LIMA, Peru — Peru’s Public Prosecutor’s Office closed its investigation into the forced sterilization of 4,172 women in the 1990s, Amnesty International said on Nov. 3.
The closure perpetuates impunity, the rights group said. It called for the decision to be reversed.
Key facts
- Prosecutors closed the case under Law 32107, passed in 2024, Amnesty said. The law applies statutes of limitations to war crimes and crimes against humanity committed before July 1, 2002.
- At least 200,000 people were sterilized in Peru in the 1990s, according to Amnesty.
- Victims have waited almost 30 years for justice, and the first prosecutorial investigation began more than 20 years ago, Amnesty said.
What Amnesty said
“There is still time to reverse this decision,” said Jennie Dador Tozzini, director of Amnesty International Peru.
Amnesty urged Peru to repeal Law 32107, the group said.
The group cited a March 2026 ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on the 1997 forced sterilization and death of Celia Ramos Durand.
This report rests on Amnesty International’s statement. The Boston Report has not independently confirmed the prosecutor’s decision and did not find a public statement from Peru’s Public Prosecutor’s Office.
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Sources
- Amnesty International, “Peru: Closing the investigation into forced sterilisations perpetuates impunity,” Nov. 3, 2026
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