Peru

La Oroya village has filed a formal complaint in an international court about how their health has suffered for decades due to environmental damage caused by mining companies extracting metals in their area, and the state allegedly ignoring the situation

As countries around the world are battling against fertiliser shortages, the country has turned to a new alternative: bird poo, which is highly nutritive for plant growth and now starting to be heavily commercialised in the country

President Pedro Castillo has demanded the UN that regardless of the Ukrainian war, fertiliser exports from Russia must be normalised, and that its sanctions are violating the human right to food security, especially for Peru’s local farmers

The world’s current fertiliser logistics delay has led to the government providing a temporary bonus for local farmers, so they can survive the upcoming months until new fertiliser imports can once again reach the country

The government has officially cut diplomatic ties with the partially-recognised Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), which claims the disputed territory of Western Sahara, in order to strengthen its ties with Morocco

The state has officially made gender quality courses for all public workers obligatory, for the prevention of violence and discrimination against all genders

For the first time in history, the country has authorised the euthanasia of a citizen, specifically Ana Estrada, who suffers from an incurable polymyositis

The ongoing protests from truck drivers have officially reached a successful agreement; the government is granting all their demands, including gasoline subsidies, direct economic incentives, and amnesty for their actions

The government decreed the extension of the state of emergency in the Callao province, where the National Police of Peru (PNP) will maintain control of the region, as criminal actions committed by organised gangs are still taking place