Latest items for Peru
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"There is no official data on the number of women defenders abused. Today, many women defenders are criminalized by the justice system, and defamed by the media and companies. Since 2003, 10 women have died from abuse of the public force; they have been attacked with hits to the breasts and buttocks, racist and sexist insults. Furthermore, they live in contexts of coercion and violence, where sexual autonomy and their choices are limited by the structural position of man's domination and the presence of the forces of order. An emblematic case is that of the comunera M.A., harassed for her fight against the Conga mining megaproject in Cajamarca. Faced with...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3
"There is no official data on the number of women defenders abused. Today, many women defenders are criminalized by the justice system, and defamed by the media and companies. Since 2003, 10 women have died from abuse of the public force; they have been attacked with hits to the breasts and buttocks, racist and sexist insults. Furthermore, they live in contexts of coercion and violence, where sexual autonomy and their choices are limited by the structural position of man's domination and the presence of the forces of order. An emblematic case is that of the comunera M.A., harassed for her fight against the Conga mining megaproject in Cajamarca. Faced with...more
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: PRN-LAW-1, PRN-LAW-2
"Legislative Decree No. 1410 defines the crimes of harassment, sexual harassment, sexual blackmail and the dissemination of images, audiovisual content, or audios with sexual content. However, gender stereotypes limit the appreciation of the evidence" (8).
Variables: PRN-LAW-1, PRN-LAW-2
"Legislative Decree No. 1410 defines the crimes of harassment, sexual harassment, sexual blackmail and the dissemination of images, audiovisual content, or audios with sexual content. However, gender stereotypes limit the appreciation of the evidence" (8).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Plenary Agreement 01-2016 / CJ-116, recognizes a context characterized by discrimination, inequality and power relations between men and women. It establishes criteria to differentiate the feminicide intention and restricts the penal type by indicating that it can only be committed by a man, not assimilable to the 'sexual identity', and that the passive subject can only be a woman (cisgender woman)" (9).
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1
"Plenary Agreement 01-2016 / CJ-116, recognizes a context characterized by discrimination, inequality and power relations between men and women. It establishes criteria to differentiate the feminicide intention and restricts the penal type by indicating that it can only be committed by a man, not assimilable to the 'sexual identity', and that the passive subject can only be a woman (cisgender woman)" (9).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"According to the Criminality Observatory of the Public Ministry, from 2009 to June 2018, 1,129 femicides were registered" (9).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1
"According to the Criminality Observatory of the Public Ministry, from 2009 to June 2018, 1,129 femicides were registered" (9).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"In 2017, 8.5% of maternal deaths were due to abortion" (10). "According to the Ministry of Health, 33% of maternal deaths are due to indirect causes, '14.9% of the dead women are adolescents between 12 and 19 years of age (…), between 2014 and 2017, the average number of maternal deaths under the age of 19 years constituted 13.8% of the total cases'. All of these deaths could have been prevented with a therapeutic abortion" (10).
Variables: MMR-PRACTICE-1
"In 2017, 8.5% of maternal deaths were due to abortion" (10). "According to the Ministry of Health, 33% of maternal deaths are due to indirect causes, '14.9% of the dead women are adolescents between 12 and 19 years of age (…), between 2014 and 2017, the average number of maternal deaths under the age of 19 years constituted 13.8% of the total cases'. All of these deaths could have been prevented with a therapeutic abortion" (10).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"According to the Ministry of Health, 33% of maternal deaths are due to indirect causes, '14.9% of the dead women are adolescents between 12 and 19 years of age (…), between 2014 and 2017, the average number of maternal deaths under the age of 19 years constituted 13.8% of the total cases'" (10).
