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Perú: Ruling Annulled Ordering RENIEC to Record Same-Sex Marriage

Perú: Anulan Sentencia que Ordenaba al RENIEC a Inscribir un Matrimonio Homosexual

La Cuarta Sala Civil de la Corte Superior de Justicia de Lima anuló el fallo que ordenaba al Registro Nacional de Identificación y Estado Civil (RENIEC) reconocer e inscribir el matrimonio homosexual entre Óscar Ugarteche (peruano) y Fidel Aroche (mexicano), celebrado en el extranjero (México).

Como se recuerda, por primera vez, hace más de un año, el Poder Judicial emitió una histórica sentencia en la que reconocía un matrimonio entre dos personas del mismo sexo cebrado en México y ordenaba al Reniec que dicho acto sea inscrito. La jueza constitucional motivó su resolución apelando a varias sentencias de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, como el caso Atala Riffo vs. Chile, Duque vs. Colombia, etc., para amparar la pretensión, y señalar que no es factible la discriminación por orientación sexual.

Como se sabe, durante el proceso judicial, el Séptimo Juzgado Constitucional de Lima emitió la Resolución N° 9, que rechazó la excepción de prescripción presentada por el Reniec. La entidad arguyó que Oscar Ugarteche no había interpuesto su demanda de amparo dentro del plazo de ley. Y este fue el escollo que no pudo superar el demandante.

Reniec aducía que había notificado el agotamiento de la vía administrativa a Ugarteche hacia el 21 de agosto del 2012, mientras que este recién presentó su demanda el 12 de diciembre de ese año, con lo cual sostenía que se había violado lo dispuesto en el artículo 44 del Código Procesal Constitucional. El plazo para interponer la demanda de amparo vencía el 6 de diciembre de ese año. Ugarteche lo hizo 6 días después.


The Fourth Civil Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice of Lima annulled the ruling ordering the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (RENIEC) to recognize and register a same-sex marriage between Óscar Ugarteche (Peruvian) and Fidel Aroche (Mexican), celebrated abroad (Mexico).

As one will remember, for the first time, more than a year ago, the Court issued an historic ruling in which it recognized a marriage between a same-sex couple in Mexico and ordered RENIEC that said act be registered. A constitutional judge made her decision appeling to several judgments of the IACHR, such as the case of Atala Riffo vs. Chile, Duke vs. Colombia, etc., to protect the claim, and point out that discrimination based on sexual orientation is not permissible.

As is known, during the judicial process, the Seventh Constitutional Court of Lima issued Resolution No. 9, which rejected the limitation exception filed by RENIEC. The entity argued that Oscar Ugarteche had not filed his application for amparo within the statute of limitations. And this was the pitfall that the plaintiff could not overcome.

RENIEC argued that they had notified Ugarteche that the administrative channels were exhausted on 21 August 2012, while the latter filed his complaint on 12 December 2012, of which they argued that the provisions of Article 44 of the Constitutional Procedural Code had been violated. The deadline for filing the amparo claim expired on 6 December 2012. Ugarteche filed it 6 days later.

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Perú: More on the Instant Ruling, Including a Major Procedural Flaw

En octubre del 2013, el Séptimo Juzgado Constitucional de Lima admite el caso, luego que Ugarteche presentara un recurso de amparo en el que señaló que se había vulnerado su derecho al desarrollo de la libre personalidad. En esta instancia judicial, el Reniec reiteró su argumento inicial: que no podía registrar la unión de Ugarteche y Aroche, debido a que el Código Civil vigente no lo permitía.

Luego de tres largos años, en diciembre del 2016, se emitió la sentencia en primera instancia, y se ordenó al Reniec que reconozca e inscriba el matrimonio entre Ugarteche y Aroche en México. El fallo fue apelado.

Sin embargo, mientras este proceso judicial se llevaba a cabo, en julio de 2015, el Séptimo Juzgado Constitucional de Lima emitió la Resolución N°9, con la cual declaró infundada una excepción de prescripción presentada por el Reniec.


In October 2013, the Seventh Constitutional Court of Lima accepted the case, after Ugarteche filed an appeal for amparo in which he stated that his right to the development of his free personality had been violated. In this judicial instance, Reniec reiterated its initial argument: that it could not register the union of Ugarteche and Aroche, because the current Civil Code did not allow it.

After three long years, in December 2016, the judgment was issued in the first instance, and Reniec was ordered to recognize and register the marriage between Ugarteche and Aroche in Mexico. The ruling was appealed.

However, while this judicial process was being carried out, in July 2015, the Seventh Constitutional Court of Lima issued Resolution No. 9, declaring that a limitation exception filed by Reniec was unfounded.

So, if this earlier ruling throwing out Reniec's timing claim as unfounded was not appealed, it is impossible to understand how that matter figures into the present appeals court ruling. Thus, even though the appeals court was supposed to be ruling on the appeal of the December 2016 ruling, based on the merits, it would appear they invoked, instead, the unfounded Reniec claim already thrown out by the lower court in their July 2015 ruling in order to avoid having to rule on the merits of the actual matter under appeal. That should make this case automatically appealable to the Supreme Court of Perú.

Since the appeals court ruled based on an unfounded timing issue already thrown out by a lower court, and not on the merits of the present appeal, the present ruling in no way interferes with the merits of Ugarteche's case. Not does it alter or cancel Peru's obligation to abide by the recent rulings of the CIDH (IACHR) on such matters, as was already cited by the lower court judge in earlier cases against Chile and Colombia, even before the latest CIDH ruling per Costa Rica which was a blanket ruling covering all member states.

