Ombudsman asks not to distort the role of the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Groups (MIMP) after it became known about the approval of the opinion of the draft law, which is aimed at changing the name of a legal entity by “Ministry of Family Affairs and Vulnerable Groups of the Population”.
The agency says the opinion “contradicts specific international treaties and standards on women’s human rights that are binding on Peru.”
In this context, he notes that for 26 years in Peru, MIMP has been the governing body of public policy for the promotion and protection of fundamental rights.
Questions for the project
In addition, it is mentioned that “official data confirms the persistence of structural discrimination against women and the resulting violations of their fundamental rights due to the role, space and traditional trappings that place them in the private sphere.”
“The situation is exacerbated by high rates of violence in its various forms, a product of power relations between women and men, the most serious manifestation of which is femicide, which claims an average of 12 women every month,” it says. statement.
The organization also expresses its concern about the opinion approved today in the Congress Commission on Decentralization, as it has “unfavorable technical opinions from the Presidium of the Council of Ministers and the MIMP itself.”
They ask not to return
The Ombudsman argues the statement with the recommendation of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
This organization asks Peru to “guarantee the integrity of the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Groups, both in its name and in its powers, in order to enhance its ability to promote and monitor the application of gender equality policies, strengthening its regulatory role.” framework governing gender mainstreaming at all levels of government”.
For this reason, they ask for the provisions to promote and protect non-discrimination in order to eradicate gender-based violence against women.
“The State cannot return to the path already traveled to achieve the dignity and respect for the fundamental rights of every woman in the country,” the statement said.
MIMP is also pronounced
Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Groups (MIMP) also rejected the approval of the conclusion of the bill, which proposes to change the name of the organization to Ministry of Family and Vulnerable Groups
This is stated in a statement published on his official social networks. MIMP points out that the opinion endorsed by the Decentralization Commission “turns on its back the 17 million Peruvian women and residents of our country who suffer from structural discrimination because of their status as women and which seriously affects their lives, their rights and their development opportunities” .
Source: RPP
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