Variables: MMR-DATA-1
"According to the Ministry of Health, 33% of maternal deaths are due to indirect causes, '14.9% of the dead women are adolescents between 12 and 19 years of age (…), between 2014 and 2017, the average number of maternal deaths under the age of 19 years constituted 13.8% of the total cases'" (10).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Data from the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (RENIEC) indicate that between 2015 and 2018, a total of 1,780 girls under the age of 14 registered their children, which includes girls from the age of 7 (Annex 7)" (11). "Currently, of the total of adolescents aged 15 to 19 years, 12.7% were already pregnant at some time" (13).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Data from the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (RENIEC) indicate that between 2015 and 2018, a total of 1,780 girls under the age of 14 registered their children, which includes girls from the age of 7 (Annex 7)" (11). "Currently, of the total of adolescents aged 15 to 19 years, 12.7% were already pregnant at some time" (13).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The State carries out communication campaigns, but these initiatives are isolated from commemorative dates (March 8 and November 25), with limited impact" (7).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The State carries out communication campaigns, but these initiatives are isolated from commemorative dates (March 8 and November 25), with limited impact" (7).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The law establishes that protection measures are issued by the family court in 24 hours, in cases of severe risk, and 48 hours, when there is slight or moderate risk . These deadlines are not met. It is worrying that psychological therapy is ordered for the victim as a protection measure, because it does not respond to preserve her from aggressions. Likewise, it is worrying that the law is used by aggressors to report victims who exercise legitimate defense" (7). "According to the National Survey on Social Relations (ENARES), which measures social tolerance towards violence against women, 54.7% of Peruvian men and women agree with the expression 'Every woman must...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The law establishes that protection measures are issued by the family court in 24 hours, in cases of severe risk, and 48 hours, when there is slight or moderate risk . These deadlines are not met. It is worrying that psychological therapy is ordered for the victim as a protection measure, because it does not respond to preserve her from aggressions. Likewise, it is worrying that the law is used by aggressors to report victims who exercise legitimate defense" (7). "According to the National Survey on Social Relations (ENARES), which measures social tolerance towards violence against women, 54.7% of Peruvian men and women agree with the expression 'Every woman must...more
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Law No. 30838, considers that rape can be committed in 'coercive environments', exceeding the requirement of physical violence or serious threat. Likewise, it establishes the imprescriptibility of sexual crimes. Legislative Decree No. 1410 defines the crimes of harassment, sexual harassment, sexual blackmail and the dissemination of images, audiovisual content, or audios with sexual content" (8).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Law No. 30838, considers that rape can be committed in 'coercive environments', exceeding the requirement of physical violence or serious threat. Likewise, it establishes the imprescriptibility of sexual crimes. Legislative Decree No. 1410 defines the crimes of harassment, sexual harassment, sexual blackmail and the dissemination of images, audiovisual content, or audios with sexual content" (8).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, LRCM-DATA-2
"Every hour, the Public Ministry registers 3 complaints of rape. In the 2013-2018 period, a total of 124,370 complaints against sexual violence were registered in Peru. 83.4% of the victims were minors; 41.2% of the accused was an acquaintance and 38.2% a relative" (7).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, LRCM-DATA-2
"Every hour, the Public Ministry registers 3 complaints of rape. In the 2013-2018 period, a total of 124,370 complaints against sexual violence were registered in Peru. 83.4% of the victims were minors; 41.2% of the accused was an acquaintance and 38.2% a relative" (7).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: LR-DATA-1
"In the Amazon, the illiteracy rate for indigenous peoples is 15.9%, compared to 5.7% for the non-indigenous population. In Amazonian indigenous men it is 10.4%, and in women 21.2%" (12).
Variables: LR-DATA-1
"In the Amazon, the illiteracy rate for indigenous peoples is 15.9%, compared to 5.7% for the non-indigenous population. In Amazonian indigenous men it is 10.4%, and in women 21.2%" (12).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-3, NGOFW-DATA-1
"Currently, the NGOs CMP Flora Tristán, ACS Calandria, Movimiento Manuela Ramos and the Red Nacional de Mujeres Autoridades (RENAMA) are promoting Bill 673, 'Law to prevent, punish and eradicate political harassment against women'" (6).
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-3, NGOFW-DATA-1
"Currently, the NGOs CMP Flora Tristán, ACS Calandria, Movimiento Manuela Ramos and the Red Nacional de Mujeres Autoridades (RENAMA) are promoting Bill 673, 'Law to prevent, punish and eradicate political harassment against women'" (6).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-1
"The electoral gender quota has been applied in Peru since 1998 in the lists of Congress, Andean Parliament, regional councils and municipal councils. In twenty years of implementation, it has not been possible to reach even the expected minimum quota for the application. As of the general elections of 2021, parity and alternation will be included" (6).