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Perú: Court Decision Slammed by Two Feminist Groups who Demand the Marriage Be Recognized

Luego de que la Cuarta Sala Civil de la Corte Superior de Justicia de Lima anulara el reconocimiento e inscripción del matrimonio entre Óscar Ugarteche y Fidel Aroche, celebrado en México en 2010, DEMUS y LIFS — dos organizaciones feministas — se han pronunciado al respecto:

"Esta resolución violenta el derecho de acceso a la justicia y con ello, su dignidad, así como su derecho a la igualdad y no discriminación por orientación sexual, su derecho al libre desarrollo de la personalidad y la protección de su familia," señala un comunicado. En ese sentido, las organizaciones exigieron que el caso sea conocido por el Tribunal Constitucional vía Recurso de Agravio Constitucional (RAC), solo procedente contra resoluciones denegatorias.

"Esperamos que se establezca la obligación de Reniec de reconocer e inscribir el matrimonio, además de establecer un precedente vinculante sobre el derecho al matrimonio que tenemos todos los peruanos y peruanas sin discriminación por orientación sexual."


After the Fourth Civil Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice of Lima annulled the recognition and registration of the marriage between Óscar Ugarteche and Fidel Aroche, celebrated in Mexico in 2010, DEMUS and LIFS - two feminist organizations - have voiced their strong opinion on this matter:

"This resolution violates the right of access to justice and with it, its dignity, as well as its right to equality and non-discrimination based on sexual orientation, its right to the free development of personality and the protection of its family," points out their release. In this regard, the organizations demand that the case be heard by the Constitutional Court via the Constitutional Complaint Appeal (RAC), only used against denial resolutions.

"We hope that Reniec's obligation to recognize and register this marriage will be established, in addition to establishing a binding precedent on the right to marriage that all Peruvians have without discrimination based on sexual orientation."

Note: In Latin America, the numerous feminist organizations have always worked hand-in-hand with LGBTI groups, as both are often pressing for the same or very similar demands. Here, they have even provided us with the path for taking this case to the Constitutional Court, the highest court in Perú. So, rest assured, this case has not been concluded.

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Perú: Ugarteche: "This fight does not end here, I will go to the Constitutional Court"

Perú: Ugarteche: “Esta lucha no acaba acá, iré al Tribunal Constitucional”

Economista Óscar Ugarteche no se siente derrotado y asegura que irá incluso a la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH).

Javier Mujica, abogado del economista, negó que dicha demanda fuera presentada a destiempo. Explicó que la Ley (Art. 44 del Código Procesal Constitucional) considera que si la persona afectada no está en la posibilidad de interponer una demanda de amparo en el plazo regular de 60 días hábiles, es posible que el afectado presente la demanda en la primera oportunidad en que pueda hacerlo.

En este caso, Óscar Ugarteche evidenció que radicaba en el extranjero. "Ugarteche vive en México, es profesor de la UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México). La Ley permite presentar la demanda (de amparo) en la primera oportunidad que puedas hacerlo. Y eso fue lo que se hizo", explicó el letrado.


Economist Óscar Ugarteche does not feel defeated and assures that he will even go to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (CIDH).

Javier Mujica, the lawyer for the economist, denied that said demand was presented at the wrong time (too late). He explained that the Law (Article 44 of the Constitutional Procedural Code) considers that if it is not possible for the affected person to file an application for amparo within the regular period of 60 working days, it is permissible for the affected party to file the claim at their first opportunity to do so.

In this case, Óscar Ugarteche showed that he was living abroad. "Ugarteche lives in Mexico, he is a professor at the UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico). The Law allows you to present the (amparo) demand at the first opportunity you can do it, and that was what was done," explained the lawyer.

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Perú: Hate Crime against LGBT Community Remembered

Per Alberto de Belaunde, Congresista independiente del Perú:

Hoy hace 29 años, el 31 de mayo 1989, el MRTA cometió el crímen de odio más grande ocurrido en nuestro país contra la comunidad LGBT: 8 personas asesinadas en San Martín como parte de su idea de “limpiar la sociedad.” No lo olvidamos.


Today, 29 years ago, on 31 May 1989, the MRTA committed the biggest hate crime to occur in our country against the LGBT community: 8 people murdered in San Martín as part of their idea of "cleansing society." We do not forget it.

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Perú: Marriage Equality Recognition Case to be Decided within 30 Days

En marzo de este año, la Cuarta Sala Civil de la Corte Superior de Justicia de Lima anuló la sentencia que, en primera instancia, ordenaba al Reniec a inscribir dicho matrimonio, el cual fue celebrado en México en octubre del 2010.

Por ello, Ugarteche interpuso un recurso de amparo, que llegó al Tribunal Constitucional (TC), para que se desestime la anulación ejecutada por la Cuarta Sala Civil y se ratifique el fallo en primera instancia. Tras la audiencia celebrada hoy, 20 de junio 2018, el tribunal tiene un plazo máximo de 30 días para emitir su voto.


In March of this year, the Fourth Civil Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice of Lima annulled the judgment of the court of first instance that ordered Reniec to register said marriage, one which was celebrated in Mexico in October 2010.

