By Global Issues LIMA, May 30 (IPS) – “Water is part of our culture, it is intrinsic to the Amazon,” said José Manuyama, a member of a river defense committee in his native Requena, a town located in the department of Loreto, the largest in Peru, covering 28 percent of the national territory. Read the […]
By Imogen Braddick A WOMAN presumed dead was rushed to hospital after knocking on her coffin at her own funeral in front of stunned mourners. Rosa Isabel Cespedes Callaca had been mistakenly pronounced dead after a crash in Lambayeque, Peru, which also killed her brother-in-law. CEN Rosa Isabel Cespedes Callaca reportedly knocked on the coffin […]
By Global Issues LIMA, Apr 25 (IPS) – Women entering the political arena in Peru face multiple obstacles due to gender discrimination that hinders their equal participation, which can even reach the extreme of political harassment and bullying, in an attempt to force them out of the public sphere. Read the full story, “Women Politicians […]