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Q&A: Peru Wages ‘Slanderous Campaign’ Against Inter-American Court
Politicians and the military in Peru are verbally attacking the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in order to "debase the concept" of fundamental human rights and implicate the Court in an "alleged defence of terrorism", its president, Judge Diego García-Sayán, told IPS.
HUMAN RIGHTS: Peru’s Past to Serve as Evidence in Spanish Judge’s Trial
Human rights crimes committed in Peru in the 1990s -- initially amnestied but later tried in court -- will be presented in the trial of Spanish magistrate Baltasar Garzón as evidence that crimes against humanity cannot be legally pardoned.Not Everyone in Peru Is Winning “Championship” Against Poverty
The Peruvian government is taking advantage of the broadcasts of the World Cup football games in South Africa to air an ad touting a reduction in the poverty rate from 48 to 34 percent between 2005 and 2009 as an achievement of the administration of President Alan García.RIGHTS-PERU: Severe Setbacks for Justice in Cases Involving Military
Human rights groups in Peru are complaining about drastic setbacks in the attempt to hold members of the security forces responsible for crimes against humanity committed during the country's counterinsurgency war.
AMERICAS: OAS Debates Same Old Problems, Few New Solutions
The 40th General Assembly of the Organisation of American States, held in the Peruvian capital this week, failed to issue a decision on the reinstatement of Honduras, and instead served as a forum for Argentina, which seeks sovereignty over the Malvinas/Falkland Islands, and for Bolivia, in its fight for access to the Pacific Ocean.PERU: Extradition of Chinese Citizen at Risk of Death Penalty Halted
Peru will not extradite Wong Ho Wing, a Chinese citizen wanted by the courts in his country for a crime that carries the death penalty, until the Inter-American Court of Human Rights rules on his case, according to a letter from the government to which IPS had exclusive access.PERU: Lori Berenson to Be Released on Parole After 15 Years
Nearly 15 years into a 20-year prison sentence served in Peru on charges of collaborating with left-wing terrorists, U.S. activist Lori Berenson is to be released on parole Thursday.Peruvian Congress Calls in Debt from U.S. Oil Executive
The Peruvian Congress has opened proceedings to demand that U.S. businessman William Kallop pay the Treasury 482.2 million dollars -- taxes on the 900-million-dollar sale of a petroleum company and other debts to the government.PERU: Military Planning Major Attack on Guerrillas
Peru's armed forces are gearing up for an unprecedented offensive against a surviving faction of the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) Maoist guerrilla organisation, which began an armed struggle to seize power in the country 30 years ago.PERU: Gas Exports Will Cause Local Shortages, Governors Protest
The Peruvian government refuses to change the contract it signed with Consorcio Camisea to export natural gas to Mexico, as demanded by the governors of the southern provinces of Arequipa, Cuzco, Moquegua, Puno and Tacna, who are worried about shortages of local supplies.PERU: Glass of Milk Half Empty
The "Glass of Milk" Programme, created in 1985 in Peru to provide a nutritional supplement for the most vulnerable population, specifically children up to six years old and pregnant and nursing women, is undermined by poor oversight, according to an audit by the Comptroller General's Office.
RIGHTS-PERU: Soldiers’ Acquittal Reflects Trend of Impunity
The acquittal by a Peruvian court of two soldiers and a police officer charged with the forced disappearance of four peasant farmers in the Andean highlands region of Ayacucho is viewed as a serious setback by the families of victims of human rights violations during the 1980-2000 civil war.PERU: Questions About Big Ticket Military Purchases
The indefinite postponement of the purchase of five Chinese tanks and a failed test of Israeli missiles have called into question the transparency and effectiveness of major military purchases in Peru.
RIGHTS-PERU: Generals on Trial for Murders of 37 Students
There is more than enough evidence to convict three generals and other army officers in the kidnapping and murder of 36 university students from the highlands city of Huancayo in Peru between 1989 and 1993, Víctor Lizárraga of the National Human Rights Coordinator (CNDDHH) told IPS.
RIGHTS-PERU: Alleged Letter-Bomb Killer Faces Justice
The arrest in Peru of a former Army Intelligence Service (SIE) agent, retired Captain Víctor Penas, may clear up the murder of journalist Melissa Alfaro, and the mutilation of human rights defender Augusto Zúñiga, both victims of letter-bombs in 1991.
PERU: Priest on Campaign Trail Defrocked
A priest who is touring the country in his bid to run for president next year, at the head of a leftist movement, was indefinitely suspended by the Catholic Church for getting involved in politics.
PERU-CHINA: Extradition to Death Row
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has asked for precautionary measures in Peru to prevent the extradition to China of Wong Ho Wing, a Chinese national accused of crimes that could carry a death sentence in his country.RIGHTS-PERU: No Justice for Indians in Amazon Massacre
Although the technical investigations cleared two of the indigenous demonstrators accused in the murders of 12 policemen during a bloody June 2009 clash between native protesters and the security forces near the northern Amazon jungle town of Bagua, they are still behind bars.
PERU: CIA, Military Trade Blame Over Missionary Plane Shootdown
Nine years after the 2001 shootdown of a small airplane carrying U.S. missionaries over the Peruvian jungle, the CIA and the armed forces of this South American country are pointing fingers at each other over who was responsible for the fatal mistake, which cost the lives of two people.PERU: Generals in the Dock in Human Rights Trial
A trial against 41 Peruvian soldiers and officers accused of murdering six men and two women in the highlands village of Pucará in 1989, during the first term of current President Alan García, has reopened.
PERU: Victims of Military Rapists Wait for Justice 25 Years On
"I want justice. That will be a kind of peace," says Micaela, a 40-year-old woman from the Andean region of Peru who is a survivor of the sexual violence prevalent during the 1980-2000 civil war. Twenty-five years ago, soldiers assaulted her at a military base and in her own home.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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