Therefore, Ugarteche filed a writ of amparo, which has reached the Constitutional Tribunal (TC), in order to dismiss the annulment executed by the Fourth Civil Chamber and ratify the ruling of the first instance. After the hearing held today, 20 June 2018, the TC has a maximum period of 30 days to cast its vote.

Note: Óscar Ugarteche, a Peruvian citizen, legally married Fidel Aroche, a Mexican citizen, in Mexico City in 2010. Ugarteche is currently seeking recognition of his Mexican marriage by Perú within Perú. If successful, other same-sex Peruvian couples who have already married in foreign jurisdictions, like in Argentina and Uruguay, would also be able to register their marriages in Perú, as would those who have already obtained AUCs (civil unions) in Chile and Ecuador.

Note: the Peruvian Constitutional Court is composed of seven members. Four of them are liberal, so the case is expected to be won. Besides, the Court has already voted in favor of the legal recognition of transgender individuals.

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Perú: Up-Coming LGBT Pride Events

Beginning today, 28 June 2018, there are to be Pride Marches in Ica, Callao, Iquitos, and Tarapoto.

On Saturday, 30 June, more will take place in Lima, Arequipa, Cuzco, Ayacucho, Moquegua, Tacna, Chiclayo, Trujillo, and Piura, followed by those on 1 July in Huacho and Lima Provincias.

That makes for a total of 15 different localities holding Pride Marches throughout Perú, from the Amazon to the Pacific shore, and from near Ecuador's border to that of Chile, a new record number of LGBT events for that country.

And to be certain, both the Ministerio de Cultura and the Ministerio de Justicia y de Derechos Humanos sent out notifications in regard to "El Día Internacional del Orgullo LGBTI."

 

More Up-Coming Pride Marches throughout Latin America

Saturday, 30 June, in Asunción, Paraguay, as well as in Montevideo and Quito.

In Colombia, also on Saturday, in Bogotá, Santa Marta, and Cartagena. Then, on Sunday, 1 July, Barranquilla's city government plays host to their big Carnaval-flavored Pride March, with lead-up events actually beginning there today.

Again, on Saturday, 30 June, more Pride Marches in San José, Costa Rica, as well as in San Salvador, El Salvador. Last week-end, combined Guatemala-El Salvador LGBT groups marched together in Guatemala City. This week-end, they are reciprocating by doing the same in San Salvador.

Today, 28 June 2018, in Rosario, Argentina, the LGBT community marched (all in winter gear) in Orgullo 2018, protesting against trans murders and other violence directed against the LGBT community.

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Perú: Lima Pride March

Nuestra congresista Indira Huilca, con Alberto de Belaunde, abrió la Marcha Orgullo 2018 en Lima. Por un país sin discriminación, seguimos marchando.


Our congresswoman, Indira Huilca, along with Alberto de Belaunde, opened Pride March 2018 in Lima. For a country without discrimination, we continue marching.

One of the more surprising notices of support came from:

Policía Peruana:

Tu derecho a la manifestación pacífica no debe ser manchado.


Your right to peaceful demonstration should not be tainted.

They go on to explain that if anyone is causing homophobic disturbances, that such should be immediately brought to police attention.

However, even more extraordinary was this, with photos as proof:

Pride March: Christian community is mobilized in favor of equality.


Marcha del Orgullo: Comunidad cristiana se movilizó a favor de la igualdad.

Aunque las comunidades de iglesias y creyentes son usualmente asociadas a posturas conservadoras, ese no es el caso de la Comunidad Cristiana Ecuménica Inclusiva “El Camino”, que se pronunció en contra de la discriminación por género.

Durante la movilización, los miembros de dicha comunidad vistieron unos vistosos polos amarillos, cuyo mensaje a favor de la igualdad era contundente: “Si Dios está conmigo, ¿quién estará contra mí?”


Although communities of churches and believers are usually associated with conservative positions, this is not the case with the Inclusive Ecumenical Christian Community, "El Camino," which spoke out against gender discrimination.

During the march, members of that community wore bright yellow vests, whose message in favor of equality was overwhelming: "If God is with me, who would be against me?"

Previously unreported LGBT Pride Marches also took place today in Temuco, Chile, and in Guayaquil and Cuenca, Ecuador.

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Perú: Self-Identifying Transgender Name-Change Procedure Finally Being Implemented, per 28 June 2018 

Trabajadores trans de Atento podrán usar su nombre social en su fotocheck

Como parte de sus principios y compromiso de no discriminación, promoción de la igualdad de oportunidades, y el respeto a todos los individuos, Atento Perú, implementó recientemente su procedimiento para la emisión y uso de fotocheck corporativo con el nombre social de la persona, con el objetivo de que todos los colaboradores transgénero de la compañía, tengan la plena libertad de modificar el nombre que aparece en sus carnets de identificación interna.

El colaborador puede iniciar fácilmente el trámite de cambio en el fotocheck, con tan solo completar una declaración jurada, que posteriormente será ingresada a la base de datos de la organización y en 24 horas se procederá a la emisión del nuevo documento.


Atento trans workers may use their social name in their photocheck

As part of its principles and commitment to non-discrimination, promotion of equal opportunities, and respect for all individuals, Atento Peru recently implemented its procedure for the issuance and use of corporate photocheck with the social name of the person, with the goal that all transgender employees of the company have the full freedom to modify the name that appears on their internal ID cards.

