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Peru

Regional group:

Latin American & Caribbean Group

Council member:

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Council Bureau membership:	–
Coordinator of regional group:	–
Voluntary financial contribution to OHCHR (2024) :

Other HRC positions:	Member of Consultative Group (2014)
OHCHR presence:	Human Rights Adviser
NHRI accreditation status:	A

National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting, and Follow-up (NMIRF): Standing - Inter-Ministerial

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Promotion and protection of human rights in Nicaragua; arms transfers, extreme poverty, democracy, panel discussion on the tenth anniversary of the Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States Trust Fund, unilateral coercive measures, equal participation in political and public affairs, situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, right to development, responsibility to protect, and enhancement of international cooperation.

Voting record

Since it first became a member of the Council in 2006, Peru has either voted in favour of or has joined consensus on all resolutions tabled under item 4 (situations that require the Council’s attention), and most country-specific resolutions under item 2 – the exceptions are the 2019 and 2020 texts on strengthening cooperation and technical assistance in Venezuela. For item 7 resolutions (human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories), Peru has consistently voted in favour (or joined consensus). On item 10 resolutions (capacity-building), Peru has joined consensus or voted in favour of all resolutions except one that was voted on during the period of its membership on cooperation with Ukraine (2014, Peru abstained). For thematic resolutions dealing with civil and political rights, Peru has generally joined consensus. Where there has been a vote, it has nearly always voted in favour. The exceptions are Peru’s abstentions during voting on two resolutions (2007 and 2008) on defamation of religion and one concrete action against racism (2007). For thematic resolutions dealing with economic, social and cultural rights, Peru has either joined consensus on, or has voted in favour of, nearly all adopted texts, but it usually abstained during voting on mutually beneficial cooperation, democratic and equitable international order, foreign debt, the effects of economic reform policies, inequality within and among States and traditional values.

HRC participation

During HRC general discussions, panel debates and interactive dialogues with the Special Procedures, during the past three years, either as an HRC member or not, the State has joined:

Regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 76

Subregional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 47

Political group
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 109

107

Cross-regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 84

Other joint
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 5

HRC member empty chair?

Overall, as a HRC member, has participated in more than 10% of panel discussions, general debates and interactive dialogues.

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Completed
Invitation sent by the State not (yet) accepted by the SP
Accepted / date set
Visit request by the SP and not (yet) accepted by the State
Postponed / cancelled

Longest visit request not (yet) accepted by the State >
SR on toxic waste, 2016

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Ratification status
Party Not Party
Individual complaint procedure accepted.
Reporting status

Submitted on time
Submitted late
Not applicable

On schedule
Overdue (outstanding)

CAT

ICCPR

CED

CEDAW

CERD

ICESCR

CRC

CRPD

Most overdue report

None overdue

OP-CAT

Ratified

NPM established

Received Sub-Committee visit

Universal Periodic Review

Reported

(2008, 2012, 2017)

Mid-term report

Level of delegation

Deputy Minister

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 17 / 192

2^nd cycle: 41 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Cited in the Secretary General’s reports on 'alleged reprisals for cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights' (2010-2024)?

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 9

Peru presented its voluntary pledges for election for the term 2018-2020 on 24 August 2017. In the document, Peru presented, inter alia, the following international pledges: Continuing to participate constructively in the UPR and taking due account of recommendations derived from the mechanism; Supporting the strengthening of Special Procedures of the Council and encouraging more States to extend Standing Invitations; Continuing to present or sponsor resolutions it has supported; Continuing to support OHCHR; Strengthening cooperation with the Treaty Bodies, including submitting periodic reports in a timely manner and following up on implementation; Promoting cooperation and exchange of information between the UN human rights system and regional systems; Fostering international cooperation among States to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

An analysis of steps taken by Peru in fulfilment of its international pledges shows that it has only participated in around 20% of other States’ reviews during the UPR second and third cycles and has not submitted mid-term reports. Regarding the Special Procedures, Peru maintains a Standing Invitation for mandate-holders to visit and has facilitated 73% of visit requests, but has so far only responded to 47% of the communications received. Peru has ratified all the core human rights conventions and 6 individual communications procedures (it is yet to ratify the CED and CESCR). It has three overdue periodic reports (CAT, CERD, and CRC), although all for less than a year. Peru indeed continued to support the initiatives it pledged to, such as equal participation, firearms, and extreme poverty.

Peru

Latin American & Caribbean Group

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Voting record

HRC participation

HRC member empty chair?

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Universal Periodic Review

Participation in other reviews 1st cycle: 17 / 192

2nd cycle: 41 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 9

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 17 / 192

2^nd cycle: 41 / 192