The government indicates that it will provide information to the UN on actions during the protests

Government Dina Boluartethrough the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Minjus), have announced that they will provide the information requested by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the actions of the executive branch during the social protests in the country.

“The Peruvian State has up to 60 days to respond to these requests, which will be answered within the stipulated time frame,” the statement said.

Similarly, the government indicated that the UN request “does not prejudice the accuracy of the facts set forth in the aforementioned joint communication”.

“It is important to point out that the communication signed by independent experts does not reflect the views of the participating States United Nations neither Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights”, they noted.

In the same vein, they argued that the joint UN communication “is part of the mandate” of the sponsors who signed the request and that “they are not officials of the United Nations”.

In addition, they specified that the government, prior to being notified of the UN statement, extended an invitation to the rapporteurs on extrajudicial executions and the “right to peaceful assembly” to visit us in the coming months.

On the other hand, they confirmed that the government provides opportunities for the development of investigations by public service and deplored the loss of life during the protests that have taken place since December 2022, when Dina Boluarte took over as president.

What was said in the order?

In a letter sent to the representative of the Permanent Mission of Peru to the UN, Luis Juan Chuquiuaraessence United Nations asked Chancellor Ana Gervasi to send a document signed seven rapporteurs of this bodyin which they ask peruvian government comment on the following complaints.

In the document, they state excessive use of force that it resulted in “a large number of unlawful deaths”, alleged misuse of criminal terrorism against demonstrators, allegedly arbitrary arrests; and a case of enforced disappearance, stigmatization and due process violations against Protestants since they started marches at the national level.

They ask the state to conduct “effective” and “impartial” investigations.

Expressing concern about the situation in the country in the context of the socio-political crisis, United Nations Special Rapporteurs They noted that the allegations appear to “contradict the minimum standards set by the UN for the use of force by law enforcement officials.”

“The use of force, especially lethal force, must comply with the fundamental principles of legality, necessity and proportionality,” they argue.

For this reason, they emphasize that State is required to “conduct comprehensive, prompt, effective, impartial and independent investigations into alleged human rights violations committed by the police while monitoring protests.” “

So they reminded peruvian government that the autopsy People allegedly killed must be carried out in strict accordance with the standards set out in the revised version of the United Nations Manual for Effectively Preventing and Investigating Extra-legal, Arbitrary or Summary Executions (Minnesota Protocol to Investigate Potentially Wrongful Deaths, 2016).