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The IFCVR shows how, in addition to being direct victims of kidnappings, forced recruitment, arbitrary detentions, physical and psychological torture, forced disappearances, massacres and extrajudicial executions, women also suffered from …
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A public hearing was held in Lima on June 22, 2002, to address cases of human rights violations. One of the cases discussed involved the daughter of Celestina Rafael Polo, a victim of a car bomb. The hearing highlighted the ongoing challenges faced by women, including discrimination and marginalization, especially …
During the political violence in the province of Huancasancos, women were disproportionately affected by extrajudicial executions and assassinations. The data from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) indicates that 23% of the 11,319 people killed were women. Unlike men, women's deaths were not selective by age, suggesting they were more …