Written question asked by Lord Alderdice (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 19 January 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 February 2023. It was answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park (Conservative) on Friday, 3 February 2023 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Peru: Politics and Government

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Peru about reports of (1) the deaths of civilians in that country following recent protests against the President, and (2) the alleged involvement of Peruvian security services in these deaths.

Answer: The UK supports the Peruvian Government and constitutional order. We welcome dialogue to calm the ongoing protests. In light of reports of abuses and the deaths of protestors, it is important that the Peruvian Government does all it can to protect lives, and that there is greater transparency of how the Peruvian Government is ensuring the protection of rights. Our Embassy to Lima has raised this regularly in recent days with senior Peruvian Government politicians and security officials. The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Americas & Caribbean) also raised his concerns in his meeting with the Peruvian ambassador recently on the 25 January 2023, as did our trade minister in his recent meeting with the Peruvian Minister of Finance.

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