Articles

• The time of reckoning

  5 May 2019

  In the past months the Peruvian justice system has been involved in a series of investigations of corruption at all levels of government. In the last week many of those processes have come to a head and this has led to a moment of reckoning for both members of Congress and ex-Presidents.

• Approval of the protocol for the protection of human rights defenders

  5 May 2019

  On 25 April, the Peruvian government approved the ‘Protocol to guarantee the protection of human rights defenders’ with the publication of Ministerial Resolution No 0159-2019-JUS by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights.

• Dialogue Forum resumes in Espinar, plus some progress in regard to consulta previa

  5 May 2019

  29 April saw the reinitiation of the Dialogue Table between the communities of Espinar affected by the Antapaccay expansion of the Glencore-owned mining project Tintaya-Antapaccay. The regional Governor, the congressman Armando Villanueva and all the district mayors took part.

• Exit Alan Garcia

  29 April 2019

  Alan Garcia’s suicide removes one of Peru’s most influential politicians, even though that influence declined notably in the last few years.

• Odebrecht: Barata's testimony

  29 April 2019

  After months of expectation the Head of Odebrecht in Peru, Jorge Barata, gave his testimony on the illegal payments made to politicians and businessmen.

• Political reforms presented to Congress

  15 April 2019

  On 10 April, the executive branch submitted a series of reforms to Congress for its approval. The reforms corresponded roughly to the recommendations made by the commission led by Fernando Tuesta, submitted to the government three weeks earlier. The main change was dropping the suggestion of a return to a bicameral system of government.

• Progress achieved at Las Bambas

  15 April 2019

  Efforts by the Catholic Church to bring the different sides together (which was about to happen as we went to press last week) led to ten hours of negotiations in Lima. Gregorio Rojas, leader of the Fuerabambas community, Prime Minister Salvador del Solar and leading figures from MMG all took part.

• Land grab threatens Ashaninka forest reserve

  15 April 2019

  Procrastination by the Ministry of Agriculture in Cuzco has given rise to a new instance of land grabbing in the Apurímac valley. Delays in processing the Shimashirincani’s application for a land title has led to a cooperative of cacao producers from Satipo invading community lands, infiltrating the land reserve of the Ashaninka peoples.

• Agreement over consulta previa in Block 192, but tensions persist

  08 April 2019

  The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) has agreed not to go ahead with prior consultation (consulta previa) with indigenous groups resident in Block 192 before an overall plan for consulta previa is approved with representative local indigenous federations.

• Consulta previa, poor observance slated

  08 April 2019

  Last week we highlighted the efforts being made in Puno to ensure that the principle of consulta previa (free, prior and informed consultation) with indigenous communities is respected, and how some judicial decisions seem to be moving towards its acceptance as a legal norm. This week, DAR (Derechos, Ambiente, Recursos Naturales) has issued a statement calling for the full application of consulta previa in all cases of extractive development.

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