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Weekly Report - 12 March 2026 (WR-26-10)
PERU: Court ruling could damage Fujimori’s candidacy
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) condemned Peru on 5 March for the forced sterilisation and subsequent death of Celia Ramos Durand in 1997 during the so-called national reproductive health and family planning programme of the authoritarian government of Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000), which primarily targeted poor, indigenous women. The timing of the ruling comes at a critical time with presidential and congressional elections due on 12 April and the most recent poll suggesting that the late Fujimori’s daughter Keiko, who is running for the right-wing Fuerza Popular (FP), has edged ahead of Rafael López Aliaga of the far-right Renovación Popular (RP) in the presidential race.
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- VENEZUELA: US focus shifts to mining sector
- ECUADOR: Correísmo in existential legal battle
- PERU: Court ruling could damage Fujimori’s candidacy
- CHILE: Kast takes office promising new order
- BRAZIL: Lawmakers ramp up calls for inquiry into Banco Master
- BRAZIL: Signs of divisions on the left
- ARGENTINA: New justice minister seeks to appoint 200 judges
- TRACKING TRENDS
- MEXICO: Sheinbaum defiant in face of anti-cartel coalition snub
- MEXICO: Women’s marches reflect frustrations with government
- TRACKING TRENDS
- GUATEMALA: Appointment process concludes for key courts
- Jurists warn of possible crimes against humanity in El Salvador
- Quotes of the week