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Andrea Gisela Ortiz Perea (born 1972) is a Peruvian human rights activist and politician. She served as minister of culture of Peru from 2021 to 2022.
In 1992, she was designated the spokesperson for the relatives of the victims of the La Cantuta massacre, in which a professor and nine students from the National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle — including her brother Luis Enrique Ortiz Perea — were kidnapped, tortured, and killed by the
Biography
Ortiz was born inChachapoyas, Peru
Chachapoyas () is a city in northern Peru at an elevation of 2,335 meters (7,661 ft). The city has a population of 32,026 people (2017). Situated in the mountains far from the Peruvian coast, Chachapoyas remains fairly isolated from other regi ...
, in 1972. She graduated from the National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle, where she studied business administration.
In 1992, she was designated the spokesperson for the relatives of the victims of the La Cantuta massacre, in which a professor and nine students from the National University of Education Enrique Guzmán y Valle — including her brother Luis Enrique Ortiz Perea — were kidnapped, tortured, and killed by the Grupo Colina
The (Spanish for "hill group") was a military anti-communist right wing death squad created in Peru that was active from 1990 until 1994, during the administration of president Alberto Fujimori. The group is known for committing several human ri ...
, a far-right Peruvian paramilitary
A paramilitary is an organization whose structure, tactics, training, subculture, and (often) function are similar to those of a professional military, but is not part of a country's official or legitimate armed forces. Paramilitary units carr ...
group. The La Cantuta massacre is one of the incidents for which former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto ( or ; born 28 July 1938) is a Peruvian politician, professor and former engineer who was President of Peru from 28 July 1990 until 22 November 2000. Frequently described as a dictator,
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was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Since 2009, she has served as the director of operations for the Equipo Peruano de Antropología Forense (EPAF), an NGO
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...
dedicated to searching for and identifying missing person
A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown.
A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, de ...
s.
In October 2021, she was named in President Pedro Castillo
José Pedro Castillo Terrones (; born 19 October 1969) is a Peruvian politician, former elementary school teacher, and union leader who served as the president of Peru, President of Peru from 28 July 2021 to 7 December 2022. On 7 December 2022, ...
's government. She served until February 2022, when she stepped down in a cabinet reshuffle.
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1972 births Living people Peruvian women activists Peruvian human rights activists Women human rights activists Peruvian women in politics Government ministers of Peru People from Chachapoyas Province {{Peru-politician-stub