Overview
- The presidents of Peru's superior courts and the president of the Judiciary publicly backed Janet Tello and warned that recent congressional proposals risked undermining judges' functional independence, a joint pronouncement issued on Thursday that called for technical, constitutional review of reforms.
- The Sala Plena of the Supreme Court issued its own statement condemning intimidation of magistrates, reaffirming that judges may rely on international treaties and Inter-American jurisprudence when domestic laws conflict with human-rights obligations.
- From Geneva on June 25, UN experts Bernard Duhaime and Margaret Satterthwaite urged the state and the Junta Nacional de Justicia to stop or not open disciplinary procedures against judges who apply international human-rights law and named specific magistrates they support.
- The JNJ has continued disciplinary scrutiny of judges who used the control of conventionality doctrine and has already ordered a six-month preventive suspension for Judge Richard Concepción Carhuancho, keeping cases under review despite international concerns.
- The dispute stems from two congressional laws enacted in 2024 and 2025 that introduce prescription and amnesty for serious abuses, a clash that threatens victims' access to truth and justice and could prompt scrutiny of Peru's compliance with international obligations.