Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peru declared its independence in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces were defeated in 1824. After a dozen years of military rule, Peru returned to democratic leadership in 1980, but experienced economic problems and the growth of a violent insurgency. President Alberto FUJIMORI's election in 1990 ushered in a decade that saw a dramatic turnaround in the economy and significant progress in curtailing guerrilla activity. Nevertheless, the president's increasing reliance on authoritarian measures and an economic slump in the late 1990s generated mounting dissatisfaction with his regime, which led to his resignation in 2000. A caretaker government oversaw a new election in the spring of 2001, which installed Alejandro TOLEDO Manrique as the new head of government - Peru's first democratically elected president of indigenous ethnicity. The presidential election of 2006 saw the return of Alan GARCIA Perez who, after a disappointing presidential term from 1985 to 1990, oversaw a robust economic rebound. Former army officer Ollanta HUMALA Tasso was elected president in June 2011, and carried on the sound, market-oriented economic policies of the three preceding administrations. Poverty and unemployment levels have fallen dramatically in the last decade, and today Peru boasts one of the best performing economies in Latin America. Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard won a very narrow presidential runoff election in June 2016.
Peru is a presidential republic.
Source: CIA World Factbook
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Expansión de la frontera agropecuaria en el eje San Ramón-La Merced de la selva central del Perú
Examina las experiencias obtenidas en la ocupación económica del territorio comprendido en el eje San Ramón-La Merced, de la Selva Central del Perú. El análisis está orientado a determinar las políticas de acción utilizadas por el Gobierno, el sector privado y otros, en el proceso de expansión agropecuaria y sus incidencias en el uso de los nuevos espacios, en cuanto a la conservación y mejoramiento de los ecosistemas intervenidos.
CCT-SDSU Church and Community Human Rights Development 2016-2020
General
The Church and Community Human Rights Development under SDSU supports local churches in 13 provinces focusing on ethnic minorities and migrant workers who encounter problems on legal personal status, land rights, migrant rights with approximate number of 14,625 people in 63 communities. This obstruct them from accessing to governmental services/welfare and do not received social & economic justice in utilizing natural resources. The project goal is the rights holders have access to appropriate basic rights and are able to manage community land and natural resources sustainable which enhance their life quality. The project target groups include ethnic minorities and migrant workers. Project objective are to legalize person status and land rights, and to promote awareness of gender equity by working to reduce gender based violence. Project expects that project staff and human right volunteers are expert in the legal status application process. Networking and alliance links among human rights actors and support the development of shadow reports on human rights. Policies & regulations contributing to equality and fair access to land and natural resources. Root causes & consequences of gender based violence have been promoted and aware. Enabling environment for civil society; and strengthen CSO networking, at local and national levels. Develop appropriate working tools such as manual guide and curriculum for legal personal status and land rights in Thailand. Main activities include capacity building for church volunteers, curriculum and tools development, rights holders empowerment, promotion of gender equality, advocacy for fair access to land and natural resources, monitoring an enabling environment for Civil Society Project thematic areas include legal status and citizenship, gender equality, land rights, and migrant rights. Other stakeholder including CCT administration, Government local authority, NGOs, and private sector/organization.
Objectives
This project mainly contributes to results within Fulfilment of human rights commitments. Results will be reported later in the Global Civsam grant period 2016-2020