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Republic of Peru

Citizenship and Country Documents

US Government Reports
  • State Department - Country Documents
  • Library of Congress - Law Library of Congress (LLOC)
    • Family Reunification Laws in Selected Jurisdictions - July 2014
Foreign Government Reports
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • PER105442.E - Requirements and procedures for a foreign national married to a Peruvian citizen or resident to obtain residence; whether there is a time limit for residents to remain outside of Peru before losing their status; whether rights and obligations attached to residence are equal or similar to those of Peruvian citizens; procedures to regain resident status.  Feb. 2016
    • PER104722.E - Whether a Foreign Resident Card number is registered in the holder's passport along with a stamp indicating residence status (2013) - January 2014
    • PER100756.E - Requirements and procedures for a foreign national married to a Peruvian citizen to obtain permanent residence and/or Peruvian citizenship; whether rights and obligations attached to permanent residence are equal or similar to those of Peruvian citizens; whether there is a time limit for permanent residents to remain outside of Peru before losing the status, including in cases where the residency visa has expired (2003 - 2005) - January 2006
    • PER100156.E - Rights and obligations of permanent residents; specifically, how permanent status is lost and, if possible, reacquired; the type of identification document provided to permanent residents; limitations on the length of time permanent residents can remain outside the country without losing their residency status; whether permanent residents would lose their status if they failed to pay the annual permanent residency fee; if so, the procedure for having their status reinstated (2002-July 2005) - August 2005
    • PER100305.E - Documentation required and procedures to be followed by a parent wishing to travel abroad with a minor child in the absence, or without the consent, of the second parent (October 1997-July 2005) - July 2005
    • PER43327.E - Follow-up to PER43055.E of 29 October 2004 on the maximum length of time that permanent residents can remain outside of Peru without losing their residency status; whether permanent residents would lose their status if they failed to pay the annual permanent residency fee; if so, the procedure for having their status reinstated. - January 2005

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Children

US Government Reports
  • Department of Labor - Findings On the Worst Forms of Child Labor - 202220212020

     
Foreign Government Reports
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • PER104855.E - Services available to children without parents, including those returning alone from abroad; state protection available to children abused by their parents (2012-April 2014) - May 2014
    • PER100305.E - Documentation required and procedures to be followed by a parent wishing to travel abroad with a minor child in the absence, or without the consent, of the second parent (October 1997-July 2005) - July 2005
Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Coalition to stop the use of Child Soldiers - Child Soldiers Global Report - 2008

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Corruption

Not Available

Disabilities

Elections

Foreign Government Reports
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • PER101290.E - The nature and use of electoral tables (mesas electorales); whether the "president" (titular) of an electoral table can be a candidate in an election; whether the Peruvian authorities conduct security screenings of a potential titular; whether there are pre-requisites to become a titular; whether one needs to register to become a titular and whether this needs to be done in Peru (2004 - April 2006) - May 2006
Non-Government Organization Reports

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Ethnic Groups / Race

Foreign Government Reports
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • PER101163.E - Racial discrimination against ethnic Chinese; whether they are targeted by criminals due to their ethnicity or perceived financial means; prevalence of discriminatory attitudes and behavior against them by Peruvian citizens in general; availability of state protection (2004 - March 2006) - March 2006
Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Minority Rights Group International - State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - 2016
  • World Directory of Minorities - Overview

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Ethnic Groups / Race - Afro Peruvian

Non-Government Organization Reports
  • World Directory of Minorities - Afro

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Ethnic Groups / Race - Ashaninka

Non-Government Organization Reports

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Ethnic Groups / Race - Aymara and Highland Quechua

Non-Government Organization Reports
  • World Directory of Minorities - Aymara

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Gender

Foreign Government Reports
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • PER106062.E Domestic violence, including femicide; legislation; state protection and support services available to victims (2014-February 2018). March 2018

    • PER104780.E - Domestic violence, including legislation; state protection and services available to victims 2011-February 2014
    • PER103441.FE - Domestic violence, state protection and support services available (March 2007-March 2010) - May 2010
    • PER102406.FE - State protection for women victims of domestic violence (March 2005 - February 2007) - March 2007

Intergovernmental Organization Reports

  • European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)

Non-Government Organization Reports

  • Amnesty International
    • The State As A Catalyst For Violence Against Women. - 2016

