The statement by 16 embassies, including those of the United States and the EU, against the Peruvian bill aimed at regulating foreign financing of NGOs, was commented on by the Peruvian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Javier González-Olaechea, on June 14 in an interview with the RPP radio station.
“Be careful, diplomatic dialogue is always open, but we must respect the exclusive powers of a sovereign country.”Gonzalez-Olaechea said.
It should be noted that on June 10, Peru’s partners in a joint statement expressed their concern about “It proposes modifications to the law that creates the Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation (APCI), which will limit the ability of civil society to operate in an enabling environment”.
“This opinion has an interventionist connotation. “They must be very careful and respect sovereignty.”responded the head of Peruvian diplomacy.
González-Olaechea pointed out that this initiative “copies the existing regulations in several countries for the same purposes of registration and control” of NGOs. “For many years, some NGOs have carried out and carry out political activities in Peru,” he recalled.
Let us remember that last week the Foreign Relations Commission of Congress, by 12 votes in favor and 1 against, approved the opinion presented by the ultra-conservative Renovación Popular and the leftist Perú Libre, which proposes changing the APCI to “promote transparency and control of the activities of Congress and the execution of the resources received”.
A proposal by the Peruvian Congress to examine non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to regulate their external financing has worried the embassies of 16 countries in Peru.
“As cooperation partners of Peru, we are concerned about the proposed modifications to the law creating the Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation (APCI), which will limit the ability of civil society to operate in an enabling environment.”the US embassy said.
The joint statement was made by Australia, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States, Finland, France, Switzerland, Sweden and the EU.
“Democracies are more inclusive, fair, stable and prosperous when civil society is fully empowered to protect human rights and respond to the needs of citizens.”the statement says.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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