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-1
"The electoral gender quota has been applied in Peru since 1998 in the lists of Congress, Andean Parliament, regional councils and municipal councils. In twenty years of implementation, it has not been possible to reach even the expected minimum quota for the application. As of the general elections of 2021, parity and alternation will be included" (6).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: GP-DATA-3
"Law 29785, on the right to Prior Consultation, established that consultation is binding, but not its result. The Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (MIMP) tried without success to incorporate the gender perspective. The National Organization of Indigenous, Andean and Amazonian Women of Peru (ONAMIAP) indicates, for example, that in the consultation process of Lot 195, only 1 woman and 11 men participated; 2 women and 14 men participated in Lot 175, because in some communities women are not classified as community members, or because there is resistance to their effective participation" (6). "Since 2015, Law N ° 30364 has been in force, Law to prevent, punish and eradicate violence...more
Variables: GP-DATA-3
"Law 29785, on the right to Prior Consultation, established that consultation is binding, but not its result. The Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations (MIMP) tried without success to incorporate the gender perspective. The National Organization of Indigenous, Andean and Amazonian Women of Peru (ONAMIAP) indicates, for example, that in the consultation process of Lot 195, only 1 woman and 11 men participated; 2 women and 14 men participated in Lot 175, because in some communities women are not classified as community members, or because there is resistance to their effective participation" (6). "Since 2015, Law N ° 30364 has been in force, Law to prevent, punish and eradicate violence...more
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"In the 2018 regional elections, no women were elected as governors, there are 5 vice-governors (20%) and 63 regional councilors. In the 2018 municipal elections, only 7 women provincial mayors, 453 provincial councilors, 81 women district mayors, and 2,733 women district councilors were elected" (6).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"In the 2018 regional elections, no women were elected as governors, there are 5 vice-governors (20%) and 63 regional councilors. In the 2018 municipal elections, only 7 women provincial mayors, 453 provincial councilors, 81 women district mayors, and 2,733 women district councilors were elected" (6).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-2
"Only one conviction has been achieved for the crime of rape during Peru’s internal armed conflict: (M.M.M. case). The case of Manta and Vilca, which involves nine victims and fourteen aggressors from the forces of order, is on trial" (8).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-2
"Only one conviction has been achieved for the crime of rape during Peru’s internal armed conflict: (M.M.M. case). The case of Manta and Vilca, which involves nine victims and fourteen aggressors from the forces of order, is on trial" (8).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3
"In the field of education, of the total number of people with disabilities, 29% of women never went to school, compared to 15% of men. In rural areas, 57% of women with disabilities have no educational level and only 33% studied primary school. On the other hand, women with disabilities are considered childish and sexless people. Therefore, comprehensive psychosexual education is not provided to girls with disabilities" (13).
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3
"In the field of education, of the total number of people with disabilities, 29% of women never went to school, compared to 15% of men. In rural areas, 57% of women with disabilities have no educational level and only 33% studied primary school. On the other hand, women with disabilities are considered childish and sexless people. Therefore, comprehensive psychosexual education is not provided to girls with disabilities" (13).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The Ministry of Health reports an annual average of 62,000 cases of post-abortion care. In 2017, 8.5% of maternal deaths were due to abortion . There have been a total of 453 therapeutic abortions in 2015 and 311 in 2016" (10). "The Criminality Observatory of the Public Ministry, between 2015 and March 2017, registered 2,119 cases investigated for abortion" (11).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"The Ministry of Health reports an annual average of 62,000 cases of post-abortion care. In 2017, 8.5% of maternal deaths were due to abortion . There have been a total of 453 therapeutic abortions in 2015 and 311 in 2016" (10). "The Criminality Observatory of the Public Ministry, between 2015 and March 2017, registered 2,119 cases investigated for abortion" (11).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion is penalized with the exception of therapeutic abortion, stated in article 119 of the Penal Code, defined as that which is performed by a doctor with the consent of the woman or her legal representative, when it is the only means to save the life of the pregnant woman or to avoid serious and permanent damage to their health. In October 2016, Bill 387/2016-CR was presented to the Congress, which decriminalizes abortion in pregnancies resulting from rape. Opposed positions proposed projects 290/216-CR and 211-2016 / CR, on the protection of the conceived, through the confidential birth and the anonymous delivery to ‘Cunas Salvadoras’ (lifesaving cradles), within 27 days of...