Peru
Judicial investigations into grave human rights abuses committed during the 20-year armed conflict that ended in 2000 remain slow and limited. Threats to freedom of expression, violence against women, and abuses by security forces are also major concerns.
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Implicating Humala
Evidence of Atrocities and Cover-Up of Abuses Committed during Peru’s Armed Conflict
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“I Want to be a Citizen Just like Any Other”
Barriers to Political Participation for People with Disabilities in Peru
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News
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Letter to Chair of the Commission of Social Inclusion and People with Disability of Peru
RE: Draft Law for People with Disabilities
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Latin America, It’s Time to End Police Abuse
The region’s police and security forces need urgent reform. Otherwise, we are likely to continue seeing serious abuses against protesters
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Latin America: Cut Prison Crowding to Fight COVID-19
Unsanitary Cells Prime Condition for Spreading Virus Outside Walls
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Peru: Many With Disability Left Off Voting Lists
Act Immediately to Guarantee Voting Rights for 2021 Election
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