Posts Tagged ‘Program for strengthening – Perú’
Dictatorship in Peru: Silencing the People’s Voice
Since the coup d’état against President Castillo, the Executive lost the confidence of broad social sectors, which felt that their will expressed at the polls had been violated.
Read MoreThe right to protest under threat: the situation in Peru
Peru faces a fractured democracy: violent repression, criminalization of protests, and exclusion of rural and indigenous communities. The political and social crisis demands justice and urgent structural change to settle the historical debts owed to vulnerable populations.
Read MorePeruvian democracy hangs in the balance; NGOs at risk
The Peruvian state, based on its commitments to international law, has an obligation to guarantee democracy and, within that framework, the right of civil society to associate and express itself. However, we are facing a serious situation in which civic space is being closed off, with various warning signs that urgently need to be addressed.
Read MoreWhat is happening in Peru? The question of difficult answers
Two months after the self-coup and subsequent dismissal of Pedro Castillo, we take stock of what has happened and what are the possible solutions to the critical moment this country is going through.
Read More#SOSPeru: The repeated script of repression in Latin America
The stigmatization of social protest by Peru’s interim government has put civil society and the media in demanding guarantees for a dialogue that allows for political transition without violence.
Read MoreThe Peruvian crisis and abusive constitutionalism
The Peruvian Congress declared the vacancy or removal from office of President Martín Vizcarra, invoking Article 113 of the Constitution. The procedure appears to be formally appropriate. But the matter is more complicated than that.
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