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Statements & declarations
Peru continues to breach international obligations to prevent torture
11-03-2015

The International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (IRCT), the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) and the National Coordinator for Human Rights (CNDDHH) express concern at the decision of the Government of Peru to halt the enactment of the law designating the Ombudsman as the National Preventive Mechanism for Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Punishment.

With this setback, the Peruvian government fails to meet its international obligation to prevent torture. The three organisations would like to reiterate that the appointment of a NPM in the country was a commitment made voluntarily by Peru in 2006, following the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT). This, therefore, represents a delay of eight years in fulfilling the commitment assumed with the international community.
Read the full statement in Spanish.