Last mentioned: Mar 7, 2026
DEMUS Response
Feminist organization DEMUS celebrates the ruling as a fundamental step for thousands of victims.
IACHR Landmark Ruling
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights finds Peru responsible and orders reparations.
Fujimori Administration
Implementation of the national sterilization program targeting poor and Indigenous populations.
Death of Celia Ramos
Ramos dies following a coerced procedure; her family begins a decades-long search for justice.
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has ordered the Peruvian government to pay $340,000 in reparations to the family of Celia Ramos, a victim of a 1990s forced sterilization campaign. This landmark ruling marks the first time the international court has addressed the systemic medical abuses that affected over 300,000 individuals under the Fujimori administration.
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