Country Peru
Year 2019
Type of Measure Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence Sexual harassment

Brief Description


The Law No. 30838 modifies the Criminal Code and the Criminal Enforcement Code to strengthen the prevention and punishment of crimes against sexual freedom and indemnity. This amendment establishes the imprescriptibility for crimes of trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation, as well as crimes of violation of sexual freedom.

Source of Information

Peru's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019

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