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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

Council Bureau membership:	–
Coordinator of regional group:	–
Voluntary financial contribution to OHCHR (2022) :

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

Fifteenth anniversary of the responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, as enshrined in the World Summit Outcome of 2005; Consideration of the elaboration of a draft declaration on the promotion and full respect of human rights of people of African descent; Equal participation in political and public affairs; Extreme poverty and human rights; Human rights and preventing and countering violent extremism; Human rights and the environment; Human rights and the regulation of civilian acquisition, possession and use of firearms; Human rights, democracy and the rule of law; National policies and human rights; Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence; Working group of the Commission on Human Rights to elaborate a draft declaration in accordance with paragraph 5 of General Assembly resolution 49/214 of 23 December 1994; Impact of arms transfers on human rights; Promotion and protection of human rights in Nicaragu; High-level panel discussion on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to Support the Participation of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in the Work of the Human Rights Council; Situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

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 country-specific resolutions under item 2. 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 on all resolutions except for one that was voted on (during the period of its membership): on cooperation with Ukraine (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 position on two OIC resolutions (2007 and 2008) on ‘defamation of religion’ and on one African Group resolution (2007) on ‘concrete action against racism.’ Peru abstained on these texts. 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. The exceptions are its votes on a number of Cuban resolutions on ‘the effects of foreign debt on human rights’ and on ‘the effects of economic reform policies on human rights.’ Peru abstained on these texts.

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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: 98

Subregional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 46

Political group
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 109

Cross-regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 61

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' (2010-2022)?

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 pledged, inter alia, to:

At the national level: Promote social inclusion, equality, non-discrimination, and poverty eradication policies – with a gender perspective; Continue work to guarantee the right to health. Improve access to justice and fight against impunity; Reaffirm its commitment to the victims of violence in the 1980s and 1990s through the Comprehensive Reparations Plan. Strengthen dialogue with indigenous peoples and intensify efforts to improve their quality of life; Pursue the effective implementation of the National Human Rights Plan 2017-2021; Strengthen public policies aimed at protecting groups in vulnerable situations, including LGTBI persons, domestic workers, and human rights defenders; Continue to implement policies aimed at ensuring equal access to quality education, especially to people in vulnerable situations, including people with disabilities, and indigenous peoples; Continue to combat all forms of discrimination against women and girls; eliminate all forms of violence against women, including trafficking and sexual exploitation; and encourage effective participation and equal opportunities for women in political, economic, and public life.

At the international level: Continue to participate constructively in the UPR and take due account of recommendations derived from the mechanism; Support the strengthening of Special Procedures of the Council, and encourage more States to extend Standing Invitations; Continue to present or sponsor resolutions on issues of importance; Continue to support OHCHR; Strengthen cooperation with the Treaty Body system, including by submitting periodic reports in a timely manner, and following up on implementation; Promote cooperation and exchange of information between the UN human rights system and regional systems; Foster international cooperation among States in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

An analysis of steps taken by Peru in fulfilment of its international pledges shows that it has ratified all the core human rights conventions. It has three overdue periodic reports (ICCPR, CEDAW and ICESCR) and submitted three late (CAT, CED and CRPD). In terms of cooperation with the Special Procedures mechanism, Peru maintains a Standing Invitation for mandate-holders to visit, but has facilitated only 56% of visit requests, and responded to 39% of the communications received during the period under review. During the five-year review, Peru, together with other GRULAC states, made a number of proposals to improve the work of the Council.

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