The user can easily initiate the change process in the photocheck, simply by completing a sworn statement, which will then be entered into the organization's database and within 24 hours the new document will be issued.

Following this very recent implementation of the Constitutional Court order and judgment of 8 November 2016, Perú has now become the 7th Hispanic nation in South America to allow for self-identifying transgender name-change, joining Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Brasil (plus Panamá, Costa Rica, and 3 jurisdictions in Mexico), a matter, too, which also brings Perú into accordance with the recent CIDH ruling pertaining to gender identity.

Note: Atento Perú is a major Spanish company which does business process outsourcing.

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Perú: Minister of Culture in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage

Perú: Ministra de Cultura a Favor del Matrimonio Homosexual

Patricia Balbuena señaló estar de acuerdo con el matrimonio entre parejas del mismo sexo.

Previamente, el presidente del Poder Judicial, Duberlí Rodríguez, sostuvo que "el Perú es parte del sistema interamericano, y el organismo que tutela y protege esos derechos se llama Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), y si la corte ha tomado una decisión, yo creo que todas las partes están llamadas a respetarla."


Patricia Balbuena said she agrees with marriage between same-sex couples.

Previously, the president of the Judiciary, Duberlí Rodríguez (Chief Justice of the Supreme Court), maintained that "Perú is part of the Inter-American system, and the body that guards and protects those rights is called the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (CIDH), and if the court has made a decision, I think all parties are called upon to respect it."

 

Oscar Ugarteche, a Peruvian citizen, legally married his spouse, Fidel Aroche, a Mexican citizen, in Mexico City, in 2010, and then sought to have his marriage recognized in Perú. After RENIEC refused, he then sued them for recognition of said marriage.

Technically, this is a recognition case to force recognition of a previously-existing legal marriage performed in another jurisdiction, identical to the first marriage case filed in Panamá and at least one of the pending cases in Costa Rica.

However, given the sentiment already expressed by Duberlí Rodríguez regarding obligations of member states to rulings of the CIDH, one is hopeful for a broader ruling.

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The Case for Marriage Equality in Perú

The Ugarteche case, presently before the Constitutional Tribunal of Perú, is a simple reciprocal recognition matter, one which need not even be decided based upon the ruling of the CIDH in order for it to be ruled upon favorably. Because of pre-existing international reciprocity agreements, it should be sufficient for the court to find that a legal marriage already registered in Mexico must to be legally-recognized and registered in Perú. Period. This is a very basic legal matter to which Latin nations routinely abide. Uruguay (and Argentina) have been quite strident in pressing this point regarding same-sex marriage recognition, as well as divorce recognition.

However, in March 2018, the Fourth Civil Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice of Lima annulled the judgment of the court of first instance that ordered Reniec to register said marriage, one which was celebrated in Mexico in October 2010.

Therefore, Ugarteche filed a writ of amparo, which has reached the Constitutional Tribunal (TC), in order to dismiss the annulment executed by the Fourth Civil Chamber and ratify the ruling of the first instance. After the hearing held on 20 June 2018, the TC has a maximum period of 30 days to cast its vote.

Óscar Ugarteche, a Peruvian citizen, legally married Fidel Aroche, a Mexican citizen, in Mexico City in 2010. Ugarteche is currently seeking recognition of his Mexican marriage by Perú within Perú. If successful, other same-sex Peruvian couples who have already married in foreign jurisdictions, like in Argentina and Uruguay, would also be able to register their marriages in Perú, as would those who have already obtained AUCs (civil unions) in Chile and Ecuador.

The Peruvian Constitutional Tribunal is composed of seven members. Four of them are liberal, so the case is expected to be won. Besides, the Court has already voted in favor of the legal recognition of transgender individuals. Based upon the sentiment already expressed by Duberlí Rodríguez, the President of the Judiciary, regarding obligations of member states to rulings of the CIDH, one is thus hopeful for a broader ruling, covering the full scope of marriage equality. However, at minimum, one expects a ruling whereby Perú must begin to recognize the foreign marriages and AUCs of Peruvian citizens.

There is no constitutional barrier to same-sex marriages being performed in Perú, only Reniec's point that Article 326 of the Civil Code and Article 1 of Law 30007 create a supposed impediment. If required, both can be struck down by the Constitutional Tribunal.

In January 2017, a same-sex couple in la Municipalidad del Rímac was in the process of filing "una Acción de Amparo," thereby forcing the government of Perú to allow a same-sex marriage to occur within the boundaries of the Republic. Whatever became of this matter? Was a court case ever finally filed? And if so, at what stage of litigation is it within the court system?

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Perú: Up-Date on Several Other Pending Court Cases concerning Same-Sex Marriage and Recognition

My last questions were in regard to the case of the lawyer, Rafael Trujillo. So, he did file his lawsuit, but the court of first instance then ruled the matter "improcedente" (unfair, out-of-order, not permitted, "no permitido"). He then appealed. Thank you for this up-date, as I once had quite a bit of information on this case, but then it just seemed to vanish from view. Although you seem to have encountered the same disappearing act, you have still added some important information.

The recognition of de facto unions (uniones de hecho) is a completely different subject from marriage, and traditionally, much of it has to do with differences in class. Marriage is a formal, pro-active, legal agreement between two parties, actively signed, witnessed, and registered in advance. On the other hand, a de facto union is an informal, passive, after-the-fact acknowledgement by the government that two parties have already been living together, usually for a specified minimum length of time (perhaps 2-3 years), but otherwise, in the interval, without much legal recourse. Traditionally, wealthy people married, as did those who imitated the wealthy, while everyone else simply began living together in what came to be called "de facto unions."

