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Peru will not sign declaration on human rights violations against transgender people, lesbians, gays and bisexuals

From PROMSEX

(Lima, 16 Tues 11) .- Officials Foreign Ministry announced that Peru will not adhere to the Joint Declaration to Stop Putting Acts of Violence and Related Human Rights Violations against individuals for their sexual orientation and gender identity, to be presented on 21 different states March before the Human Rights Council, the organ of the United Nations (UN).

position made it known today, at a meeting in the offices of the Foreign Ministry, representatives of the International Association of Lesbian, Trans, Gay, Bisexual and Intersex for Latin America and the Caribbean (ILGA-LAC) , the Centre for the Promotion and Defense of Sexual and Reproductive Rights Promsex; LGBT Legal, and the Peruvian Red Trans, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, (Red Peruana TLGB).

During the dialogue, the ministry officials argued that even though Peru is against all kinds of violence and human rights violations could not adhere to this statement because it could conflict with future legal institutions as marriage and adoption. Meanwhile, activists and insisted that this joint declaration is, precisely, a basic document with which the various states show that they have a clear policy against discrimination, violence and abuse towards people TLGB.

"This attitude is unfortunate and it shows that the State is unable to express their rejection, to the international community against violence and abuse lesbo-homo-transphobic. We're not even talking about a document that will provide civil, but a document that calls upon States to take measures to end human rights violations TLGB people worldwide. In addition, this position to the UN is different from what has already gotten Peru to the Organization of American States (OAS) on the same subject, so this contradictory attitude is incomprehensible, "said Beatriz Ramirez Huaroto, attorney with the Center Promotion and Defense of Sexual and Reproductive Rights Promsex.

"This announcement demonstrates, once again, that the Peruvian State is indolent to the demands of thousands of TLGB people of the country. Not just stop working on the implementation of the National Human Rights Plan and the ordinances against discrimination against people TLGB, and file away bills on our behalf, but also refuse to sign a document stating, the minimum a State should do, "said Manolo Forno in turn, representative of the Peruvian Red TLGB.

Indeed, throughout the world, thousands of people suffer human rights violations because of their sexual orientation and gender identity are being killed, tortured, sexually violated, criminal penalties and exercise over her various types of violence.

Human Rights Council is "responsible for promoting universal respect for the protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms of all persons without discrimination of any kind and in a fair and equitable" as stated in resolution 60/251, Op 2, of the UN General Assembly.

joint statements provide an opportunity to raise awareness and gain support on human rights issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity. Allow states wishing to express their support for an issue to do so.

The statement quoted above is based on similar initiatives in the past: the joint statements filed with the then Commission on Human Rights, the Human Rights Council and General Assembly, as well as the statement on sexual orientation, identity Gender and Human Rights at the OAS unanimously approved in the period 2008-2010. ______________________________________________

Press contacts

• Manolo Forno. 447-8668 Appendix 109, 99636-0226.
• George Liendo. 447-8668 Annex 105, 98959-3176.