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El caso de Celia Ramos tuvo audiencia en la Corte IDH, una esperanza de justicia para miles de mujeres esterilizadas sin consentimiento en Perú

Guatemala, 23 de mayo de 2025. — La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (Corte IDH) celebró una audiencia pública en el caso de Celia Ramos Vs. Perú, el primer caso de esterilización forzada de Perú que llega ante este Tribunal. Este proceso representa un hito histórico y una oportunidad clave para que la Corte reconozca […]

Celia Ramos vs. Perú

En 1997, Celia Ramos de 34 años y oriunda de Piura, acudió a un puesto de salud buscando atención médica. Desde ese momento, fue objeto de presiones y desinformación por parte de personal de salud, que incluso la visitó varias veces en su casa dándole información incompleta e imprecisa para forzarla a someterse a un […]

The Case of Celia Ramos: Seeking Justice for Women Forcibly Sterilized Under Peru’s Fujimori Regime

The Center and its partners will argue the first-ever case brought before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights addressing Peru’s forced sterilization policy.

Serious threat to civic space in Peru: organizations condemn law that restricts the work of civil society and violates victims’ rights

April 24, 2025. – The undersigned organizations express our strongest condemnation of the enactment last April 14, 2025, without observation by the Executive Branch of Peru, of the law approved in Congress on March 12, which represents a serious threat to the defense of human rights. Likewise, the approval of this law does not comply […]

Chilean Activists Celebrate Apology in Forced Sterilization Case

Al Jazeera reported on the apology by Chilean President Gabriel Boric to a woman who was forcibly sterilized after the birth of her son because she had HIV. The Center and its local partner, Vivo Positivo, represented  “Francisca” at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. As a result, Chile agreed to end its forced sterilization […]

Esterilizaciones Forzadas En Perú: Luego De 18 Años De Proceso Penal Se Abre Investigación Judicial Contra Alberto Fujimori Y Sus Exministros De Salud

La decisión de la justicia peruana y la lucha de las víctimas representa una oportunidad para la búsqueda de verdad, justicia y reparación. Más de 217 mil mujeres fueron esterilizadas entre 1996 y 1998 en el Perú. La investigación judicial activa el proceso contra Alberto Fujimori, Eduardo Yong Motta, Marino Costa Bauer y Alejandro Aguinaga […]

Chile Agrees to End Forced Sterilization Practices and Provide Reparations in Case at the IACHR

The agreement provides justice for Francisca--a woman with HIV forcibly sterilized in a Chilean hospital--after a years-long effort by the Center for Reproductive Rights and Vivo Positivo at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

Czech Government Apologizes to Victims of Forced Sterilization

              The Center for Reproductive Rights congratulates the Czech Republic on being the first country in the region to acknowledge that Roma women have been forcibly sterilized. In a resolution adopted on November 23, the Czech government expressed regret over forced sterilizations. The resolution also includes measures to prevent […]