We are not seeking de facto union (in any nation), as anyone and everyone can already do that, whether or not the government chooses to recognize said union as factual, or instead, simply chooses to ignore it. Restrictively defining de facto unions in a legal document like the constitution is both foolish and useless because people will do what people do, regardless.

In one sense, we are lucky that Perú (like Panamá) has an old-fashioned constitution, unlike Ecuador or Bolivia, which have up-dated and "modernized" theirs, as neither the constitutions of Perú nor of Panamá restrictively define marriage, but rather, only what they selectively choose to recognize as de facto unions.

To answer your question, at least within Latin America, so far, no national court has ruled that same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. As a result, the crisis to which you allude has yet to happen. One hopes that it never will occur, but in the meantime, it is impossible to predict what could happen if it did. In Costa Rica, their law states that CIDH rulings take precedence over any/all national law. But that is Costa Rica. I am uncertain as what the laws of the other Latin nations might state. However, most courts in those jurisdictions give precedence to international agreements/treaties over national law.

Additionally, this appears to be one of the pending child recognition cases in Perú:

In January 2017, Darling Yvone Delfin and Jenny Victoria Trujillo started a legal battle with Reniec, which does not recognize the relationship between them and their son, Dakari. The boy was born in August of 2014 in Mexico City, where Darling and Jenny had legally married. The Immigration office of our country (Perú) accepted his registration as a child of Peruvians born abroad, and recorded as an observation the names of the two mothers. However, Reniec has only accepted the surname of the biological mother on the ID of the child.

 

Two Views from Perú on the Same Pending Court Cases

The problem with the Trujillo case is that it's already too late for it to reach the present Constitutional Tribunal, as the licenses of 6 of the 7 judges expire in June 2019. The horrible thing is that the conservative Fujimorismo party, which has 62 members in the 130-member parliament (87 votes are needed to confirm), is going to elect the next judges. This is something that really scares me.

For this reason, the Ugarteche case is the only hope for the Peruvian LGBT community. A favorable ruling would make gay marriage constitutional, so no conservative judge would then dare to say that it violates the constitution. Even though our constitution doesn't define marriage and states that it should be dealt with by law, in the section on "de facto unions" it says:

"The stable union between a man and a woman, free of any impediment to matrimony, who establishes a common-law marriage, creates community property subject to a marital assets regime, where applicable."

Due to this constitutional article, some conservative judges even say that same-sex marriage requires a constitutional amendment. A similar situation occurs with other Latin American constitutions, such as Panama's: it doesn't define marriage, but only de facto unions.

 

The Trujillo case has vanished from view, our best hope right now is the Ugarteche case. Even if they don't legalize full marriage equality and only recognize all same-sex foreign marriages, it would still be huge, as the momentum would mean that marriage equality is clearly on the horizon. Remember that in Perú there are no civil unions, so when the TC rules that foreign marriages are valid in the country, then conservative forces will not be able to make us settle for civil unions. Now that the door has been opened, nothing less than marriage will do.

 

What About Foreign AUCs (Civil Unions)?

Would that same ruling also apply to foreign AUCs (civil unions)? I have stated several times that I thought that it would, but have never heard the Peruvian point of view on this matter.

From Chile, I remember reading reports from Arica that stated that as soon as Chile legalized AUCs (effective from 22 October 2015), the vast majority of same-sex AUCs recorded there were from Peruvian couples, rather than Chilean. And the same phenomenon also occurred in Ecuador, after they regularized and up-graded (from 15 September 2014) their AUCs to be "marriage-in-all-but-name."

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Inter-American Commission Sends Perú Gay Discrimination Case to CIDH

Per Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, 27 August 2018:

Azul Rojas Marín fue privada de libertad en forma ilegal, arbitraria, y discriminatoria. Perú informó de algunas medidas para cumplir nuestras recomendaciones, pero no presentó propuesta de reparación integral. Enviamos caso a CIDH.

Azul Rojas Marín was deprived of liberty in an illegal, arbitrary, and discriminatory manner. Perú reported some measures to comply with our recommendations, but did not submit a proposal for full, complete reparation. We sent the case to the IACHR.

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Perú: Lesbian Parenting Case Up-Date

Today, 3 October 2018, the Constitutional Chamber of the Superior Court of Lima held a public hearing on a lesbian parenting case. The chamber is composed of three judges. One of them has stated that the ruling would be a "milestone."

 

Somos Darling y Jenny, luchamos para que RENIEC y las leyes peruanas nos reconozcan como madres de nuestro hijo.

We are Darling and Jenny, we fight so that RENIEC and the Peruvian laws recognize us as mothers of our son.

Note: This couple, Darling and Jenny, were legally married in Mexico City. Their son was born there in Mexico, sometime thereafter. However, on their return to Perú, the Peruvian immigration authorities and RENIEC only recognized the birth mother as being the legal parent. Subsequently, this lawsuit was filed to force the second-parent recognition.

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Perú: Same-Sex Marriage in British Embassy, Lima

Per Colin Gray, UK Consul-General:

Hoy, 10 de octubre 2018, más que nunca, el amor nos une. He tenido el enorme placer y privilegio de casar a una pareja Británica-Peruana del mismo sexo en la Embajada Británica, conforme a la ley del Reino Unido.


