Human Rights Measure
Multisectoral Strategy for the Protection of Indigenous Communities in the Health Emergency of COVID-19, Decree 1489 (Estrategia Multisectorial para Protección de los Pueblos Indígenas u Originarios en el Marco de la Emergencia Sanitaria por el COVID-19, Decreto 1489)
Date Enacted: May 2020
Country: Peru
Region: Latin America & the Caribbean
Peru’s Decree 1489 sets out five actions to protect and care for indigenous or native communities within the framework of the COVID-19 health emergency in the areas of: health response, territorial control, supplying basic necessities, providing information and early warnings, and protecting indigenous persons in isolation.
