APRODEH
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Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos (APRODEH) ("Association for Human Rights in Peru) is a Peru
vian human rights
organization. It was established in 1983 by a group of professionals who had been providing information to Peruvian congressmen involved with the Congressional Human Rights Commission, such as Javier Diez Canseco
. The group supported legislative work in view of the growing human rights violations during the Internal Conflict in Peru
.
In 1985, APRODEH was among the founding members of the Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos del Perú.
APRODEH works with many organizations both within and outside of Peru.
The current directors of the group are Francisco Soberón
and Miguel Jugo.
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
organization. It was established in 1983 by a group of professionals who had been providing information to Peruvian congressmen involved with the Congressional Human Rights Commission, such as Javier Diez Canseco
Javier Diez Canseco
Javier Diez Canseco Cisneros is a Peruvian politician and former member of the Peruvian Congress representing the party Partido Democrático Descentralista , of which he is a co-founder. He was also a candidate for President of Peru as the head of the Socialist Party of Peru in 2006 elections...
. The group supported legislative work in view of the growing human rights violations during the Internal Conflict in Peru
Internal conflict in Peru
It has been estimated that nearly 70,000 people died in the internal conflict in Peru that started in 1980 and, although still ongoing, had greatly wound down by 2000. The principal actors in the war were the Shining Path , the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement and the government of Peru.A great...
.
In 1985, APRODEH was among the founding members of the Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos del Perú.
APRODEH works with many organizations both within and outside of Peru.
The current directors of the group are Francisco Soberón
Francisco Soberón
Francisco Ricardo Soberón Garrido is a human rights activist in Peru. In 1983 he founded APRODEH, the non-governmental organization of which he is currently a director. He previously led the National Human Rights Coordinator's Office and was a member of the steering committee of the Coalition for...
and Miguel Jugo.