Peru’s detained ex-President Castillo transferred to a hospital days after starting hunger strike
Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has been taken from prison to a hospital days after beginning a hunger strike in ...
Peru's detained ex-President Castillo ends hunger strike after four days, authorities say
Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has ended a four-day hunger strike that he began in protest of his trial on ...
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Peruvian lawmakers pass bill restricting NGOs
Civil society groups in Peru are warning a new anti-NGO law in Peru could infringe on human rights in the country. The law, passed yesterday by the Peruvian Congress, bans NGOs from providing legal ...
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Indigenous peoples demand consultation as controversial road paves through Peru’s Amazon
By Aimee Gabay An ongoing federal highway project that will cross through protected areas and Indigenous lands in Peru’s ...
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Peru: Afghan migrants rescued from people traffickers
Peruvian authorities Sunday rescued 23 Afghan victims of migrant trafficking, it was reported in Lima. “The Tahuamanu Prosecutor's Office in the district of Madre de Dios achieved the rescue of ...
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To Indigenous people in 17th century Peru, a Madonna image evoked traditional Inca deity
Our Lady of the Rosary of Guápulo is a devotional image venerated in the outskirts of Quito, Ecuador, and was promoted by a ...
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Peru’s Indigenous leaders raise concerns over oil and gas projects at a human rights hearing
and subsequent deadly encounters between logging workers and the Indigenous people, underline just how vulnerable these ...
At Least 3 People Killed and 79 Injured After Roof Collapses at Shopping Mall: Reports
Three people have died and 79 others are injured after a roof collapsed at the Real Plaza shopping mall in Trujillo, Peru, at ...