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Human Rights

US Government Reports

Intergovernmental Organization Reports

  • European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)

Non-Government Organization Reports

  • Amnesty International Report - 2022/20232022/2120192017/18
    • Americas: Regularization and protection: International obligations for the protection of Venezuelan nationals - Sept. 2023
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • ZZZ201445.E -  Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Uruguay: Rights of citizens of countries belonging to the Southern Common Market (Mercado Común del Sur, MERCOSUR) to residence, employment, and education in other MERCOSUR countries (2021–April 2023) - April 2023
  • Freedom House - 2023
  • Human Rights Watch Report -  2022, 2021, 2020, 20192018201720162015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
  • Human Rights Watch Report
    • Deadly Decline "Security Force Abuses and Democratic Crisis in Peru - Apr. 2023
    • Implicating Humala Sept. 2017
    • Probable Cause: Evidence Implication Fuijimori - Dec. 2005
    • Torture and Political Persecution in Peru - Dec. 1997
    • Presumption of Guilt: Human Rights Violations and the Faceless Courts in Peru - Aug. 1996
    • My Rights and My Right to know - July 2008
  • Norwegian Refugee Council
    • The search for protection: A snapshot of Latin American legal protection frameworks - June 2023

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Justice System

Foreign Government Reports
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • PER106266.E - Police reports or complaints issued by the Policía Nacional del Perú (PNP), including appearance and security features, variances across different police departments or regions; QR codes, including the information available when they are scanned and whether QR codes appear on police reports as a standard practice across the country (2017-March 2019) - March 2019
    • PER104161.E - The Gang "Los Malditos de Atahualpa," including its size, structure, leaders, areas of operation and how it operates. - Aug. 2012
    • PER103965.FE - Mistreatment by government authorities, particularly by the police and armed forces; recourse available to citizens to file a complaint and its effectiveness (2009-February 2012) - March 2012
    • PER103441.FE - Domestic violence, state protection and support services available (March 2007-March 2010) - May 2010
    • PER100153.FE - The production, availability and use of fraudulent police reports and other official documents; methods for verifying the authenticity of these types of documents (Dec. 2001-May 2005) - June 2005
    • PER43246.E - Whether a Peruvian citizen wanted by the police, or sought by DINCOTE/DIRCOTE for terrorism, would be granted a Peruvian passport through normal official channels - January 2005

Intergovernmental Organization Reports

  • European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)

Non-Government Organization Reports

  • Human Rights Watch Report
    • Deadly Decline "Security Force Abuses and Democratic Crisis in Peru - Apr. 2023

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Law

US Government Reports

  • Library of Congress - Law Library of Congress (LLOC)
    • Family Reunification Laws in Selected Jurisdictions - July 2014

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Maps


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Medical Availability

International Government Organization Reports
  • World Health Organization Page

Non-Government Organization Reports

  • Amnesty International
    • Failed State of Health - Heath emergency in indigenous peoples of Espinar, Peru - May 2021

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Political Figures and Parties

US Government Reports

Non-Government Organization Reports

  • International Crisis Group
    • Unrest on Repeat: Plotting a Route to Stability in Peru - Feb. 2024

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Refugees / IDPs

Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Amnesty International Report
    • Americas: Regularization and protection: International obligations for the protection of Venezuelan nationals - Sept. 2023

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Religion

US Government Reports

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Sexual Orientation

Foreign Government Reports
  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • PER103442.FE - The situation of homosexual men and women, including protection available to victims of ill treatment - April 2010
    • PER43413.FE - Situation of homosexuals and protection available to people who are ill-treated because of their sexual orientation (August 2003-March 2005) - March 2005
  • Intergovernmental Organization Reports

    • European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)

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Specific Country Issues 

Foreign Government Reports

  • Canada Responses to Information Requests (RIRs)
    • PER201700.E - Proof of Military Registration (Constancia de Inscripción Militar, CIM), including content, appearance, and security features; requirements and procedures to obtain (2021–November 2023) - Jan. 2024

Intergovernmental Organization Reports

  • European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA)

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Speech / Press / Internet

Non-Government Organization Reports
  • Freedom House
    • Freedom in the World - 2022

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Timeline

Trafficking

US Government Reports

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Terrorism

US Government Reports

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Torture

None Available

Updated February 8, 2024