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Peru
Targeted Groups | Perpetrators | Alert Status | Genocide Stage(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Watch | Stage 3: Discrimination, Stage 10: Denial |
Country Overview
CIA World Factbook
Details
Socioeconomic inequalities persist between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peruvians and Afro-Peruvians suffer racial discrimination. The recent presidential election showed political polarization between the left and right is high. The state has failed to denounce PSRPF as genocidal or prosecute its architects for crimes of genocide.
Page last updated:
7/15/2021
Resources
Forced sterilization in Peru | Reporter | DW News
Peru’s military say Shining Path insurgents killed 16 civilians. Others are not so sure.
World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Peru: Afro-Peruvians