Last mentioned: Mar 7, 2026
Public Reaction
NGOs like DEMUS celebrate the ruling as a fundamental step for thousands of other victims.
DEMUS Response
Feminist organization DEMUS celebrates the ruling as a fundamental step for thousands of victims.
IACHR Ruling
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights issues its landmark decision on reparations and state responsibility.
IACHR Landmark Ruling
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights finds Peru responsible and orders reparations.
Death of Celia Ramos
Ramos is coerced into sterilization and dies from a resulting allergic reaction.
Fujimori Era
The Peruvian government implements a massive sterilization campaign targeting poor and Indigenous populations.
Fujimori Administration
Implementation of the national sterilization program targeting poor and Indigenous populations.
Death of Celia Ramos
Ramos dies following a coerced procedure; her family begins a decades-long search for justice.
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has ordered the Peruvian government to pay $340,000 in reparations to the family of Celia Ramos, a victim of a 1990s forced sterilization campaign. This landmark ruling marks the first time the international court has addressed the systemic medical abuses that affected over 300,000 individuals under the Fujimori administration.
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has issued a landmark ruling ordering Peru to pay $340,000 in reparations to the family of Celia Ramos. The decision marks the first time the international court has held the Peruvian state accountable for the systematic forced sterilization campaign of the 1990s.