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Alberto Fujimori

The End of Impunity for Executive Abuse: Fujimori on Trial

Lisa J. Laplante | Posted 11.19.2009 | World

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Lisa J. Laplante

On the world stage, the Alberto Fujimori's conviction will stand as a warning that the preservation of national security can no longer serve as a cloak for violence and human rights abuse.

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Latin American Leaders Seek A New Form Of Dictatorship

Global Post | Posted 10.17.2009 | World

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BOGOTA, Colombia -- Across Latin America, presidents are pulling strings and pressuring lawmakers to change their constitutions to allow for multiple ...

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Fujimori Trial: Ex-Peruvian Pres. Sentenced To 7.5 Years For Embezzlement

AP | ANDREW WHALEN | Posted 08.20.2009 | World

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LIMA, Peru — Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison Monday after he adm...

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Fujimori Trial: Ex-Peruvian Pres. Admits To Pay-Offs

AP | ANDREW WHALEN | Posted 08.14.2009 | World

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LIMA, Peru — Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori acknowledged Monday that he paid his spy chief $15 million in state money to quit as his...

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The Danger of Caution

Susan Benesch | Posted 05.24.2009 | World

Read More: Chile, Argentina, CIA Torture, Human Rights, Latin America, Alberto Fujimori, Torture, World News
Susan Benesch

Courts are likely to spend decades deciding U.S. torture cases if Obama declines to consider them promptly. The matter will make its way into courtrooms in other ways.

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The Fujimori Verdict and the Justice Cascade: Ending Impunity

Scott Gilmore | Posted 05.08.2009 | World

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Scott Gilmore

Today's sentence against Fujimori is a victory against impunity, and a repudiation of the notion that government leaders are bound by no limits when it comes to national security.

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Peru: Fujimori Verdict A Rights Victory

Human Rights Watch | Posted 05.08.2009 | World

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Human Rights Watch

(Lima, April 7, 2009) - Today's conviction of Alberto Fujimori, former president of Peru, is a major advance for human rights accountability in the re...

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Peru's Fujimori Convicted In Murder, Kidnapping Trial

AP | FRANK BAJAK | Posted 05.08.2009 | World

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LIMA, Peru — Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison Tuesday for death squad killings and k...

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