Today, 10 October 2018, more than ever, love unites us. It gives me great pleasure and privilege to marry a British-Peruvian same-sex couple at the British Embassy, according to the laws of the United Kingdom.

 

Up-Date on Ugarteche Case

Unfortunately, since this marriage occurred under British law, it has no legal effect in Perú. We're still waiting for the Constitutional Court ruling on the Oscar Ugarteche case. Someone at "Equality on Trial" said some weeks ago that Mr Ugarteche's lawyer assured him that the ruling was already being written. It would be good if we were to contact him to ask if he has any news on the case.

 Many of the current judges will have to leave their positions in June 2019 when their licenses expire. And just to let you know, some months ago, the homophobic Fujimorista party tried to remove the liberal judges of the present court, but the CIDH ordered the politicians to stop.

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Perú: 2018 Elections: Manuel Siccha, the First (Lima) Metropolitan Council Memberr Belonging to the LGTBI Community

Perú: Elecciones 2018: Manuel Siccha, el Primer Regidor Metropolitano (de Lima) que Pertenece a la Comunidad LGTBI

El joven de 28 años llega a la Municipalidad de Lima junto a Acción Popular. Está comprometido con el activismo desde muy joven y hoy, 10 octubre 2018, llega a la Municipalidad de Lima con el compromiso de trabajar por los derechos para todos y para todas. Carlos Manuel Siccha Chipana se ha convertido en el primer regidor metropolitano abiertamente homosexual y marca un hito en cuanto a la representación que tiene la comunidad LGTBIQ en la política peruana.

"Somos un partido (Acción Popular) progresista que abraza la diversidad en todos sus sentidos y no sólo lo sexual," manifestó el regidor en entrevista con el portal, Conexión Vida, donde aseguró que también se enfocará en la erradicación del racismo y en reforzar la importancia del feminismo.


The 28-year-old arrives at the Municipality of Lima with Acción Popular. He has been committed to activism from a young age and today, 10 October 2018, he comes to the Municipality of Lima with the commitment to work for the rights of all. Carlos Manuel Siccha Chipana has become the first openly gay metropolitan council member, marking a milestone in terms of the representation that the LGTBIQ community has in Peruvian politics.

"We are a progressive party (Acción Popular) that embraces diversity in all its senses and not just the sexual," the council member said in an interview with the portal, Conexión Vida, where he assured that it will also focus on the eradication of racism and on strengthening the importance of feminism.

Note: Peruvian regional and municipal elections were held on 7 October 2018, the same date as the first round of elections in Brasil.

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Perú: Up-Date on Anti-Discrimination Laws

 

In the last regional election in Perú, Jorge Muñoz from the "Popular Action" party was chosen as the mayor of Lima. He has been the mayor of the Lima district of Miraflores and passed a district-level law protecting LGBT people from discrimination. As mayor of Lima, he is expected to pass a similar law for Lima, and conservatives are already talking about "gay dictatorship coming to Lima." It's a shame that Lima city doesn't have a regional law against discrimination.

Up to 2018, the Peruvian regions with such laws are 15 (out of 24) and are the following:

Anti-discrimination laws, including both gender identity and sexual orientation: Ayacucho, Loreto, San Martìn, Ucayali, Tacna, Moquegua, La Libertad.

Anti-discrimination laws, including sexual orientation: Amazonas, Apurímac, Huancavelica, Huánuco, Ica, Junín, Madre de Dios, Piura.

At the national level, an anti-discrimination and hate crimes law was approved as a decree by the former president, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. However, the homophobic Fujimorista Party voted to eliminate the decree because they "had not given permission to the president to include LGBT people in the law." Then, the president vetoed the scrapping of the law, and in May 2018, a Comission asked the President of the Congress to add into the agenda the final vote to scrap the law, and consequently, to override the president's veto. As of October 2018, no final vote has been arranged, so the decree is still in effect.

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Perú: Homophobic Catholic Cardinal Ousted as Archbishop of Lima

Here is a fun-filled, snarky, eye-opening missive from Perú, relative to the imminent downfall of "uno de los representantes de la iglesia mas homofóbicos en el mundo entero" (one of the most homophobic church representatives in the entire world):

El 28 de diciembre 2018, Cipriani colgará la sotana del Arzobispado de Lima por órdenes del Papa.

On 28 December 2018, Cipriani will hang up his cassock (that is, step down and resign) as Archbishop of Lima on orders from the Pope.

Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne is a Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Lima in the Roman Catholic Church. He is one of two cardinals who are members of Opus Dei, the ultra right-wing, hyper-secretive, pompously self-righteous church society that does its best to block the expansion of LGBT rights, particularly in Latin nations. From 28 December, we can speak of Cipriani in the past tense.

Rick

For an ex-priest, "colgando la sotana" (hanging up his cassock), is in the same category as an ex-athlete hanging up his jock-strap.

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Perú: Lima Rally against Hate Crimes

A man in Perú allegedly shot his 17 year old son to death for being gay and then killed himself. Tonight, 4 January 2019, in Lima, a large group of people rallied against hate crimes.

Note: Perú is also the country with a gay hate crime case pending before the CIDH.

