Human rights court orders reparations for forced sterilisation case in Peru

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights says Peru must pay the family of a woman who died as a result of forced sterilisation.

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The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) has ordered Peru to pay reparations to the family of Celia Ramos, a mother of three whose death resulted from a campaign of forced sterilisations during the 1990s.

Thursday’s landmark ruling stated that the 34-year-old Ramos was coerced into sterilisation against her will, causing an allergic reaction that led to her death.