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  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    • Gender perspective in policies, programmes
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    28th Session November 2017
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    ..., the national basic education curriculum incorporates a gender perspective and promotes equality of opportunity for both sexes, as well as the rejection of all forms of discrimination and violence. [Para 94]
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Sexual violence
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    28th Session November 2017
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    CNDDHH reported that the programmes of reparations for victims of human rights violations between 1980 and 2000 had not been effectively implemented; for example, victims of sexual violence had not been included in the Comprehensive Reparations Programme. [Para 44]
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Marginalized groups of women
    • Domestic violence
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    28th Session November 2017
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    Regarding the relevant recommendations from the second review cycle, UNHCR noted that female refugees and asylum seekers faced situations of domestic violence aggravated by their displacement and the lack of information about services available, and faced discriminatory attitudes. [Para 107]
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Canada

    Canada
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    OAS
    OIF
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    Type:
    Question
    Session:
    2nd session, May 2008
    Status:
    Not Followed up with a Recommendation
    Contents:
    Please set out the legal framework and measures taken by your country to ensure equality between men and women and the enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by every woman without discrimination.
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Singapore

    Singapore
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    ASEAN
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • Sexual violence
    • Domestic violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    14th session, November 2012
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Continue to implement legal and administrative measures to protect women from domestic and sexual violence.
    Implementation
    National Report:
    Para 39) Moreover, Legislative Decree No. 1323 bolsters efforts to combat femicide, domestic violence and gender-based violence by redefining the criminal offence of sexual exploitation and establishing aggravated penalties (from 20 to 25 years), significantly harsher than those for other criminal offences, when the victim is a child or adolescent. It also establishes a custodial sentence of not less than 25 years and not more than 30 years in the event of the victim’s death.
    Para 97) The National Programme to Combat Domestic and Sexual Violence is responsible for prevention policies and policies for the care and support of persons involved in gender-based violence, particularly domestic and sexual violence, directed against women and members of the family. In this context, between 2015 and 2016 a new legislative framework was adopted. It included Act No. 30364, the Act on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women and Household Members, and its implementing regulations; the protocol for inter-institutional action to address femicide, attempted femicide and high-risk partner violence; the National Plan to Combat GenderBased Violence 2016-2021; and the intersectoral protocol for the prevention and prosecution of trafficking in persons. The Peruvian National Police, for their part, adopted a handbook on procedures for police operations in the framework of Act No. 30364.
    Para 99) The Prevention, Care and Protection Strategy to Address Domestic and Sexual Violence in Rural Areas was adopted in 2012. 150 It established a local system of intercultural justice in 33 rural districts of 18 regions, jointly with local governments, community leaders and institutional actors, to promote coordination between ordinary and community justice systems. The Strategy includes plans and protocols appropriate to the institutional and community reality in rural areas.

    UN Compilation:
    Para 84) Two Committees were concerned at reports of widespread violence against women and girls, including domestic and sexual violence and femicide. In 2014, the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice noted that violence against women was a widespread problem in all spheres, including the home, school, work and public spaces, and that prosecutions of crimes were still not receiving the priority they deserved. ... The country team recognized that progress had been made, but pointed out that gender-based violence continued to be a critical issue; ... .
    Para 87) Two Committees were concerned at the high levels of violence against children, including domestic and sexual violence.

    Stakeholder Summary:
    Para 12) [The Peruvian Ombudsman’s Office (DdPP)] noted with concern the poor quality of health-care services for victims of rape and the failure to collect legal evidence. Para 76) CLCGS welcomed adopted legislation regarding the criminalization of violence against women, including femicide, sexual harassment, and promoting equal opportunities between women and men and several national plans; however, despite these laws 70.8 per cent of women had suffered some type of violence by their partner. .... JS6 reported that sexual violence was still a
    common occurrence and girls aged between 12 and 17 made up the largest victim group. The women’s emergency centres had difficulties in implementing the new Comprehensive Care Guidelines, which would improve the performance of their interdisciplinary teams and enable lawyers to represent victims in cases of sexual violence.
    Para 101) The Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) welcomed the adoption of Supreme Decree N 001-2017-IN that provided temporary residence for ... victims of acts of violence against women.
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Finland

    Finland
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    EU
    Issue:
    • Abortion
    • Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    14th session, November 2012
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Adopt and implement a national protocol to guarantee equal access to therapeutic abortion for women and girls as part of sexual and reproductive health services.
    Implementation
    National Report:
    Para 80) In Peru, both the Civil Code and health regulations allow therapeutic abortion only to save the life of the mother. It is a criminal offence under the Criminal Code of 1991 in all other cases. The national technical handbook on the standardization of comprehensive care procedures for women who, with their informed consent, are undergoing a voluntary therapeutic termination of pregnancy before the twenty-second week of pregnancy was adopted against that backdrop in 2014.

    UN Compilation:
    Para 68) The Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice welcomed the adoption of the national technical manual on the harmonization of comprehensive care procedures for women undergoing a voluntary therapeutic termination of pregnancy.
    Para 69) [The Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice] and CEDAW expressed concern at the restrictive abortion laws, ... .

