The Peruvian authorities must refrain from using excessive force in response to the demonstrations spreading across the country and guarantee the rights to peaceful protest and freedom of expression, Amnesty International said today, after confirming at least two deaths and dozens of injuries yesterday.
“We receive reports of murders, crimes and threats every day,” says Esneda Saavedra, counselor for the rights of Indigenous peoples, human rights and peace with the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC). She says the victims are now young people and that there’s no guarantee of the cases being solved. “The reports arrive and are […]
By Steven Grattan (Reuters) - Venezuelan refugee women face rising gender-based violence in Peru and Colombia, as governments are not guaranteeing their right to a life free of violence, Amnesty International said in a report on Tuesday. Since Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro took office in 2013, more than 6 million Venezuelans have fled due to an economic crisis that resulted in chronic shortages of gasoline, water and medicine, as well as human rights violations. Gender-based violence against Venezuelan women in Colombia increased by 71% between 2018 and 2021, and in Peru by 31% between 2019 and 2021, official government data showed. Colombia and Peru host more than 50% of those who have fled Venezuela, Amnesty International said. “Protection from gender-based violence should be a priority for all states in the Americas, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International, said in a media statement. Instead, Venezuelan refugee women are facing a double and brutal lac
The Colombian and Peruvian states are largely absent when it comes to guaranteeing, protecting and respecting the right to a life free of violence and discrimination for Venezuelan refugee women, who face gender-based violence in all areas of life, Amnesty International said today in its new report, Unprotected: Gender-based violence against Venezuelan refugee women in Colombia and Peru.