite Shortcomings, Mine was Certified as ‘Responsible’

View of the La Esperanza mine, where at least 27 people died in the Yanaquihua district of Arequipa, southern Peru, on May 7, 2023.
December 18, 2023 News Release

Cluster Munitions: Peru Destroys Stockpiled Weapons

All Treaty Parties Now Comply with Stockpiling Ban

Stockpiled cluster munitions and their submunitions being prepared for destruction.
December 14, 2023 Commentary

Ex-President’s Release Raises a Red Flag on Peru’s Democracy

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December 6, 2023 News Release

Peru: Fujimori’s Release Violates International Law

Ruling to Free Ex-President Runs Counter to Peru’s International Obligations

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November 7, 2023 News Release

Peru: Congress Should Respect Judicial Independence

Political Control of Justice Board would Jeopardize Rights

Congress of Peru
August 4, 2023 News Release

Amazon Summit: Commit to Protect Rainforest, Defenders

Countries in Region Should Support Escazú Treaty

Environmental defenders. 
July 17, 2023 Statement

Peru: Ensure Thorough Investigations of Abuses

HRW Oral Statement - Item 6 Universal Periodic Review Outcome - HRC53

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