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Abortion is penalized with the exception of therapeutic abortion, stated in article 119 of the Penal Code, defined as that which is performed by a doctor with the consent of the woman or her legal representative, when it is the only means to save the life of the pregnant woman or to avoid serious and permanent damage to their health. In October 2016, Bill 387/2016-CR was presented to the Congress, which decriminalizes abortion in pregnancies resulting from rape. Opposed positions proposed projects 290/216-CR and 211-2016 / CR, on the protection of the conceived, through the confidential birth and the anonymous delivery to ‘Cunas Salvadoras’ (lifesaving cradles), within 27 days of...more
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"In Peru, there are high rates of illiteracy, absenteeism and school dropout. Currently, of the total of adolescents aged 15 to 19 years, 12.7% were already pregnant at some time. MINEDU reported that 8 out of 10 pregnant girls and adolescents drop out of school without completing primary education. The group between 9 and 14 years old is not included in this figure" (13).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"In Peru, there are high rates of illiteracy, absenteeism and school dropout. Currently, of the total of adolescents aged 15 to 19 years, 12.7% were already pregnant at some time. MINEDU reported that 8 out of 10 pregnant girls and adolescents drop out of school without completing primary education. The group between 9 and 14 years old is not included in this figure" (13).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-3
"9.4% of the Andean indigenous population and 14.4% of the Amazonian indigenous population have no level of education. In the case of Andean indigenous men, this rate is 4.9%, but in women it is 16.3%" (12). "7.1% of Afro-descendant women aged 15 and over have not achieved any educational level, 11.55% reached a university educational level, a figure below 21.7% for mestizas and 21.3% for whites" (12). "In the field of education, of the total number of people with disabilities, 29% of women never went to school, compared to 15% of men. In rural areas, 57% of women with disabilities have no educational level and only 33% studied primary school"...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-3
"9.4% of the Andean indigenous population and 14.4% of the Amazonian indigenous population have no level of education. In the case of Andean indigenous men, this rate is 4.9%, but in women it is 16.3%" (12). "7.1% of Afro-descendant women aged 15 and over have not achieved any educational level, 11.55% reached a university educational level, a figure below 21.7% for mestizas and 21.3% for whites" (12). "In the field of education, of the total number of people with disabilities, 29% of women never went to school, compared to 15% of men. In rural areas, 57% of women with disabilities have no educational level and only 33% studied primary school"...more
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: ATC-DATA-2
"The Peruvian State signed the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in 1982, from that historical milestone progress has been made in relation to women's rights" (4).
Variables: ATC-DATA-2
"The Peruvian State signed the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in 1982, from that historical milestone progress has been made in relation to women's rights" (4).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1, BR-PRACTICE-1
"According to the National Survey on Social Relations (ENARES), which measures social tolerance towards violence against women, 54.7% of Peruvian men and women agree with the expression 'Every woman must first fulfill her role of mother, wife or housewife and then realize their own dreams'" (7-8).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1, BR-PRACTICE-1
"According to the National Survey on Social Relations (ENARES), which measures social tolerance towards violence against women, 54.7% of Peruvian men and women agree with the expression 'Every woman must first fulfill her role of mother, wife or housewife and then realize their own dreams'" (7-8).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: CWC-DATA-2
"In the field of education, of the total number of people with disabilities, 29% of women never went to school, compared to 15% of men. In rural areas, 57% of women with disabilities have no educational level and only 33% studied primary school" (13).
Variables: CWC-DATA-2
"In the field of education, of the total number of people with disabilities, 29% of women never went to school, compared to 15% of men. In rural areas, 57% of women with disabilities have no educational level and only 33% studied primary school" (13).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
"The National Organization of Indigenous, Andean and Amazonian Women of Peru (ONAMIAP) indicates, for example, that in the consultation process of Lot 195, only 1 woman and 11 men participated; 2 women and 14 men participated in Lot 175, because in some communities women are not classified as community members, or because there is resistance to their effective participation" (6). "Furthermore, they live in contexts of coercion and violence, where sexual autonomy and their choices are limited by the structural position of man's domination and the presence of the forces of order" (6-7).
