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, killing two protesters and injuring hundreds. In 2021, Keiko Fujimori unsuccessfully tried to use spurious litigation and political pressure to annul the presidential elections she lost against Pedro Castillo.
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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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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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Peru: Revoke Emergency Decrees
Broad Suspension of Basic Rights Disproportionate and Opens Door to Abuse
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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
