Creation of the Asociación Nacional de Familiares Detenidos, Desaparecidos en Zonas de Emergencia (ANFASEP)
In 1983, a group of women in Ayacucho, Peru, formed the Asociación Nacional de Familiares Detenidos, Desaparecidos en Zonas de Emergencia (ANFASEP) to address the disappearances of their family members during the period of violence in the country. The organization was initially composed solely of women to protect men, who …