{"id":21311,"date":"2026-08-31T08:40:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T06:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/?p=21311"},"modified":"2026-08-31T08:40:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T06:40:42","slug":"a-law-similar-to-perus-femicide-law-changed-the-way-peru-handles-cases-of-missing-persons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/news\/solsiret-gesetz-wie-ein-femizid-perus-umgang-mit-vermisstenfaellen-veraenderte\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abThe Solsiret Act\u00bb: How a Femicide Changed Peru's Approach to Missing Persons Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"

She was a sociology student, an activist, and the mother of two young children. Then, one day, Solsiret Rodr\u00edguez disappeared without a trace from Lima. Her case led to a law that continues to shape Peru\u2019s approach to missing women to this day. The latest issue of our magazine \u00abbegegnen\u00bb tells this and other stories about the fight against gender-based violence.

<\/strong>It wasn\u2019t until three and a half years after her disappearance that the truth came to light: Solsiret Rodr\u00edguez had been the victim of a femicide. The case led to a new law governing how cases of missing women are handled in Peru, which is still commonly referred to as the \u00abSolsiret Law\u00bb in many places. Solsiret Rodr\u00edguez\u2019s parents played an important role in this effort\u2014together with the feminist organization \u2018Centro de la Mujer Peruana Flora Trist\u00e1n,\u00ab which is supported by Mission 21, they fought for legal reform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00abWe\u2019re protesting because violence must not be considered normal\u00bb: Raysa D\u00edaz Romero (center) works for Flora Trist\u00e1n. In 2023 and 2024, she also served as a youth ambassador for Mission 21.<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For Raysa D\u00edaz Romero, who works at the \u00abCentro de la Mujer Peruana Flora Trist\u00e1n\u00bb in Lima, the case illustrates how deeply gender-based violence is entrenched in Peru\u2019s social structures and how much perseverance is needed to bring about change. Mission 21\u2019s partner organization has been fighting for women\u2019s rights for 47 years, despite growing political opposition: sex education has been eliminated from Peru\u2019s schools, and a new draft law even seeks to abolish femicide as an aggravating circumstance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This case is part of the special feature in the current issue of the magazine \u00abbegegnen\u00bb (No. 3, September 2026). Under the title \u00abTogether Against Violence,\u00bb the issue highlights projects in Peru, Bolivia, and Indonesia that work to combat gender-based and sexual violence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complete magazine is available here<\/strong><\/a>, to learn more about the campaign, please visit here<\/strong><\/a>.
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