As Peru buries Fujimori, a complex tussle over his legacy
Lima, Peru Reuters Hero? Murderer? Savior? Villain? As Peru buries former President Alberto Fujimori on Saturday, the Andean country is grappling with the complex legacy of its most powerful – and most divisive – political leader in recent decades, who died this week at the age of 86. Many Peruvians still revere Fujimori for pulling […]
Peru’s ex-President Fujimori released from prison after 16 years
Lima, Peru Reuters Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year prison term for human rights abuses during his decade-long rule in the 1990s, was released on Wednesday evening after a court restored a contentious 2017 pardon. The country’s highest court on Tuesday ruled in favour of an appeal to restore the pardon […]
Peru courts block ex-President Fujimori’s pardon, green light trial of daughter
Lima, Peru Reuters Ex-President Alberto Fujimori and his family were dealt consecutive blows on Friday, after courts blocked the imprisoned former leader’s pardon while mandating that his daughter and political heir, Keiko Fujimori, face trial for alleged money laundering. Friday’s decision marked the third such time the controversial former leader’s pardon from prison has been […]
Peru’s Toledo returns home to join two other former heads of state in jail
Lima, Peru Reuters Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo returned on Sunday to Peru from the United States, becoming the third head of state to be imprisoned as the South American country seeks to shake off years of corruption by its rulers. Toledo, 77, has been ordered to serve a pre-trial detention of 18 months inside […]
Essay: Forcibly sterilised during Fujimori dictatorship, thousands of Peruvian women demand justice
In an article first published on The Conversation, ÑUSTA CARRANZA KO, of the University of Baltimore, looks at the fight for justice for the victims of forced sterilisation in Peru…