Freedom of Religion/History/Country sources/Peru
What is the oldest written source in this country that mentions this right?
Peru
Peru enacted its first national constitution in 1823 which granted rights exclusively to men who held property and proved themselves to be literate(Peru, Constitutions, Encyclopedia.com). Over a century later, the 1933 Constitution of the Republic of Peru guarantees the freedom to religion in Title 14, Article 232 while protecting and maintaining Catholicism as the state religion.
The current Constitution of Peru was ratified on 31 December 1993. Articles 2.2, 2.3, and 37 grant religious freedom, equality, and prohibit religious discrimination. Article 50 recognizes the Catholic Church as historically, culturally, and morally important.
References: “Peru, Constitutions Encyclopedia.com.” n.d. Www.encyclopedia.com. Accessed June 20, 2024. https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts- and-maps/peru-constitutions#:~:text=The%201823%20constitution%20extended%20political.
“Northwestern SSO.” n.d. Prd-Nusso.it.northwestern.edu. Accessed June 21, 2024. https://heinonline-org.turing.library.northwestern.edu/HOL/COWShow?collection=cow&cow_id=326.
Constitution Project. “Peru 1993 (Rev. 2021) Constitution.” Constitute. POGO, April 27, 2022. Last modified April 27, 2022. Accessed June 24, 2022. https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Peru_2021?lang=en.