Peru

Population Statistics

30,444,999

Total Population

4,566,750

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

30 January 2008

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Law No. 26.859/97 (1997)

Updated: June 2015
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Political Constitution of Peru (1993, last amended 2009)

Updated: June 2015
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Self-advocate from Peru: Accessing the Ballot Box

Self-advocate from Peru: Accessing the Ballot Box

Updated: January 2016
In this 2015 video, which was produced by Inclusion International with support from the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) as part of the My Voice Matters! campaign, a self-advocate from Peru who has an intellectual disability speaks up about ...
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Barriers for Political Participation for People with Disabilities in Peru

Barriers for Political Participation for People with Disabilities in Peru

Updated: December 2014
A 2012 report from Human Rights Watch examines a now-defunct national policy that denied people with a sensory, intellectual, or psychosocial disability the right to vote.
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