Peru's Victims Of 'Forced Sterilizations' Hope For Fujimori Apology
By Francisco JARA, Christian Sierra
03/05/21 AT 9:58 PM
The start of court proceedings against Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori for a program blamed for forcibly sterilizing thousands of poor, mostly indigenous women has generated hope among victims that justice will finally be served.
"We've been waiting more than 20 years for justice. I want them to recognize us, to apologize to all the women" threatened or coerced into being sterilized, Gloria Basilio Huaman told AFP.
She said authorities tricked her into getting her fallopian tubes tied when she was 27, as part of a family planning program implemented by Fujimori during the final four years of his mandate.