Articles

• Inter-American Court takes up LBBTI case

  9 September 2018

  On 22 August, in what civil society organisations in Peru view as a landmark move, the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights has, for the first time, referred a case to the Inter-American Court against the Peruvian state for arbitrary detention and gender-based violence. The case in point refers to the detention of Azul Rojas Marin, a transgender Peruvian living as a gay man.

• The battle for the judiciary

  1 September 2018

  Investigation into the corruption scandals in Callao, the so-called ‘white collars of the port’, continues apace despite the fact that the judiciary is now apparently controlled by those under investigation.

• Enter Alan Garcia, stage right

  1 September 2018

  Alan Garcia, who has kept a physical distance from Peruvian politics in recent times by residing in Madrid, has announced his return to the fray, hinting that he may seek to be APRA’s candidate in the 2021.

• Environment Ministry protests at being sidelined on hydrocarbons policy

  1 September 2018

  With the new law on hydrocarbons now close to a final vote in Congress, there are growing concerns that environmental protection is being sidelined in the quest for investment. Environment Minister Fabiola Muñoz expressed her view that her department would not be able to put forward its views as the body responsible for maintaining environmental standards.

• Former ECLAC head warns of dangers ahead for Peru

  18 August 2018

  In a wide-ranging interview published in the La República newspaper, José Antonio Ocampo, formerly the head of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, points to the need for Peru further to diversify its economy.

• Judicial corruption laid bare

  18 August 2018

  The scale of judicial corruption in Peru has become ever clearer over the last few weeks. The leaked transcripts of taped conversations involving senior members of the judiciary laid bare details of decisions being made for favours, monetary and other. Subsequent police investigation has provided further evidence of brazen corruption.

• Lithium project in Puno raises thorny issues

  18 August 2018

  A Canadian exploration company, Plateau Energy Metals, has announced the discovery of an estimated 2.5 million tons of hard-rock lithium carbonate in Puno. It says that this could turn into one of the world’s largest lithium mines.

• Defensoría complains over MEF's indifference towards gender violence

  18 August 2018

  The Ombudsman’s office (the Defensoría del Puebo), whose function is to stand up for the interests of ordinary people against the state, has issued a blistering comment on the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) for the wholly inadequate budget allotted to gender protection. According the Ombusdman, Walter Gutiérrez, only 0.1% of the budget is allotted to this end.

• EU Commissioner pens terse letter to Peru on implementing sustainable development accords

  11 August 2018

  The Plataforma Europa Perú (PEP), of which the Peru Support Group is an active member, last week issued the text of a note in which it welcomed the response of the EU Trade Commissioner, Cecilia Malmstrom, to the Peruvian government over implementation of agreements on sustainable development. The commissioner’s letter is dated 30 July.

• Judicial reform runs into resistance

  11 August 2018

  On 10 August, the permanent commission in Congress in charge of deciding the timetable for the sub-committee of constitutional accusations to investigate wrong doing by Judge César Hinostroza and other CNM members was unable to meet for the lack of a quorum. Only nine of its 30 members turned up.

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