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
"The National Organization of Indigenous, Andean and Amazonian Women of Peru (ONAMIAP) indicates, for example, that in the consultation process of Lot 195, only 1 woman and 11 men participated; 2 women and 14 men participated in Lot 175, because in some communities women are not classified as community members, or because there is resistance to their effective participation" (6). "Furthermore, they live in contexts of coercion and violence, where sexual autonomy and their choices are limited by the structural position of man's domination and the presence of the forces of order" (6-7).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Only one conviction has been achieved for the crime of rape during Peru’s internal armed conflict: (M.M.M. case). The case of Manta and Vilca, which involves nine victims and fourteen aggressors from the forces of order, is on trial. Law No. 28592 creates the Plan Integral de Reparaciones (Integral Reparations Plan). In May 2012, Congress approved the law incorporating other forms of sexual violence, the Executive Power observed it. As of December 2018, the Single Registry of Victims (RUV) recognizes 5,266 victims of rape, 201 women had children of their rapists" (8).
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Only one conviction has been achieved for the crime of rape during Peru’s internal armed conflict: (M.M.M. case). The case of Manta and Vilca, which involves nine victims and fourteen aggressors from the forces of order, is on trial. Law No. 28592 creates the Plan Integral de Reparaciones (Integral Reparations Plan). In May 2012, Congress approved the law incorporating other forms of sexual violence, the Executive Power observed it. As of December 2018, the Single Registry of Victims (RUV) recognizes 5,266 victims of rape, 201 women had children of their rapists" (8).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1
"The preliminary fiscal investigation on the forced sterilizations that occurred between 1996-2000 began in 2002 and involves 2,074 victims. In October 2018, the Second Supranational Criminal Prosecutor's Office formalized a complaint against Alberto Fujimori and his former ministers, as perpetrators-by-means of the crime of serious injuries followed by death in the context of serious human rights violations in the cases of M.M., C.R. and other three victims, due to the forced sterilization policy implemented in his government. As of 2020, the trial has not yet begun and there are attempts by the accused to archive the case. An analysis based on the information from the Demographic and Family Health Survey...more
Variables: FSCB-PRACTICE-1
"The preliminary fiscal investigation on the forced sterilizations that occurred between 1996-2000 began in 2002 and involves 2,074 victims. In October 2018, the Second Supranational Criminal Prosecutor's Office formalized a complaint against Alberto Fujimori and his former ministers, as perpetrators-by-means of the crime of serious injuries followed by death in the context of serious human rights violations in the cases of M.M., C.R. and other three victims, due to the forced sterilization policy implemented in his government. As of 2020, the trial has not yet begun and there are attempts by the accused to archive the case. An analysis based on the information from the Demographic and Family Health Survey...more
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Around 7 out of 10 Peruvian women, between 15 and 49 years old, suffer some type of violence by their partner or ex-partner" (9).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"Around 7 out of 10 Peruvian women, between 15 and 49 years old, suffer some type of violence by their partner or ex-partner" (9).
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DTCP-LAW-1
"The Political Constitution recognizes indigenous jurisdiction (Article 149); but it has not developed the mechanism for coordination between the two justice systems. The Peruvian Judiciary approved between 2013 and 2015, three protocols for its action in cases in which members of indigenous communities or rondas campesinas (peasant rounds) participate, but they have been little widespread. The ruling of the Constitutional Court (Exp. 7009-2013-PHC / TC) recognizes that the state justice is competent to punish sexual violence against minors, because they violate fundamental rights. The Judiciary has a Registry of Interpreters of Indigenous or Native Languages; however, it covers 7 of the 33 judicial districts and only for 13 of the...more
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1, DTCP-LAW-1
"The Political Constitution recognizes indigenous jurisdiction (Article 149); but it has not developed the mechanism for coordination between the two justice systems. The Peruvian Judiciary approved between 2013 and 2015, three protocols for its action in cases in which members of indigenous communities or rondas campesinas (peasant rounds) participate, but they have been little widespread. The ruling of the Constitutional Court (Exp. 7009-2013-PHC / TC) recognizes that the state justice is competent to punish sexual violence against minors, because they violate fundamental rights. The Judiciary has a Registry of Interpreters of Indigenous or Native Languages; however, it covers 7 of the 33 judicial districts and only for 13 of the...more