The complaints about forced sterilizations made by various women and organizations in recent years in Peru take on special significance in the efforts of a group of twelve Quechua-speaking peasant …
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Forced Sterilizations in Peru: Women Await Justice
Testimonies of 12 Peasant Women from Anta
Testimonies of 12 peasant women from Anta submitted to the Human Rights Commission of the Congreso de la República, the Ministry of Health, and the Fiscal de la Nación in …
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Revolt in Anta
The Anta revolt in 1930 was part of a series of peasant uprisings that occurred in Cuzco and Puno at the beginning of the 20th century. This period, between 1885 and 1930, was characterized by the expansion of the commercial houses of Arequipa and the haciendas of Cuzco and Puno, …