    Stakeholder Summary:
    Para 67) AI stated that abortion remained criminalized, except in cases where the health or life of the pregnant woman and girl was at risk. It added that despite the adoption of the guidelines on therapeutic abortion in 2014, clandestine and unsafe abortions were predominant. JS11 recalled that a discussion on the decriminalization of abortion in cases of rape was pending in the Congress.
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    National Report

    Issue:
    • Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    14th session, November 2012
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    Institutionalized childbirth182 provides the most effective means of avoiding maternal and neonatal death. Between 2007 and 2011, the proportion of childbirths attended by qualified personnel countrywide rose from 76 per cent to 83.8 per cent.183 In the same period, institutionalized childbirth in rural areas rose from 49.4 per cent to 62.5 per cent.184 In 2011, the average proportion of institutionalized childbirths in rural areas was still lower than in urban areas (62.5 per cent compared with 94.2 per cent), so that public policies aimed at increasing coverage in that area will be given priority. [Para 113]
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Abortion
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    14th session, November 2012
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    The Ombudsman's Office indicated that the current Criminal Code does not penalize therapeutic abortions. Recently, the Ministry of Health sought the opinion of the Ombudsman's Office on the draft version of a technical guide on the provision of comprehensive care in the event of the voluntary termination (with informed consent) of a pregnancy before 22 weeks for therapeutic reasons. [Para 4]
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    14th session, November 2012
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    ... CDR recommended that consideration be given to the adoption of the World Health Organization's Strategic Approach to Strengthening Sexual and Reproductive Health Policies and Programmes. [Para 50]
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    • Sexual violence
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    2nd session, May 2008
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    ... CEDAW expressed further concern that only rape is recognized as violence against women, and recommended that the definition be expanded to include, in particular, sexual slavery, forced pregnancy, forced prostitution, forced union and forced domestic labour. It recommended assistance, investigation, prosecution and individual reparation in cases of women victims of violence.... [Para 23]
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Costa Rica

    Costa Rica
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    ACS
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    • Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    42nd Session, January 2023
    Status:
    Unclear Response
    Contents:
    Take all necessary measures to eliminate violence, harassment, and discrimination against women and girls, as well as to eradicate stereotypes based on gender roles and responsibilities, through a new national plan against gender violence, with budget and perspective of human rights, and that includes mandatory training programs for all public officials, including justice operators.
    Explanation
    Noted. En cuanto a la asignación de un presupuesto para enfrentar la violencia contra las mujeres, el Estado peruano viene liderando el Programa Presupuestal orientado a Resultados de Reducción de la Violencia contra la Mujer, documento que recoge 74 servicios a cargo de 7 entidades y basados en evidencia respecto a su efectividad para enfrentar la violencia contra las mujeres y los integrantes del grupo familiar.
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Ecuador

    Ecuador
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    • Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
    • Women's and / or girls' rights
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    42nd Session, January 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Consolidate continuous training processes for judges, prosecutors, public defenders, lawyers and the police on women’s rights and gender equality.
    Explanation
    El Estado a la fecha cuenta con una Política Nacional de Igualdad de Género, siendo su horizonte temporal para su implementación hasta el 2030, y cuenta con 6 objetivos prioritarios: i) Reducir la violencia hacia las mujeres; ii) Garantizar el ejercicio de los derechos a la salud sexual y reproductiva de las mujeres; iii) Garantizar el acceso y participación de las mujeres en espacios de toma de decisiones; iv) Garantizar el ejercicio de los derechos económicos y sociales de las mujeres; v) Reducir las barreras institucionales que obstaculizan la igualdad en los ámbitos público y privado entre hombres y mujeres; y, vi) Reducir la incidencia de los patrones socioculturales discriminatorios en la población. Estos objetivos se materializan a través de 52 servicios que permiten la actuación interinstitucional de 21 entidades de la administración pública.
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Norway

    Norway
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Issue:
    • Sexuality education
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    42nd Session, January 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Repeal Act no. 31498 and ensure the implementation of comprehensive sexual education throughout the country from an intersectional perspective that encompasses gender, interculturality and human rights.
    Explanation
    El Estado peruano en el marco de su función constitucional de la Ley N° 28044 y su reglamento. garantizará una educación sexual integral. Por ello apoya la recomendación vinculada a este compromiso. Sin perjuicio de ello, con relación a la recomendación de “derogar” la Ley N° 31498 “Ley que impulsa la calidad de los materiales y recursos educativos en el Perú” (anterior Proyecto de Ley N° 090472021-CR) “toma nota”, por ser una medida que requiere una evaluación de manera integral.
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Malaysia

    Malaysia
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    ASEAN
    OIC
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • Adolescent pregnancy
    • Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    42nd Session, January 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Strengthen the capacity of the health system to guarantee access to sexual and reproductive health services, especially for women and girls, to prevent adolescent pregnancies.
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Brazil

