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10 May – The Health Ministry officially classifies transsexualism as a mental disorder, sparking protests from LGBT advocates. [6]11 May – Authorities launch an investigation into President Boluarte for disbanding a police force that was investigating her brother Nicanor Boluarte, who was arrested for alleged influence peddling.
4 April – The Congress of Peru votes against the petition of impeachment of President Dina Boluarte over the alleged killings of protesters during the ongoing protests, amid a worsening volatility in the country's politics. [13] 10 April – At least 10 people are killed and 25 others are injured in a bus crash in the Department of Lima. [14]
The Armed Forces of Peru has a history of impunity, being responsible for at least 167 deaths between 2003 and 2020 while those responsible did not face consequences in nearly all events. [46] Experts of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights were greatly concerned about arbitrary killings performed by Peruvian ...
2024 Peru wildfires. The Global Wildfire Information System states that 10,400 wildfires have been reported in Peru so far this year, more than twice as many as were reported in 2020, and that the wildfires burned an area nearly 2.5 times larger than those in 2020. 2024 Tamil Nadu train collision
In the Constitution of Peru, the executive branch can dissolve congress after a second vote of no-confidence. [50] [51] Under former president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Congress held a no-confidence vote on 15 September 2017, resulting in the collapse of his cabinet, [52] the first vote of no-confidence by the current congressional body. [50]
CGTP, Peru's largest union, called for a national strike on 19 January. [138] Clashes occur in Plaza San Martín , with PNP officers dispersing protests with tear gas. [ 138 ] Students of the National University of San Marcos assist protesters traveling from other regions by allowing them to stay in their dormitories, with about 300 protesters ...
Hadi al-Bahra, President of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, says that the coalition will dissolve once a national conference is convened and a constituent assembly is elected, and demands that the current transitional government be "credible, inclusive and not founded on sectarian bases".
Peru's territory, according to the Regionalization Law which was passed on 18 November 2002, is divided into 25 regions (regiones). These regions are subdivided into provinces, which are composed of districts. There are a total of 180 provinces and 1747 districts in Peru. Lima Province is not part of any political region.