United Nations human rights experts expressed their “deep concern” on Friday over the ruling by Peru’s Constitutional Court upholding Law 32107, which limits the prosecution of crimes against humanity committed before 2002. They described the measure as a “dangerous setback” in compliance with international obligations.
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The law establishes a statute of limitations for these crimes if they occurred before Peru ratified the Rome Statute and other international human rights instruments. This would prevent the prosecution of crimes committed during the internal armed conflict (1980–2000), which left more than 69,000 dead.
In a joint statement, the experts recalled that “as a peremptory norm binding on all States, the prohibition of a statute of limitations for crimes against humanity is not contingent upon the ratification of treaties.” They emphasized that Peru is bound by general international law and that “domestic interpretations cannot prevail over norms designed to protect humanity from the worst crimes.”
The statement was signed by the Special Rapporteur on justice and reparation (Bernard Duhaime), the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (Morris Tidball-Binz), the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and courts (Margaret Satterthwaite), and the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances.
#Peru | The National Consortium for Public Ethics (PROETICA) published the 13th National Survey on Perceptions of Corruption, which reveals that 85% of Peruvians consider Congress the most corrupt institution.https://t.co/QRKDM8csVS
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Two weeks ago, the Peruvian Constitutional Court ratified the law, rejecting the constitutional challenges filed by the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Lima Bar Association. Prior to its approval, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights had urged Peru not to enact it, considering that it violates its international obligations.
The law was promoted by parliamentary groups aligned with former President Alberto Fujimori and a bloc comprised of former high-ranking members of the Armed Forces.
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