Celia Ramos's case, stemming from forced sterilizations in 1990s Peru, is being heard by an international court after her death caused by complications from tubal ligation surgery. This case exemplifies the widespread violations of rights under former President Fujimori's policies, which targeted poor, rural, Indigenous women. The U.N. has urged for compensation for victims, asserting that these sterilizations could be considered a crime against humanity. Ramos's daughter sees this hearing as a vital step toward justice for her family and other victims.
This hearing gives us the opportunity that we have not had in our country. We are looking for justice. The Peruvian state should be held responsible for the death of our mother, who was completely healthy.
The mass sterilisation of hundreds of thousands of largely poor, rural and Indigenous women in the 1990s is considered one of the country’s most flagrant and widespread violations of human rights.
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