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Peru Ordered to Pay $340K for Forced Sterilization Death

3/6/2026

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The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered Peru to pay $340,000 in reparations for Celia Ramos's 1997 death after a forced sterilization.
The ruling is the court's first decision on the nationwide sterilization program under former President Alberto Fujimori, which targeted impoverished and Indigenous women.
Ramos died at age 34 after a severe allergic reaction during the procedure, conducted under negligent conditions, illustrating state-sponsored harm.

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The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered Peru to pay $340,000 in reparations for Celia Ramos's 1997 death after a forced sterilization.
The ruling is the court's first decision on the nationwide sterilization program under former President Alberto Fujimori, which targeted impoverished and Indigenous women.
Ramos died at age 34 after a severe allergic reaction during the procedure, conducted under negligent conditions, illustrating state-sponsored harm.