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Peru: FA Min meets virtually with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Photo: Twitter/Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru

Photo: Twitter/Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru

13:11 | Lima, Dec. 20.

Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Ana Cecilia Gervasi on Tuesday held a virtual meeting with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk to discuss the current situation of human rights in the country.


Within this framework, the High-Commissioner expressed his solidarity with Peru over the difficult situation that it is going through.

Similarly, Türk affirmed his willingness to collaborate jointly to find a way out that renews social cohesion and trust in Peruvian institutions.


The Peruvian State and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights renewed their commitment to the protection and promotion of human rights, as well as expressed their intention to increase cooperation for capacity strengthening in the South American country's institutions.

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Published: 12/20/2022