The first big piece of news is that the Government has finally agreed, for the first time, to set the record straight about the around 350,000 women who were sterilized against their will (or without their consent) during the Fujimori regime in the mid-1990s. We made possible, right after 14 Feb,…

Isn’t this amazing? The Construction Workers’ Union in Peru, and Global Coordinator Jason Day share photos of the unveiling of the signs calling to end street harassment that will be posted outside major constructions in the country. In alliance with DEMUS, they are setting up a workshop for them in…

Peruvian Actor, One Billion Rising Global Coordinator and V-Man extordinaire Jason Day wrote a moving letter to Eve Ensler, creator of One Billion Rising and published it with Diario La República in spanish. Below is a translation of the letter. Read the original article can be read HERE!  Dear Eve, I have seen your…

Isabel Pinedo, an activist in Peru was so inspired by One Billion Rising in 2013 that she wrote, sang and recorded this incredible song Amarme which translates as to love myself or simply Love Me. Love Me is an ode to self-love and an invite to love, to stop the cycle of violence. Enjoy! …

JUST released today, a local Peruvian magazine published a powerful and poignant article about the prevalence of and pressing need to END violence against women in Peru. The author does not shy away from highlighting the cultural normalization of family violence, or the level of justice NOT served by the…

MUJERES EN BÚSQUEDA DE JUSTICIA Algunas ideas a un mes del Tribunal de Conciencia Por Jessenia Casani, socióloga de DEMUS, Perú A través del informe final de la Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación entregado al Estado peruano, el año 2003, la violencia sexual durante el conflicto armado interno peruano…