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Peru: Indigenous Peoples

Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 27159, tabled on 20 May 2024

To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made an assessment of the safety of indigenous leaders in Peru.

Answered on

23 May 2024

The UK Government is aware of the challenges faced by indigenous people and their supporters in Peru. We monitor the threats that they face from groups linked to serious and organised crime, as well as the actions of the Peruvian Government to protect these communities. I [Minister Rutley] visited Peru in October 2023 and met with a group of indigenous peoples' leaders and representatives to hear firsthand about the main threats, challenges and opportunities experienced by these communities.