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Peru: Mayor detained, risks ill-treatment
1 June 2012

The mayor of the southern town of Espinar has been detained since 30 May. He risks ill-treatment and could face an unfair trial.

Urgent Action       AMR 46/003/2012

Report 2012: No longer business as usual for tyranny and injustice ...
24 May 2012

Amnesty International releases its flagship yearly report documenting the state of the world's human rights.

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Peru: Human rights concerns in Peru: Amnesty International ...
1 April 2012

In this submission, Amnesty International notes that the law on the right of Indigenous Peoples to prior consultation has been adopted, but however has concerns ...

Report       AMR 46/002/2012

Peru to reopen investigation into forced sterilizations of women ...
31 October 2011

The Peruvian authorities must investigate allegations that a government-run family planning scheme was used to sterilize thousands of indigenous and peasant women ...

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Americas: Sacrificing rights in the name of development ...
5 August 2011

In the Americas laws there is an entrenched discriminatory attitude against Indigenous peoples. On the International Day of the World's Indigenous People, Amnesty ...

Report       AMR 01/001/2011

Development must not trump indigenous rights in the Americas ...
4 August 2011

Across the Americas, Indigenous Peoples are seen as standing in the way of commercial interests and their human rights are consistently violated.

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Peru: Further information: Chinese man will not be extradited from ...
15 June 2011

The Peruvian Constitutional Court has ruled that the government should not extradite a Chinese man, Huang Haiyong (also written as Wong Ho Wing) to China to face ...

Urgent Action       AMR 46/006/2011

Peru's candidacy for election to the UN Human Rights Council: Open ...
17 May 2011

In this open letter, written on the occasion of Peru's candidacy for membership of the UN Human Rights Council in the elections scheduled for 20 May 2011, Amnesty ...

Open Letter       AMR 46/007/2011

Amnesty International | Two killed in clashes over Peru mining ...
8 April 2011

The Peruvian authorities must refrain from using excessive force against people protesting against a large mining project, Amnesty International said today, after ...

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Two killed in clashes over Peru mining project | Amnesty ...
8 April 2011

Clashes between protesters and police over a mining project have left three dead over the past week and scores injured.

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