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: Peru considers stripping protections for Indigenous people and their territories
Peru is on the verge of rolling back several longstanding protections for Indigenous people and their territories, critics warn. Several bills working their way through Congress would loosen ...
News Peru » People: Peru to Consider New Reserve for Uncontacted Indigenous People
This week, Peruvian officials are set to consider the creation of a sprawling reserve in the country’s Amazon basin to protect groups of Indigenous people living in isolation from the rest of society.
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: 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: 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 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 ...