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Social Cohesion
2011
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Peru's first black minister: barefoot singer.
"I am the symbol of inclusion," said Baca in her Lima home. "I don't hate the people who segregated us, who punished us, who hurt us. I just don't want anyone else in our country to go through what I did"
Sep 2011
Albany Times Union
Jul 2011
Cuzco, Madre de Dios and Arequipa lead human trafficking cases
Peruvian Times
May 2011
UN expert urges Peru to do more to combat modern slavery
"Domestic servitude remains almost invisible in urban areas"
Jan 2011
"Cultura PolÃtica De La Democracia en Perú, 2010" by Julio Carrión from the University of Delaware & Patricia Zarate de Instituto de Estudios Peruanos in Lima from The Americas Barometer by the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) www.LapopSurveys.org
Americas Barometer /USAID (pulsar aqui para versión en español)
"Peru's Democratic Culture, 2010" - A summary in English by the Peru Support Group:
Three police killed in ambush in coca growing VRAE.
Since 2008, more than 60 police have been killed in the region
2009 to 2010
Aug 2010
Tensions Over Chinese Mining Venture in Peru
New York Times
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Three-year-old Peruvian girl shot and paralyzed during failed robbery
Canada to provide US$490,000 for combating human trafficking in Peru
Jun 2010
Peru's minorities battle racism
BBC News
May 2010
RACE in PERU: The banning of a character in a popular television comedy has sparked a major race row in Peru.
BBC World Service
Apr 2010
Afro Peruvian Leaders Receive Violence Threats
Ground Report
Peru issues laws against discrimination to domestic workers
Living in Peru
July 2007
'Racist' Lima restaurant closed
BBC
Oct 2009
Fukuyama in Peru: Redistribution of wealth is essential