Peru: Mass Sterilizations During Fujimori Term

Posted 15 April 2009 13:26 GMT

Countries	Peru
Topics	Health, Human Rights, Indigenous, Ethnicity & Race, Women & Gender
Languages	Spanish

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After the sentencing of Peruvian ex-president Alberto Fujimori for crimes against humanity, Silvio Rendón of Gran Combo Club [es] summarizes the events behind the mass sterilizations of indigenous women without their consent during Fujimori's term.

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