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La violencia obstétrica y su reconocimiento por la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos

La violencia obstétrica y su reconocimiento por la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos

Desde hace algunos años, la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (Corte IDH) ha desarrollado estándares en materia de derechos sexuales y reproductivos. Sin embargo, la Corte se ha encontrada reacia...
Obstetric Violence and its Recognition by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Obstetric Violence and its Recognition by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights

For some years the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACoHR) has been developing standards regarding sexual and reproductive rights. However, the court has proven reluctant to recognise obstetric violence as...
Peru: School Curricula as New Sites of LGBTQ+ Liberation

Peru: School Curricula as New Sites of LGBTQ+ Liberation

Image description: School children in Peru, in a classroom, seated at desks. They have their eyes shut. In 2017, the Peruvian Ministry of Education introduced the National Curriculum of Basic...
Intercultural Constitutionalism in Peru

Intercultural Constitutionalism in Peru

Recently, the Constitutional Court of Peru issued a judgment in case 03158-2018-AA, concerning a writ of amparo in favor of the Marcapata rural patrols (rondas campesinas), who have been prosecuted...
Discriminatory Torture of an LGBTI Person: Landmark Precedent Set by the Inter-American Court

Discriminatory Torture of an LGBTI Person: Landmark Precedent Set by the Inter-American Court

Earlier this year, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) issued a landmark judgment Azul Rojas Marín and Another v. Peru (Azul), in which Peru was found responsible for the...
Secularism as separation and neutrality: A redefinition of Concepts by the Constitutional Court of Peru

Secularism as separation and neutrality: A redefinition of Concepts by the Constitutional Court of Peru

Last month, the Constitutional Court of Peru issued a judgment in the case 00007-2014-PA/TC, which concerned an application for amparo (constitutional relief) in favour of a teacher. The case began...
Human Rights, Criminal Law, and Rural and Native Communities in Peru

Human Rights, Criminal Law, and Rural and Native Communities in Peru

Recently, the Constitutional Court of Peru issued a judgment in the case 7009-2013-PHC/TC, concerning a writ of habeas corpus in favor of two members of the Tres Islas Native Community,...
Human Rights, the Environment and Mining: Holding Transnational Corporations Accountable

Human Rights, the Environment and Mining: Holding Transnational Corporations Accountable

Litigation that tests the division between corporate and state human rights obligations, and the synergies between environmental and human rights law, is currently underway in Peru. The Tintaya-Antapaccay mine in...
Investigating Alleged Widespread and/or Systematic Forced Sterilizations in Peru

Investigating Alleged Widespread and/or Systematic Forced Sterilizations in Peru

On 20 April 2015, the Peruvian Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) re-opened an investigation into alleged forced sterilizations of over 2000 persons, mainly peasant and indigenous women. They were allegedly...
Decisiones nominadas para la categoría Garrote en los Premios Género y Justicia al Descubierto 2015 

Decisiones nominadas para la categoría Garrote en los Premios Género y Justicia al Descubierto 2015 

Jueces y juezas de todo el mundo tienen que hacerse responsables de las decisiones discriminatorias que toman y como éstas afectan la vida de las personas, en especial de las...
The ‘Bludgeon’ Nominees in the Gender Justice Uncovered Awards 2015

The ‘Bludgeon’ Nominees in the Gender Justice Uncovered Awards 2015

Judges from all over the world should be held accountable for the discriminatory decisions they issue on matters related to gender equality, and for how these rulings affect the lives...
Finance and Human Rights: Developments in Brazil and Peru

Finance and Human Rights: Developments in Brazil and Peru

In December 2014, governments, businesses and civil society gathered at the Palais des Nations, the UN’s headquarters in Geneva, best football pool picks this week http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/digs/college-football-rankings-predictions-week-13/ college football picks week...

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