The facts that support the request for protection concern the risk to the life and personal integrity of Wong Ho Win, who faced a request for extradition to the People's Republic of China at risk of life imprisonment or the death penalty. The Inter-American Court ordered Peru to refrain from proceeding with the extradition.

The measures granted were lifted in October 2011 and reissued in June 2012. In March 2014, an extension was filed, requesting the release of Wong Ho Win, which the Inter-American Court rejected.