CIVICUS discusses a proposed NGO law in Peru with Susana Chávez, Director of Advocacy at PROMSEX, a Peruvian feminist organisation that promotes autonomy, dignity, justice and equality in decisions about sexuality and reproduction.
The Peruvian Congress is currently considering a bill that seeks to increase control over civil society organisations (CSOs) that receive international funding. The proposal seeks to classify some organisations as engaged in political activism, thereby restricting their activities on the grounds of protecting internal security. Civil society warns that this legislation could be used to silence critical voices and affect work on human rights, Indigenous issues and scrutiny of the government, and has said it will take legal action if it’s passed.