Peru
Peru
| Population | 29.907.003 (2010) |
| Religion |
Roman Catholic 81.3% Evangelical 12.5% Other 3.3% Unspecified or none 2.9% |
| Languages |
Spanish 84.1% (official) Quechua 13% (official) Aymara 1.7% Ashaninka 0.3% Other native languages 0.7% Other 0.2% |
Peru was a priority country for the NHRF from 2002 to 2011, although the Fund had supported human rights projects in the country since 1990. Following the internal armed conflict (1980 – 2000) and persistent high levels of inequality, large parts of Peru’s population remain poor and exposed to violations of their economic and social rights, women’s rights and the right to not be tortured. The NHRF’s priority in Peru has been to support organisations working in the rural areas focusing on economic, social and cultural rights, domestic violence and indigenous’ rights.
In 2010, the Board of the NHRF decided to phase out Peru as a prioritised country.
Conventions
State is a party
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities