Peru News News Peru » People: Peru classifies transgender, nonbinary and intersex people as ‘mentally ill’
The Peruvian government has officially classified transgender, nonbinary and intersex people as “mentally ill.” The controversial decision was made to ensure the country’s public health services could ...
News Peru » People: Oxfam analysis finds Peru’s richest captured 42 percent of all new wealth
Only 1.4 percent of all new wealth created between 2019 and 2025 went to the poorest 50 percent, report finds.
News Peru » People: Bishops Invite Pope Leo to Visit Peru: ‘His Presence Will Renew the Hope of Our People’
Before becoming pope, Leo lived in Peru for nearly 20 years, serving at different times in various capacities from parochial vicar of Chulucanas in the Piura region to bishop of Chiclayo. He became a ...
News Peru » People: 'Drag Race' Star Blasts Peru's Bill Categorizing Trans People As 'Mentally Ill'
Transgender model Carmen Carrera is speaking out against Peru's new bill that officially classifies transgender, nonbinary, and intersex people as "mentally ill." Carmen -- who is of Puerto ...
News Peru » People: Peru: Trans People Officially Categorized as ‘Mentally Ill’
On May 10, 2024, one hundred years on from the decriminalization of homosexuality in Peru, the government officially categorized trans, intersex, and non-binary people as “mentally ill” by ...
News Peru » People: Peru calls transgender people ‘mentally ill’ in new classification
The government of Peru has issued a decree classifying transsexualism, transvestism, and other gender identities as a “mental illness.” The decree, signed on Friday, May 10, by Peruvian President Dina ...
News Peru » People: Over 230 people get puzzling neurological disorder in Peru; emergency declared
Over 230 people in Peru have developed a rare paralyzing neurological disorder called Guillain-Barré Syndrome, leading government officials to declare a national emergency and the World Health ...
News Peru » People: Bill stripping Peru’s isolated Indigenous people of land and protections scrapped
If you liked this story, share it with other people. A bill proposing to strip lands and protections of Indigenous peoples in voluntary isolation and initial contact was rejected by three ...
News Peru » People: Peru dispatch: the world’s most unpopular president is still acting against Peru’s people
Peruvian law students from the Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco are reporting for JURIST on law-related events in or affecting Perú. All of ...
News Peru » People: Peru Classified Trans People as 'Mentally Ill'?
In May 2024, rumors spread that Peru had just passed a law that classified transgender and nonbinary people as "mentally ill": This post on Reddit had gained 29,000 votes as of this writing, as well ...
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