Peru

Human Rights in REPUBLIC OF PERU

Peru one step closer to legalising abortion | Amnesty ...
23 October 2009

The Peruvian Congress' has decided to stand by its proposal todecriminalize abortion in cases where women and girls become pregnantas a result of rape or incest ...

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Peru must build on plans to legalise abortion | Amnesty ...
20 October 2009

Amnesty International has called on the Peruvian authorities to step up recent efforts to decriminalise abortion in the country.

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Le Fil. Octobre/Novembre 2009
8 October 2009

Le Fil. Octobre/Novembre 2009

Document       NWS 21/005/2009

The Wire, October/November 2009. Vol. 39, issue 005
8 October 2009

1) Worldwide Appeals: DRC: Tortured in detention; Paraguay: Yakye Axa and Sawhoyamaxa Indigenous communities; Iraq: Detained without trial for nine years; Nepal ...

Document       NWS 21/005/2009

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: Police must respect human rights at all times, Amnesty ...
9 July 2009

Following the detention of 156 demonstrators in Peru, including 127 in Lima, Amnesty International called on the police not to use excessive force, as protests.

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Hundreds of Peru’s poor, rural and Indigenous pregnant women die ...
9 July 2009

A new Amnesty International report explores the high levels of maternal mortality amongst women from excluded or marginalized communities.

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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

Peru: Maternal Health and Mortality - Facts and Figures & Case ...
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