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. In November 2020, the Peruvian National Police committed multiple abuses against mostly peaceful demonstrators, leaving two protesters killed and hundreds injured. Covid-19 and measures imposed to prevent its spread have had a devastating impact on people’s enjoyment of social and economic rights.
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Disability RightsBryan Russell, a Peruvian human rights advocate, is the 2021 recipient of the Human Rights Watch Marca Bristo Fellowship for Courageous Leadership in Disability Rights, Human Rights Watch said today.Peruvian Advocate for People with Disabilities Honored
September 8, 2021
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Disability RightsHuman Rights Watch is an independent, non-governmental organization dedicated to defending and protecting human rights in more than 90 countries. We have researched the rights of persons with disabilities around the world, including in a number of countries in Latin America.
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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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Peruvian Advocate for People with Disabilities Honored
Bryan Russell, Who Has Down Syndrome, Fights for Inclusive Schools, Political Participation
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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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