Lima, November 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Peruvian government made it clear on Monday that even though it created a national registry for the thousands of victims of forced sterilization, it is not pointing a finger at past governments or condemning any party for the atrocities.        

“There is no political calculation.  The only thing we seek with the creation of this record is justice for the victims.  We are not seeking anything else.  We do not want to attack anyone, just looking for a way to justice,” said the Deputy Minister of Human Rights and Access to Justice Ernesto Lechuga. 

With this announcement, the government of President Ollanta Humala is trying to distance themselves from a potential political row with Keiko Fujimori -- former congresswoman, leader of the right-wing party Fuerza Popular (Popular Force) and daughter of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori.  

The announcement comes after Fujimori loyalists in congress denounced the new registry for victims of forced sterilization under the former president’s government (1990-2000), calling it an alleged political campaign against Keiko, who is also a candidate in the upcoming 2016 elections. 

President Humala announced Friday the creation of an official record for the victims of the 1990s forced sterilizations – what has been a long-standing demand from human rights organizations.

According to the official estimate, over 270,000 women -- most of them indigenous living in poor and rural areas -- were forcefully sterilized between 1996 and 2000.  The registry will allow women to be able to come forward and request to have their case officially recognized without having to go through the court system. 

Humala's administration emphasized that the registry was not a political strategy and not created to condemn any past governments, only to compensate the victims.