Juan Carlos Ruiz* Leer en español aquí. A court located in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon has just issued a historic ruling. It has established that the Marañon River, one of the main rivers of the Amazon, is also a «rights holder». On March 8, 2024, Judge Corely Armas Chapiama, of the Mixed Court […]
Astrid Puentes* Leer en español aquí. This article was first published here. On March 22 the Inter-American Court of Human Rights released a historic and long awaited decision in the case of the people of La Oroya v. Peru. At last, the people who since 2005 have sought in the Inter-American System the justice they did not […]
David Lovatón Palacios* The fox from above and the fox from below– José María Arguedas Country of Jauja a possible utopia, which is that of respectful and enriching coexistence between cultures– Edgardo Rivera Martínez Last Sunday, June 6, the second round of elections took place in Peru between two presidential candidates who obtained the largest number of votes in […]
Rocío Quintero Martínez* En Lima, durante las protestas de noviembre de 2020, por la destitución del entonces presidente Vizcarra, las fuerzas policiales reprimieron a los manifestantes con un uso irracional y desproporcionado de la fuerza. Como resultado, dos jóvenes perdieron la vida y más de 200 personas resultaron heridas. A pesar de algunos avances en las investigaciones administrativas y penales, todavía queda […]
David Lovatón Palacios* Spanish version here. On April 11, the general elections took place in Peru to elect the new President and Congress for the period 2021-2026, with an absolutely unpredictable and discouraging result from a democratic perspective. The following is a brief analysis of what the two presidential candidates who have made it to […]
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