State entities refrain from carrying out actions based on racial or ethnic-cultural characteristics of Afro-Peruvians, such as their appearance, their skin color or their physical features.
The Ministry for Women (MIMP) approved this Wednesday the joint action protocol of the State for the procedure of arrest, detention and police intervention in groups in conditions of vulnerability.
153 journalists were attacked in just two months of protests
Men and women of the press were attacked by vandals and members of the security forces, according to a report by the ANP.
It is a document that contains the General and Specific Provisions that the PNP must follow in contexts that involve children and adolescents; older adults; women; People with disabilities; people belonging to indigenous and Amazonian peoples; Afro-Peruvian people; LGTBI people; and migrants seeking refuge, refugees, political asylees and asylum seekers.
This note details indications for three of them at a time when the institution is denounced for repression and arbitrary arrests due to anti-government protests.
♦ In an intervention, detention and/or police action of a woman in flagrante delicto, the PNP informs the Ministry of Justice to provide the criminal public defense service, in case it does not have a private defense, and with the MIMP through the Women’s Emergency Centers, within the framework of their powers.
Deputy Mayor of Lima demands Dina Boluarte to lead Consec after committing a crime in San Miguel
Renzo Reggiardo asked the president of Peru to take immediate measures to stop the wave of violence unleashed by hitmen in the capital.
♦ The intervened women must be separated from the men.
Proposal to change the name of the Ministry for Women will be discussed tomorrow, Thursday, September 15.
♦ Special conditions must be provided to pregnant and lactating women during their detention or retention. For this, local governments provide facilities to the PNP when specialized services are needed for these cases.
Government declared a State of Emergency in Madre de Dios, Cusco, Puno, Apurímac, Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna
The Government declared seven regions of Peru in a State of Emergency. The announcement was published during the early hours of February 5, will be valid for 60 calendar days and brings new measures.
♦ The use of differentiated hygienic spaces for women and men must be guaranteed, respecting the right to privacy.
♦ State entities refrain from carrying out actions based on racial or ethnic-cultural characteristics of Afro-Peruvians, such as their appearance, their skin color or their physical features.
♦ The State entities referred to in this protocol must not assume the heterosexuality or gender identity of the intervened person. At the time of identification, it refers to the person with the name indicated by her, without prejudice to what is indicated in her National Identity Document.
♦ Within the framework of police interventions that lead to arrests or arrests involving persons indicated in the previous paragraph, the MIMP through the Aurora National Program, and within the framework of its powers, provides its corresponding complementary services (legal advice, psychological care and social assistance).