Cindy Arlette Contreras Bautista (born June 26, 1990)[1] is a Peruvian lawyer and social activist.

She is an International Women of Courage Award recipient,[2] and was also included in the Time 100 list of the most influential people.

[3] Contreras came to notice after she was assaulted at a hotel in Ayacucho by her then boyfriend, Adriano Pozo Arias, on 15 July 2015.

The evidence against her assailant was sufficient for a conviction but a three judge panel decided that he should be given a suspended sentence in July 2016.

[9] In 2017 Contreras' advocacy was recognised by the US State department who chose her with twelve others to receive an International Women of Courage Award each in Washington.