Law No. 28983 of Equality of Opportunities Between Women and Men, Peru, 2007

Law 28983 aims to provide a general framework for enacting national policies and legislation that protects women’s right to equality and dignity, and prohibits discrimination in all spheres of life. The law provides that the executive branch shall adopt policies, plans and programs directed at preventing and eliminating violence against women. (Article 6c). The law further provides that the judicial branch implements policies to develop fair and effective procedures for denouncing and sanctioning all forms of sexual violence, including through reparation for victims, and guaranteeing access to justice, especially for women from rural and indigenous communities (Article 7b). The law also provides general guidelines on gender equality principles, such as equal pay for equal work. Several other laws were adopted according to the principles established in the law, including Law No. 30709 .

Topics

• Employment discrimination
• Gender discrimination
• Gender-based violence in general

Geographical location

• South America
• Peru

Keywords

• constitutional rights
• state actor
• state duty to investigate
• state duty to prosecute
• state responsibilities

Year

• 2007

External URL

• Law No. 28983 of Equality of Opportunities Between Women and Men, Peru, 2007

Type

• Legislation

Jurisdiction

• Peru