Peru

A political crisis in Peru has triggered unprecedented nationwide protests, and a brutal crackdown by police. The protests are led by mainly rural poor, indigenous Quechua-speakers, demanding their human rights be fulfilled by a State which has for decades discriminated against them. The violence is a stark reminder of the legacy of Peru’s 20-year civil war, in which Quechua-speakers were the huge majority of those killed, disappeared and tortured.

Speakers:

Juana Lisa Lloret de Fernandez, founding member, Centro de Atencion Psico Social (CAPS)

Rosalia Chauca, member of Red Para la Infancia y la Familia