 

This is the first hate crime in 2019. Let’s hope people become more conscious about the importance of anti-discrimination laws. The hate crimes law in Peru is still in effect because the president vetoed the scrapping of the law by the homophobic Fujimorista party. However, some MPs wanted to override the president’s veto. As far as of September, a well-known Fujimorista MP proponed a final vote to finally override the president’s veto in order to eliminate the hate crimes law, but since then, that measure seems to have died.

 

Peru: Lima Mayor to Pass Anti-Discrimination Law

Jorge Muñoz, the Peruvian capital’s mayor, has vowed to pass an ordinance banning, among other things, sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination. He has a majority in the city council. This will be a huge step, considering the fact that Lima houses about 1/3 of the total population of the country.

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Peru: Constitutional Court to Rule on Same-Sex Marriage this Month

According to "Mano Alzada," sometime later in January 2019, the Peruvian Constitutional Court will decide if Oscar Ugarteche's marriage must be recognized by the civil registry (RENIEC). According to this newspaper, sources close to the tribunal say that up to now there are three votes in favor and three votes against the case. Only one vote remains pending.

In favor: Eloy Espinoza, Carlos Ramos, and Marianella Ledesma.
Against: José Luis Sardón, Augusto Ferrero, and Ernesto Blume.

The pending vote is that of Manuel Miranda, who has previously voted in favor of transgender rights.

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Marriage Equality in Perú: the Constitutional Court Holds the Key

Matrimonio Igualitario en el Perú: el Tribunal Constitucional Tiene la Palabra

El Tribunal Constitucional debe decidir este mes si el matrimonio de Oscar Ugarteche y Fidel Aroche, realizado en México, puede ser inscrito en el RENIEC o no, y sobre el fondo, si se está violando el Artículo 2 de la Constitución. Con esta decisión, sentaría un precedente importante que abriría o cerraría completamente el reconocimiento de derechos de parejas del mismo sexo en el Perú por varios años.


The Constitutional Court must decide this month if the marriage of Oscar Ugarteche and Fidel Aroche, performed in Mexico, can or can not be registered with RENIEC, and on the merits, if Article 2 of the Constitution is being violated. With this decision, they would set an important precedent that would either open or completely close the recognition of the rights of same-sex couples in Perú for any number of years.

At the moment, according to this extremely lengthly and detailed article, the potential vote is 3/3, with Eloy Espinosa-Saldaña Barrera, Marianella Ledesma Narváez, and Carlos Ramos Nuñez in favor, while José Luis Sardón de Taboada, Augusto Ferrero Costa, and the president of the TC, Ernesto Blume Fortini, are against. The key is the undecided swing vote, Manuel Miranda Canales (who, in the past, has voted in favor of transgender rights).

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Perú: Notes on the Pending Marriage Equality Case

A journalist has asked the president of the Constitutional Court (TC) about the Ugarteche case and was told that the court will discuss it this week. Therefore, the ruling will be published by February or in the first week of March at the latest. Like in all judicial cases, the judges first vote and after a couple of weeks, they publish the decision. In the case of the Costa Rica Supreme Court, they broke a record as they made us wait four months after the vote. Let’s hope the Peruvian TC doesn’t do the same. Still, one hopes that the “sources close to the Tribunal” will let us know about the vote on the very day it happens.

 

The Costa Rican Supreme Court's decision went on for over 500 pages! Apparently, after their announcement, it took them that length of time to write it up and to then finalize their ruling, with much of it being an extended summary of all the many events which had led up to the point of their ruling.

Let's hope that the Peruvian TC can be a bit more succinct (although, they too will want to begin at the beginning, and lay down all the details of the case, plus all the precedent, including the CIDH ruling, the very pertinent and definitive Mexican ruling, the Colombian ruling, the Chilean CIDH accord, the ruling in Brasil, and now, that of the Costa Rican Supreme Court, all of which have led them to reach the decision at hand). Actually, courts can rarely be succinct.

One will recall that the Colombian Constitutional Court did a precedent-setting summary of every marriage equality ruling from every other Supreme Court decision worldwide (up to that point in history). And their ruling came prior to the CIDH ruling, a major factor which the Peruvian TC will want to emphasize.

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Perú: Twenty LGTBI Couples Symbolically Marry

Perú: Veinte Parejas LGTBI se Casaron Simbólicamente

Veinte parejas de LGTBI se casaron simbólicamente en el Parque del Amor en Miraflores como una respuesta ante la falta de una ley de matrimonio igualitario que legalice sus uniones. Muchas de ellos aprovecharon la oportunidad para renovar sus votos. El evento se realiza por décimo año consecutivo cada 14 de febrero.


Twenty LGTBI couples were symbolically married in the Parque del Amor in Miraflores as a response to the lack of a marriage equality law legalizing their unions. Many of them took the opportunity to renew their vows. The event has been held for ten consecutive years each 14 February.

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Perú: Judgment of Constitutional Court Recognizes Same-Sex Marriage

Perú: Sentencia de Juzgado Constitucional Reconoce el Matrimonio del Mismo Sexo

Per Lilith Gadea:

En primera instancia, Poder Judicial aprueba en nuestro país del Peru el matrimonio entre Susel Paredes y su esposa.

Corte Superior de Justicia de Lima, Décimo Primer Juzgado Constitucional


In the first instance in our country of Peru, the Judiciary approves the marriage between Susel Paredes and her wife.

