Articles

• Fujimori pardon part of a political deal?

  25 June 2017

  Is the price to be paid for a truce in the war with the Fujimoristas in Congress the granting of a pardon to former president Alberto Fujimori? The question hit the headlines following the publication of an interview with President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in The Economist that suggested that the time was ripe for Fujimori to be released. Kuczynski immediately sought to scotch the idea that this was a crude political trade-off.

• Thorne hangs by a thread

  19 June 2017

  Alfredo Thorne’s future as minister of economy and finance hangs by a thread. Opposition politicians from both the right and the left suggested that a motion of censure would be presented before Congress either on Monday (19 June) or Tuesday. If this happens it will seriously ratchet up the constitutional conflict between the legislative and executive branches.

• OEFA's future hinges on Court verdict

  19 June 2017

  The future of the Oficina de Evaluación y Fiscalización Ambiental (OEFA) rests in the hands of the Constitutional Tribunal (TC), following an appeal lodged by the mining company Perubar, a subsidiary of Glencore. The company wants the TC to rule unconstitutional the payments that businesses must give to OEFA, and that OEFA should return the money that the company has paid hitherto.

• Is social conflict in decline as the Defensoría suggests?

  19 June 2017

  Each month the Defensoría del Pueblo, the ombudsman’s office, publishes a tally of social conflicts. In the last few months, the Defensoría’s figures show a surprising fall in the number of conflicts regarded as ‘active’.

• Deepening of divides within Fuerza Popular

  11 June 2017

  Divisions within the opposition Fujimoristas again became apparent last week. The Fuerza Popular (FP) party still controls Congress but it is suffering internal divisions. Last week, the protagonist of the latest scuffle was Patricia Donayre, representative for Loreto who had been given the job of coming up with proposals for a law on electoral reform.

• Water doesn't come from your tap

  11 June 2017

  This is the title of the upcoming national meeting in Lima to discuss water issues, organised by a group of NGOs. The encounter will take place on 5-7 July; in preparation for it, 70 grassroots leaders from Apurímac, Ayacucho, Cuzco and Puno met in Cuzco at the beginning of June.

• IACHR discusses two complaints by Peruvian CSOs

  11 June 2017

  During the 162nd hearings of the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights, held in Buenos Aires from 22–26 May, Peru’s civil society organizations (CSOs) had the opportunity to express a series of concerns about what they perceive are worrying human rights trends in Peru.

• Growth slows in first quarter

  4 June 2017

  Peru’s growth rate has followed a downwards path in the last few months. The reasons for the slowdown are not hard to find. The floods that affected Peru in the first quarter have played a major role, as has the suspension of major infrastructure projects like the Southern Peru gas pipeline for which Odebrecht was the lead contractor.

• One step forward, two steps back?

  4 June 2017

  Since last year’s strong electoral performance by Verónika Mendoza and the Frente Amplio, the spirit of unity within the left in Peru swiftly dissipated.

• Shadow report criticizes Glencore's record in Latin America, as well as national governments

  4 June 2017

  Since 2012, a group of NGOs has been developing research on the activities of Glencore. The Peruvian participants involved are Derechos Humanos Sin Fronteras (DHSF) and Cooperacción. The group has now produced an 84-page report covering four countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru.

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