Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000730/2025
to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Rule 144
Anthony Smith (The Left), Rima Hassan (The Left), Leila Chaibi (The Left)
In July 2024, Amnesty International published a report entitled ‘Who called the shots?’, which notes that Dina Boluarte could be held criminally responsible, as commander-in-chief of the Peruvian armed forces and national police, for the deaths that occurred during the protests between December 2022 and March 2023.
In a speech on 6 February 2025, Dina Boluarte was extremely critical of the activities of international NGOs, maintaining that they weaponise respect for human rights to ‘undermine the authority of the state and delegitimise the principle of order’.
In the same vein, the bill amending Law No 27692, considered by the Peruvian Congress in 2024, was aimed at significantly restricting the work of civil society organisations in receipt of international cooperation funds. The bill was shelved after diplomatic intervention by the US, which was concerned about the repercussions of such a text on democracy in Peru.
Could the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy:
- 1.state her opinion on these government attacks on both democracy and respect for human rights in Peru;
- 2.condemn government attempts to block the work of international NGOs?
Submitted: 18.2.2025