Eliana Revollar on the Minister of Education’s apologies: “They are not sufficiently reasoned”

Eliana Revollar, defender Citynoted that the minister’s apology Education, Oscar Becerra”insufficiently argued” and that his statement about Aymara women “is institutional violence”.

“It’s more of an institutional violence that is generated within the crisis because of the qualifications or disqualifications that are given to rural women, we’ve seen this mostly in some congressmen; however, we were called upon by these statements made by the Minister Education in our country,” he said. no turns.

In a similar vein, he said the minister’s apology referred to documents he sent on February 6, “where he asks a lawyer to provide Minedu to take measures for the participation of children and teenagers in protest actions”.

“By sending us this document here, we are making a very serious mistake, the job of a lawyer is to protect the state from the issue of various types of crimes. Minedu We will have to take measures, this is not their competence, this will be the criminalization of the participation of children and adolescents in protests,” he added. no turns.

Education Minister Oscar Becerra delivered a message on March 8 on the occasion of International Women’s Day and took the opportunity to apologize for his earlier statements in which he compared the Aymara women protesting with animals to their children at the Plaza. San Martin.

“I do not want to end without an apology for some of my unfortunate phrases that have been misinterpreted and criticized.. I want to tell you that if any of my statements were wrong, I offer my sincere apologies. At the same time, I reaffirm my absolute protection for the girls and boys of Peru and emphasize the self-sacrifice of a woman who is able to give her life for her children; at the same time, I condemn people who use boys and girls for political purposes, because there is nothing more reprehensible than this,” the head of Minedu said.

Ruth Luque filed a criminal complaint against Minister Becerra

parliamentarian Democratic changeRuth Luque condemned Education Minister Oscar Becerra for his statements to the detriment of the Aymara women who participated in the San Martin protests.

“Today, in a country where we must reaffirm democracy, unfettered respect for fundamental rights, respect for our diversity, and cultural recognition of how Aymara Quechua women mobilize; expressions of this kind cannot be ignored”, – said the parliamentarian.