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Anjana Meza is a JURIST Staff Correspondent in Lima, and a law student in the Facultad de Derecho, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. After Dina Boluarte was sworn in as president of Peru earlier this month, on December 10, various protests began in several regional departments of Peru, especially in Arequipa, Huancavelica and Ayacucho. Protesters [...]

Peru Minister of Defense Alberto Otarola early Tuesday announced that Peru will enter a state of emergency. In a tweet, Otarola said the measures are meant to “guarantee order, the continuation of economic activities, and protection of millions of families” following the protests that have broken out following the ousting of former President Pedro Castillo [...]

Anjana Meza is a JURIST Staff Correspondent in Lima, and a law student in the Facultad de Derecho, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Today, two important events occurred in Peru. First, President Pedro Castillo decided to dissolve Peruvian Congress and, second, Pedro Castillo was vacated by the Peruvian Congress and Dina Boluarte, the Vice President, [...]

Peruvian Congressman Edward Málaga Tuesday presented a vacancy motion against President Pedro Castillo alleging “moral incapacity,” regulated in number 113.1 of the Peruvian Constitution. The vacancy motion has 67 signatures from members of the Peruvian Congress, who would be in favor of dismissing Castillo from office. The political parties that support the vacancy motion are [...]

The Peruvian Ministry of Environment (MINAM) Friday issued a public statement rejecting the Congress of the Republic’s approval of Bill 412, which exempts bankrupt mining companies from complying with environmental certifications. Congressman César Manuel Revilla of the Group Parliamentarian Popular Force presented the bill in October 2021. It establishes special measures for companies in assets restructuring [...]

A Peruvian judge Sunday ordered 30 months of pre-trial detention for President Pedro Castillo’s sister-in-law, Yenifer Paredes. The court found that the preventive detention was a well-founded request by prosecutors investigating corruption allegations. Peru’s Prosecution Office launched their investigation into Castillo’s activities in May, looking into allegations of criminal organization, aggravated influence peddling, and aggravated [...]

“Sticks dipped in oil, wire, knitting needles, coat hangers, ball point pens” This is not your ordinary grocery list but the list of items used to induce abortion in a country that has criminalized abortion. People specifically from marginalized communities resorted to consumption of turpentine, bleach and detergent solutions and used the above listed objects [...]

Peru’s Prosecution Office Sunday launched an investigation into the activities of Peru President Pedro Castillo. The investigation will look into alleged crimes including, “criminal organization, aggravated influence peddling, and aggravated collusion” The Prosecution Office also stated that investigation into these crimes may uncover others. Peruvian prosecutors initially confined their investigation to former Minister of Transport and [...]

Peru’s Commission for the Constitution and Regulations of Congress Friday rejected a bill presented by the country’s executive branch that seeks to call a referendum to draft a new Constitution. The proposal was rejected 11-6 in the Commission, made up mostly of legislators belonging to political parties other than President Pedro Castillo’s party, “Peru Libre.” [...]

Two indigenous communities Thursday asked the government to repeal the state of emergency near Peru’s Las Bambas copper mine but in vain. The Fuerabamba and Huancuire communities had called for the removal of the emergency that suspends civil liberties such as assembly and protest. They were met with a refusal from the office of the [...]