Human rights court orders Peru to pay compensation for a 1997 forced sterilization death
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued a judgment and ordered Peru to pay reparations for the death of a mother of three who died in 1997 as part of a forced sterilization program under the administration of the late Alberto Fujimori. The landmark ruling on Thursday is the first by Latin America's highest tribunal regarding forced sterilizations in Peru, a policy that systematically targeted impoverished and Indigenous women. The court revealed that Celia Ramos was...
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