The COVID-19 pandemic exposed shortcomings regarding access to the right to health in Peru. Inequality in access to a fragmented and underfunded health system, coupled with a lack of protection for health workers, contributed to Peru remaining among the 10 countries with the highest per capita...

Authorities must redouble their efforts to secure truth, justice, and reparation for all the victims of one of the gravest episodes of widespread human rights violations in Peru’s recent history, said Amnesty International 12 months on from the beginning of a wave of protests that erupted across...

In its new report published today, Regularize and Protect: International obligations for the protection of Venezuelan nationals, Amnesty International reveals that Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Chile are failing to comply with their obligations under international law to protect those fleeing...

Venezuelan migration: International protection and refugee status: Principle of non-refoulement Temporary protection or stay arrangements

In response to social organizations throughout Peru announcing for new demonstrations in Lima, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International, said: “Amnesty International calls on Peru’s president Dina Boluarte and her ministers to send a clear message to security forces...

States across the Americas must put an immediate end to the anti-Black discrimination, including race-based torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, against Haitian people seeking safety and international protection, said Amnesty International on World Refugee Day. “Racist migration...

States in the Americas must address the closure of civic space in the region, end repressive policies and respond to the social demands of the population of the region, said Amnesty International today in an open letter to heads of state attending the 53rd General Assembly of the Organization of...

The horrific misuse of tear gas by security forces during brutal crackdowns on protests in Iran, Peru and Sri Lanka last year are among many new incidents detailed in Amnesty International’s updated Tear Gas: An Investigation. The interactive website now includes details of 30 new incidents in 13...

Peru’s Attorney General’s Office should investigate all those, up to the highest level, who ordered or tolerated the illegitimate use of lethal force by security forces that resulted in 49 deaths during the protests from December to February, Amnesty International said today in a new report. “Using...

An Amnesty International delegation led by Secretary General Agnès Callamard has arrived in Peru to present the complete findings of an investigation into the repression of widespread protests that began in the context of the political crisis last December. The organization has requested a meeting...

In light of the action taken by the governments of Chile and Peru to militarize their borders, and the state of emergency declared yesterday by President Boluarte’s government in Peru in response to the arrival of migrants, largely from Venezuela and Haiti, Amnesty International wishes to remind...

Luisenrrique Becerra, a 29-year-old freelance photojournalist, was covering a demonstration in downtown Lima when officers from Peru’s National Police approached and him started shooting. It was Saturday, 28 January, at around 9pm. Becerra, who works with German and Swiss outlets, had seen how the...

•     The number of migrant children crossing the dangerous Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama on foot hit an all-time high, with UNICEF counting 32,488 children from January to October.