Untold Truths: The Exclusion of Enforced Sterilizations from the Peruvian Truth Commission\u27s Final Report

This presentation argues that the exclusion of enforced sterilization cases from the Peruvian Truth Commission\u27s investigation and Final Report effectively erases State responsibility and decreases the likelihood for justice and reparations for women victims-survivors of State-sponsored violence in Peru. In a context of deep cultural and economic divides and violent conflict, this presentation recounts how the State\u27s Family Planning Program violated Peruvian women\u27s reproductive rights by sterilizing low-income, indigenous Quechua-speaking women without informed consent. This presentation argues that these systematic reproductive injustices constitute an act of genocide, proposes an independent inquiry, and advocates for a more inclusive investigation and final report for future truth commissions whose goals include truth, accountability, and justice for all victims-survivors of state-sponsored violence. Leaders responsible for the enforced sterilization of more than 200,000 Peruvian women, including former President Alberto Ken\u27ya Fujimori, must be held accountable for past violations in order to fully realize future reconciliation and justice in Peru