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Amnesty International  Report 2012


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Americas: Solutions to the historic violation of Indigenous rights ...
7 August 2009

Indigenous peoples of THE americaS. From the northern most reaches of the Arctic to the southern tip of Tierra del Fuego, Indigenous ...

Report       AMR 01/004/2009

Peru: Fatal flaws - barriers to maternal health in Peru
9 July 2009

Peru: Fatal flaws - barriers to maternal health in Peru

Document       AMR 46/008/2009

Amnesty International | Peru: Maternal Health and Mortality ...
9 July 2009

Peru has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the Americas. According to official figures, 185 women die for every 100000 live births in Peru. The

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Peru: Further information: Steps taken toward dialogue after ...
9 July 2009

International pressure on the Peruvian authorities has brought some progress for Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon. An Amnesty International delegation will visit ...

Urgent Action       AMR 46/010/2009

Peru: Fear for safety
9 June 2009

Scores of demonstrators from Indigenous communities in the Amazon were detained and at least 169 injured after demonstrators were forcibly dispersed in the town ...

Urgent Action       AMR 46/009/2009

Peru: Deadly inequalities: Maternal mortality in Peru
28 May 2009

Peru remains one of the countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios in Latin America. Maternal mortality could be greatly reduced if the barriers that ...

Document       AMR 46/002/2009

Demand Dignity: Case studies on maternal mortality: campaign ...
28 May 2009

More than half a million women die needlessly each year from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth – one every minute. Many others suffer disabling ...

Document       ACT 35/007/2009

Peru's Ex-President convicted in landmark case | Amnesty ...
7 April 2009

Alberto Fujimori, the former President of Peru, has been convicted of a series of human rights violations.

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Amnesty International | Peru: The conviction of Fujimori – a ...
7 April 2009

The conviction of former President Alberto Fujimori is a crucial milestone in the struggle against impunity in Peru and shows that nobody is exempt from being held ...

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Peru: Fear for safety: Techi (f)
27 February 2009

Transgender woman Techi was kidnapped and tortured by members of a local neighbourhood watch patrol in the town of Tarapoto in San Martín Province, northern Peru ...

Urgent Action       AMR 46/004/2009