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| (ONAMIAP) National Organization of Andean and Amazonian Indigenous Women of Peru. U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 2025. Screenshot Censored News. Peru's Muzzle Law Follows Murder of 60 Indigenous Peoples: Peru Extinguishing Rights and Life By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, May 11, 2025 NEW YORK -- Peru's government enacted a muzzle law as it seeks to cover-up the murder of 60 Indigenous Peoples who struggled to defend their rights. The law will leave victims of massacres defenseless and ensure impunity for the government, a representative of Indigenous Women in the Andes and Amazon told the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. "In Peru, we're actually moving backward," said the representative, pointing out Peru's failure to implement international standards that protect Indigenous peoples. |
"We are facing a government where a dictatorship is being imposed that seeks to make disappear Indigenous Peoples. This government is responsible for over 60 Indigenous brothers and sisters killed."
"Family members have not yet achieved justice and the government has enacted laws to block access to justice, and thus ensuring impunity."
On April 15, 2025, Peru's government enacted a muzzle law. With this new law, the government will punish any organization that manages cooperation funds and uses those funds legitimately to defend itself from human rights violations perpetuated by the government, she said.
"The implementation of this law will leave recent victims of massacres defenseless."
"Those who have been victims of forced disappearance are mainly indigenous people, indigenous leaders have been killed."
"Their laws have basically undermined our autonomy as original peoples."
The new muzzle law prohibits organizations' funds from international organizations without prior authorization by the government and establishes abusive criminal definitions, she said.
This law was enacted without free, prior and informed consent. Another law targets the decisions of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and undermines the interests of Indigenous Peoples, she said.
Indigenous in Peru denounce these laws that were enacted without prior consultation and will undermine the collective territories of Indigenous Peoples.
The laws were passed in coordination with a census that will be held in the next few months that will seek information on ethnic origin and is colonial in nature, she said.
"For all of these violations of human rights, we call on the solidarity of the Indigenous Peoples of the world."
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The government of Peru is working against Indigenous People, Jorge Perez, President of the Inter-ethnic Association of Development of the Peruvian Rainforest, told the U.N. Permanent Forum.
Indigenous Peoples rights are being violated by drug trafficking, illegal logging and mining.
"In addition to this scourge, the government itself of Peru is acting against us," Perez told the U.N. Permanent Forum.
Perez recommended that the Permanent Forum make a statement in regards to the muzzle law passed recently, which would be an obstacle to Indigenous People achieving justice. It is important to remind Peru of its obligation to free, prior and informed consent in regards to any legislative measure that affects the rights of Indigenous Peoples, as in the muzzle law, he said.
He asked the Permanent Forum to urge Peru to fulfill its obligation to provide legal advice to remote Indigenous Peoples and their rights to protect their territory. The initiative of territorial corridors needs to be enacted to protect isolated peoples, ensure their well being, guarantee their rights and protect their territories.
"It is important to co-ordinate with Indigenous Peoples and promote these initiatives."
Perez represents the Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest, the Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana, AIDESEP.U.N. Final Report
In its final report, the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues states:
"The Permanent Forum commends Peru for its contributions to the international recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ rights including in the development and adoption of UNDRIP. The Forum is concerned with recent legislation in Peru, namely Law No. 32301 amending the law on the Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation."
"The Forum has been informed by Indigenous Peoples that this new amendment risks criminalizing Indigenous human rights defenders for their advocacy and risks granting immunity for serious human rights violations."
"The Permanent Forum recommends that Peru reviews its legislation and ensure that its implementation aligns with its human rights obligations, including freedom of expression and association, that are particularly vital for Indigenous Peoples to enjoy their rights under UNDRIP."
"The Permanent Forum encourages Peru to protect Indigenous human rights defenders and engage in meaningful, transparent consultations with representatives of Indigenous Peoples and their institutions when enacting any legislation affecting their rights and the adoption of regulations to implement these laws."
"Peru should implement laws to avoid its utiliziation to foster impunity for crimes against humanity committed against Indigenous human rights defenders."
The final report document:
Lima, 15 April 2025
Amnesty International rejects the recent enactment of the law that modifies the creation of the Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation (APCI), a norm that violates freedom of expression, freedom of association and access to justice for hundreds of victims in Peru.
On the grounds of seeking to strengthen the work of the APCI, this law proposes undue control over the work of civil society organizations, which leaves the door open to arbitrary decisions, discretionality and the censoring of voices that are critical of and inconvenient for those in power, and can undermine the accountability of the state.
During the act marking the enactment of this law, President Dina Boluarte declared that it would “place under comprehensive review a minority of NGOs that act against the interests of our country, sowing hatred and attacking our system."
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How will they justify this massacre to God? Nobody lives forever and forgiveness IS required to Pass on.
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