    Brazil
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Issue:
    • Right to marry
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    • Discrimination based on gender identity
    • Rights of same-sex desiring persons
    • Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
    • Violence on the basis of gender identity
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    42nd Session, January 2023
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Adopt legislation that guarantees same-sex couples full equal rights, including the right to marry, as well as effective measures to combat all forms of discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Forced sterilization
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    42nd Session, January 2023
    Status:
    Not Followed up with a Recommendation
    Contents:
    The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination urged Peru to ensure access for victims of forced sterilization to the Registry of Victims of Forced Sterilization. [Para 26]
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Abortion
    • Sexual violence
    • Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    42nd Session, January 2023
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    CEDAW recommended that Peru legalize abortion in cases of rape, incest, threats to the life or health of the pregnant woman or severe fetal impairment, and decriminalize it in all other cases. UNICEF recommended that Peru strengthen the capacity of the health system to guarantee the availability of mental, sexual and reproductive health-care services ... Para 45]
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Stakeholder Summary

    Issue:
    • Transgender persons' rights
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    42nd Session, January 2023
    Status:
    Reference Addressed
    Contents:
    MIP recommended that Peru push for the adoption of legislation that would allow the name and sex appearing in civil registry records to be changed through a free administrative procedure. [Para 75]
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Outcome Report

    Issue:
    • Gender equality
    • Rights of same-sex desiring persons
    • Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
    • Transgender persons' rights
    Type:
    Comment
    Session:
    28th Session November 2017
    Status:
    N/A
    Contents:
    Centro de Promoción y Defensa de los Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos welcomed the accepted recommendations with regards to the sexual and reproductive rights of LGBT people and recognized the efforts made by Peru to include them for the first time in public policies and to punish violence against them. However, it regretted that the new National Plan for Human Rights did not even include the judicial protection of non-heterosexual couples or the gender identities of trans people. Centro de Promoción y Defensa de los Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos was preoccupied by the context in which the commitments of the State of Peru would be implemented as the legislative power was the principal opponent to gender equality, sexual and reproductive rights and equality for LGBT people.
    Explanation
    Peru reiterated its commitment to continue working in order to advance in this subject. Peru stated that the country had accepted about six recommendations regarding sexual and reproductive rights.
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    UN Compilation

    Issue:
    • Abortion
    • Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
    Type:
    Review Documentation
    Session:
    2nd session, May 2008
    Status:
    Neglected
    Contents:
    Review the restrictive interpretation of therapeutic abortion which is legal; to consider removing punitive provisions relating to abortion for unwanted pregnancies; and to provide women with access to quality services [Para 32; CEDAW]
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Malaysia

    Malaysia
    Regional group
    Asia-Pacific Group
    Political group
    ASEAN
    OIC
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • Forced sterilization
    Type:
    Question
    Session:
    2nd session, May 2008
    Status:
    Not Followed up with a Recommendation
    Contents:
    Information was also requested on the extent of cases of women who reported undergoing involuntary sterilization and on the legal and policy measures taken to address the issue.
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Argentina

    Argentina
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Issue:
    • Forced sterilization
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    28th Session November 2017
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    In the framework of the process of the fight against impunity, effectively investigate the cases of forced sterilization that occurred in the context of the Reproductive Health and Family Planning Program 1996-2000 and establish a program to provide compensation to victims.
    Explanation
    En relación con la recomendación 111.97, la implementación se enmarcará, por un lado, respecto de la acción estratégica de la “Mesa Temática para los Derechos de las Mujeres” del Lineamiento Estratégico N° 3 del PNDH que señala la conformación de una “mesa de trabajo con representantes del Estado y la sociedad civil para analizar y resolver la problemática de las personas víctimas de esterilizaciones forzadas producidas entre los años 1995 a 2001.” Cabe señalar que el 6 de noviembre de 2015 se declaró de interés nacional con carácter prioritario las acciones de promoción del acceso a la justicia, a través de los servicios de asistencia legal gratuita, el acompañamiento psicológico y la atención de salud integral a las víctimas de esterilizaciones forzadas producidas entre 1995-2001 (Decreto Supremo N° 006-2015-JUS).
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Brazil

    Brazil
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Issue:
    • Discrimination based on sexual orientation
    • Discrimination based on gender identity
    • Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
    • Violence on the basis of gender identity
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    28th Session November 2017
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Incorporate within the Public Prosecution Service’s criminality observatory and in the statistical yearbook of the national police detailed data on acts of violence and discrimination against LGBTI persons.
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Canada

    Canada
    Regional group
    WEOG
    Political group
    OAS
    OIF
    Commonwealth
    Issue:
    • Sexuality education
    • Family planning
    • Contraception
    • Abortion
    • Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
    • Sexual violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    28th Session November 2017
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Adopt public policies to increase access to family planning and emergency contraception, comprehensive sexuality education and to decriminalize abortion in the cases of rape, incest, non-viability of the foetus and endangerment to the mother’s health.
  • State Under Review:

    Peru

    Peru
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    Source Of Reference:

    Guatemala

    Guatemala
    Regional group
    GRULAC
    Political group
    OAS
    OEI
    ACS
    Issue:
    • Violence against women / gender-based violence
    Type:
    Recommendation
    Session:
    28th Session November 2017
    Status:
    Accepted
    Contents:
    Provide an adequate budget for emergency centers for women victims of violence so they can carry out their mandate.