Superior Court of Justice of Lima, Eleventh Constitutional Court

 

Perú: Summary of Latest Equal Marriage Recognition Case

The couple in question, Susel Ana María Paredes Pique and Gracia María Francisca Aljovín de Losada, were married in Miami on 4 August 2016, then attempted to register their marriage back home in Perú with RENIEC. They were rejected by RENIEC on 6 February 2017, and then filed suit against RENIEC. Now, on 4 April 2019, in the present ruling, citing the CIDH ruling on marriage equality, OC-24/17, the Superior Court of Justice of Lima, the Eleventh Constitutional Court, invalidated Article 234 of the Civil Code of Perú which defines marriage as being between one man and one woman, and ordered the inscription of the couple's marriage, without restrictions.
https://www.scribd.com/document/404969733/Susel-m...

The Superior Courts of Justice of Peru are the second-highest courts of the Judicial System of Peru. It is only second to the Supreme Court. There is one court for each Judicial District which more or less correspond with each of the 25 Regions of Peru.

Rick

Note: This is a new, different intermediate-level constitutional court ruling providing marriage recognition in a new, different case, that of Susel Paredes and her wife. Previously, we had been totally focusing on the case of Oscar Ugarteche, seeking official recognition of his Mexican marriage to his husband presently before the Tribunal Constitucional. However, Perú is a country where one ruling at the highest court level will automatically usher in marriage equality nationwide.

 

Likely Next Steps in the Latest Peruvian Marriage Equality Judgment

Per Diego Ato Cadenas:‏

Los argumentos de RENIEC no son jurídicos, sino bastante ideologizados. No cree en la figura del matrimonio igualitario. Es clarísimo que esta institución va a apelar, y si se anula la sentencia, Susel Paredes puede elevar su caso al Tribunal Constitucional del Perú.


The arguments of RENIEC are not legal, but rather fully ideological. It does not believe in the concept of marriage equality. It is very clear that this institution will appeal, and if the judgment is annulled, Susel Paredes can elevate her case to the Constitutional Tribunal of Perú.

Note: From this comment, it is obvious that that there are two higher court levels above the court which issued the marriage equality ruling on 4 April 2019. In Spanish, that court was: Corte Superior de Justicia de Lima, Décimo Primer Juzgado Constitucional.

The highest court is: Tribunal Constitucional del Perú.

 

Perú: Progress in LGBTI Rights

Perú: Avance en los Derechos LGBTI

El Poder Judicial ha ordenado al Registro Nacional de Identificación y Estado Civil (RENIEC), inscribir legalmente el matrimonio lésbico entre las peruanas Susel Paredes, gerenta de Fiscalización de la Municipalidad de La Victoria, y la abogada Gracia Aljovín, quienes contrajeron nupcias en Miami el 2016. La sentencia en primera instancia marca un precedente importante en la búsqueda por garantizar los derechos de la comunidad LGBTI.

Así lo considera Susel Paredes, quien en conferencia de prensa contó junto a su esposa, Gracia Aljovín, cómo se conocieron y la lucha que están dispuestas a hacer. Ambas señalaron que continuarán hasta el final con este proceso para que todas las personas integrantes de la diversidad sexual puedan gozar plenamente de sus derechos.

“No se trata de que la gente tenga que ir al extranjero a casarse. Es una locura pretender que se tenga que salir del país para hacerlo. Se trata de ir cambiando la comprensión que tiene la sociedad sobre los derechos de la comunidad LGBTI,” resaltó Aljovín.

RENIEC tiene tres días para apelar la sentencia, desde el momento en que es notificado oficialmente. La pareja espera que acepten el fallo en primera instancia.


The Judicial Branch has ordered the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (RENIEC) to legally register the lesbian marriage between Peruvians Susel Paredes, supervisor of the Municipality of La Victoria, and attorney Gracia Aljovín, who married in Miami in 2016. The judgment of the first instance marks an important precedent in the search to guarantee the rights of the LGBTI community.

This is what Susel Paredes considers, who at a press conference together with her wife, Gracia Aljovín, told how they met and about the fight they are willing to make. Both indicated that they will continue until the end of this process so that all persons who are members of the sexual diversity community can fully enjoy their rights.

"It's not about people having to go abroad to marry. It is crazy to pretend that one has to leave the country to do it. It is about changing the understanding that society has about the rights of the LGBTI community," remarked Aljovín.

RENIEC has three days to appeal the judgment, from the moment it is officially notified. The couple hopes that they accept the ruling of the first instance.

 

Perú: Congressional Leaders Favoring Marriage Equality

Per Alberto de Belaunde:

Una gran satisfacción escuchar a la ministra de la Mujer y Poblaciones Vulnerables, Gloria Montenegro, pronunciarse claramente a favor del matrimonio igualitario por ser un tema de derechos humanos.


It is a great pleasure to listen to the Minister for Women and Vulnerable Populations, Gloria Montenegro, clearly pronounce in favor of equal marriage as being a human rights issue.

Note: Alberto de Belaunde is a Congresista Peruana de la Bancada Liberal (Peruvian Congress Representative of the Liberal Caucus).

Gloria Montenegro is also a Congresista de la República del Perú (Congress Representative of the Republic of Perú).

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Perú: The Next Equal Marriage Recognition Challenge

Per José García:

Me estaré casando el 21 de mayo 2019 en UK, e inscribiré el matrimonio en RENIEC, todos por la causa del matrimonio igualitario.


I will be getting married on 21 May 2019 in the UK, and I will inscribe it with RENIEC, all for the cause of equal marriage.

Rick

 

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