Urgent Action: Evictions of Vulnerable People (Peru: UA 90.20)

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Dear President Vizcarra,

I am appalled by the reports that refugees and people in very vulnerable situations have been evicted from their homes in Perú during the COVID-19 pandemic. For people to comply with the measures being implemented by your government, including lockdowns and curfews, people must have a home to stay in.

Any government response plan to COVID-19 must ensure everyone’s right to housing and health are protected, including that of over 861,000 Venezuelans in Peru seeking international protection and the over 1.2 million people who lost their jobs between February and April.

I ask you to put an end to the evictions of those most in need. I also demand you include adequate protection of the right to housing for all in your government’s response plan during and after the pandemic.

Yours sincerely,

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