Convention against Torture adopted by Peru

The Peruvian State approved the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment through Legislative Resolution 24815 dated May 24, 1988. This resolution was published in the Official Gazette El Peruano on May 25, 1988. The approval of this international convention represented a formal commitment of the Peruvian State to prevent and punish torture. This international instrument is part of the normative framework of human rights that Peru had ratified during the period of the internal armed conflict.