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 Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDDHH, National Coordinator for Human Rights) is a coalition of human rights groups in Peru founded in 1985. Members of the CNDDHH served on Peru's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. It has acted as th ...

. APRODEH works with many organizations both within and outside of Peru. The current directors of the group are

Francisco Soberón Francisco Ricardo Soberón Garrido is a human rights leftist 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 an ...

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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