International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights adopted
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights was approved by the Peruvian State through Decree Law 22128 on March 28, 1978, and was subsequently ratified by the 1979 Constitution and entered into force in 1980.
The 1966 UN International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) was approved by the Peruvian State through Decree Law 22128 dated March 28, 1978. This covenant was subsequently ratified together with its Optional Protocol (I) by Title VIII, General and Transitory Provision XVI of the Political Constitution of 1979. The instrument of ratification was deposited on September 9, 1980, and entered into force for Peru on that date. The ICCPR establishes fundamental non-derogable rights even during armed conflicts and emergency situations, being one of the central international instruments for the protection of human rights that acquired constitutional status in the Peruvian legal system.