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| Region | Peru |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Jan 7, 2017 |
| Description | Even though the constitution states that people should not be discriminated due to "any reasons", there are no specific provision for sexual orientations or gender identities. |
| Sources | http://www.congreso.gob.pe/_ingles/CONSTITUTION_29_08_08.pdf http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/population/womenrights/peru.women.98.pdf |
Revision History (4)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Removing start date.
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| Start Date | Oct 31, 1993 | (unknown) |
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| End Date | May 2017 | Jan 7, 2017 |
| Description | Even though the constitution states that people should not be discriminated due to "any reasons", there are no specific provision for sexual orientations or gender identities. | Even though the constitution states that people should not be discriminated due to "any reasons", there are no specific provision for sexual orientations or gender identities. |
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| End Date | (none) | May 2017 |
| Description | Even though the constitution states that people should not be discriminated due to "any reasons", there are no specific provision for sexual orientations or gender identities. | Even though the constitution states that people should not be discriminated due to "any reasons", there are no specific provision for sexual orientations or gender identities. |
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| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | Oct 31, 1993 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Even though the constitution states that people should not be discriminated due to "any reasons", there are no specific provision for sexual orientations or gender identities. |
| Sources | http://www.congreso.gob.pe/_ingles/CONSTITUTION_29_08_08.pdf http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/population/womenrights/peru.women.98.pdf |
Reports (3)
- Newer law has been passed "Since 2017, the crime of discrimination in the Penal Code expressly includes discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity."
- Status is not correct "New laws were introduced in 2017, see for example Amnesty International Report 2017/18 on Peru."
- Status is not correct "this is not the current status"