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UN rules forcible sterilizations of women in Peru ‘crime against humanity’ (www.theguardian.com)
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A UN committee has urged Peru to compensate women who were forcibly sterilised in the 1990s, ruling that the state policy could constitute a “crime against humanity”.

Forced sterilisation was part of a programme implemented by Peru’s then president Alberto Fujimori during the final four years before he left office in 2000 after a decade in power.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Now do China with the Uyghur.

From the article.

  • “She felt strong pains in her abdomen but was immediately discharged and had to walk back home without any post-operative care,” it said.