Visit to the Institute for Democracy and Human Rights of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru - IDEHPUCP

On november 2nd the Peruvian Delegation visited the Institute for Democracy and Human Rights of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru - IDEHPUCP, where we received an interesting lecture in charge of Proffesor José Alejandro Godoy.

The lecture was about the political violence situation that underwent Perú between 1980 and the year 2000, that left a painful balance of serious crimes and violations to human rights, and about the work of The Truth and Reconciliation Commission that was created in 2001 as the instance in charge of clarifying the process and facts occurred, and proposing initiatives to strengthen peace and reconciliation among all Peruvians.

The IDEHPUCP was created as an University initiative "aimed at strengthening the rule of law, citizenship, the full effectiveness of human rights and institutions proper of a democratic system in Peru, through the dissemination, rising of awareness and generation of academic venues and non-partisan political reflection forums".

IDEHPUCP donated documentation about the political violence and the work of The Truth and Reconciliation Commission that will be socialized with participants of the SW24.

If you want to know more about IDEHPUCP, you are welcome to visit their site: www.idehpucp.edu.pe