Former Peru president held in Chile running for Japan parliament
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori told the Associated Press Wednesday that he will run for office in Japan's House of Councillors under the People's New Party (PNP) banner...
Former Peru president held in Chile running for Japan parliament
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori told the Associated Press Wednesday that he will run for office in Japan's House of Councillors under the People's New Party (PNP) banner...
Peru will accept Chile court ruling on Fujimori extradition: PM
Peruvian Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo said Wednesday that Peru will accept a ruling by the Chilean Supreme Court on whether Chile will extradite former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori , emphasizing that Peru...
Chile Supreme Court judge places Fujimori under house arrest
Chilean Supreme Court judge Urbano Marin Vallejo ordered the house arrest of Alberto Fujimori Friday, responding to concerns that the former Peruvian President held in Chilean custody since 2005 will try to flee the...
Chile's chief prosecutor Thursday urged that former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori be extradited to Peru to face charges of corruption and human rights abuses, some arising from the 1992 Cantuta University massacre ...
Peru plans to mount a legal challenge to a decision from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) ordering a $20 million judgment be paid to the families of deceased rebels and calling for the government to...
Peru guerilla leader Guzman sentenced to life imprisonment for terrorism
Peruvian rebel leader Abimael Guzman was found guilty of aggravated terrorism Friday and sentenced to life in prison by a Peruvian civil tribunal in Callao. Guzman founded the Shining Path guerilla movement in 1980 and...
Peru judge indicts opposition leader for human rights abuses
A Peruvian judge on Thursday indicted Ollanta Humala , the opposition leader who narrowly lost the June Peruvian presidential election to present incumbent Alan Garcia...
Peru prosecutors file human rights charges against opposition leader
Peruvian prosecutors have filed informal charges against Ollanta Humala , the opposition leader who narrowly lost the recent presidential election to Alan Garcia, for murder, torture and kidnapping stemming from his position as an...
Chile high court asked to prevent Fujimori from discussing Peru elections
Government officials have asked the Supreme Court of Chile to place a gag order on former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori to prevent him from discussing the upcoming presidential election in Peru. Fujimori...
Security agenda has thwarted rights progess worldwide: Amnesty annual report
Amnesty International Tuesday condemned what it termed the continuing "sacrifice" of rights to expediency in the war on terror, denounced the US and its allies for turning a blind-eye on human rights abuses or dodging responsibility for...