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Victoria's long fight for justice for survivors of forced sterilization

Content warning: forced sterilization and reproductive violence This story is a tough one. But it’s not without hope.

Crisis in Peru: Justice on hold for Quechua women

Recent events in Peru might have survivors of forced sterilization waiting even longer for justice.

Finding hope and strength in each other

From COVID-19, to coups, to coerced sterilization, difficult circumstances bring communities together.

Forced sterilization: Finding light after the darkness

In Peru during the 1990s, hundreds of thousands of women were forcibly sterilized under a government program.

Forced sterilizations in Peru: Survivors seek justice

In Peru between 1996 and 2001, more than 270,000 women were sterilized under a government-run program.

Speaking their truths: Victoria Saccsara and Morningstar Mercredi

Victoria and Morningstar’s lived experiences of forced sterilization were central to a 2019 forum which took place in Quito, Ecuador.

Stories of Solidarity

Stories of Solidarity is a three-part mini series from Inter Pares highlighting the work of long-term counterparts to globalize equality.

Forced sterilizations in Peru: Survivors seek justice

Victoria Saccsara leads a group of survivors of forced sterilization in her region advocating for reparations from the Peruvian government.

Stories of Solidarity

We are together in the struggle for social justice. Make a gift in solidarity.

Activist Fair: Conversations on Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights

On Monday April 29, Inter Pares invites you to Activist Fair: Conversations on Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights, an enlightening evening of spoken word poetry, discussion, and celebration.

40 years of social justice action: stories and lessons in new book by PCS

For 40 years, Inter Pares had the honour of working with the international NGO, Project Counselling Service (PCS).

Faces of Courage

Take a closer look at courage - what it is, what it looks like, and the risks facing defenders around the world.

What is Courage?

The people with whom Inter Pares works demonstrate profound courage, in their patience, persistence,fearlessness and motivation.

Solidarity with Peruvian Victims of Forced Sterilizations

Inter Pares has worked with Peruvian counterparts since the early 1990s to bring an end to a policy that resulted in the forced sterilization of hundreds of thousands of rural citizens.

Inter Pares pays tribute to Diana Avila Paulette, Latin American activist, former head of PCS

Inter Pares mourns the passing of lifelong activist and dear Peruvian friend and colleague — our compañera, Diana Avila Paulette.

The World Through a Feminist Lens

In this bulletin, we explore our feminist approach, and what it means for activists around the world.

Feminism Sans Frontières

Feminism is not a worldview invented and held solely by women in the global North. We have found over the past forty years that feminism resonates with social justice activists around the world.

Forced Sterilizations in Peru: Never again

Mamérita Mestanza hadn’t reached her 34th birthday when she died from complications resulting from tubal ligation surgery. Her story is far from unique.

Women's Health & Women's Rights

This bulletin highlights the excellent work of our counterparts in reproductive and sexual health of women and girls in the Philippines, in-depth training for midwives in Burma and the unveiling of forced sterilizations committed in Peru.

Feminist activist advocates for women’s sexual autonomy in Peru

Peruvian feminists face opposition by ultra-conservatives as they work to promote women’s sexual autonomy

Women Leading the Way to Justice

Women’s rights and leadership is at the core of Inter Pares’ approach to social justice and international cooperation.

Tour - (In)Equality Matters: Social justice and the economy

Hear the discussions of residents of Saskatoon, Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa that emerged from the four-city tour on economic justice.

Rising from the ashes

The work of Inter Pares and PCS shared through the story of four inspiring Indigenous women in Peru.

Learning and Acting Together

Canadian officials and politicians appreciate having access to perspectives and voices they otherwise would not have heard.

The Future is Now

Young people in Peru, in Sudan, in the Philippines, and in Canada are building the future they want, now.

The Hope that Unites Us

Internal armed conflicts in Peru, Guatemala, and Colombia changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals.

Women's Struggles for Justice – A Roundtable on Confronting Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict

Twenty activists consolidate knowledge and advance feminist strategies on the issue of sexual violence against women in armed conflict.