Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos (APRODEH; en, Association for Human Rights in Peru) is a

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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 Cisneros (March 24, 1948 – May 4, 2013) was a Peruvian politician and member of the Peruvian Congress representing the Socialist Party of Peru (PS), of which he was a founding member and also served as its Party President ...

. The group supported legislative work in view of the growing human rights violations during the

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. 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.

External links

APRODEH's official websiteArticle on and interview with Francisco Soberón
Human rights organisations based in Peru Internal conflict in Peru Organisations based in Lima {{humanrights-stub