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Peru's FA Min meets with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Photo: Twitter/Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru

Photo: Twitter/Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru

09:30 | Geneva (Switzerland), Feb. 28.

Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Ana Cecilia Gervasi met with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, with whom she discussed the political and social situation in Peru.


The High Commissioner thanked her for the information. 

Similarly, he highlighted the commitment shown by the Peruvian Government through activities carried out with the international human rights system, including the recent 
participation of the minister in the High-Level Segment of the Human Rights Council.


Türk also highlighted the priority that his Office gives in the region to the inclusion of indigenous peoples —an issue to which Minister Gervasi indicated that Peru grants special attention.


The dignitaries met in the Swiss city of Geneva on Monday.

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Published: 2/28/2023