Breaking News in Peru:

• The Peru Times (English): Peru Times
• The Lima Post (English): Lima Post
• Peru.com News (English): Peru.com News
• BBC News, the Americas: BBC Americas News
• Peruvia, an English language synthesis of news on Peru: Peruvia
• Breaking Human Rights News in Peru: Peru Human Rights News
• Peru Human Rights News and Reports: Peru Human Rights
• Diario La Republica (Spanish): La Republica
• Diario El Peruano (Spanish): El Peruano

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Peruvian Organizations:

• APRODEH Human Rights Association: APRODEH
• National Commission  (Coordinadora) of Human Rights Organizations: Coordinadora
• Instituto de Defensa Legal: Instituto de Defensa Legal
• Paz y Esperanza: Paz y Esperanza
• Comisión Andina de Juristas: CAJ
• Amnesty International of Peru: Amnesty Peru
• Fujimori Extraditable, the official website to extradite Fujimori: Extradite Fujimori

International Organizations that Work in Peru:

• Amnesty International: Amnesty International; Amnesty Peru Page
• International Center for Transitional Justice: ICTJ
• International Committee for the Red Cross ICRC; Peru page: ICRC Peru Page
• International Commission of Jurists: ICJ
• Human Rights Watch: HRW; Peru page: Peru page; Peru Overview Page: Peru Overview Page
• Human Rights First: Human Rights First
• Rights Action: Rights Action
• The Peru Support Group: Peru Support Group
• Washington Office on Latin America: WOLA

Other Relevant Bodies and Human Rights Organizations

• Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: High Commissioner for Human Rights; Main: United Nations Homepage
• Interamerican Commission on Human Rights: Interamerican Commission on Human Rights
• Interamerican Court of Human Rights: Interamerican Court of Human Rights
• Human Rights Internet: Human Rights Internet 
• Human Rights Web: Human Rights Web
• National Ombudsman’s (Defensoría del Pueblo): Defensoría
• Organization of American States: Organization of American States
• Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Peru TRC
• United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: UNHCHR

General Information on Peru

• The CIA World Factbook, Peru: Peru
• Consular Information Sheet on Peru: Peru Consular Information
• Infoplease Information on Peru: Infoplease Peru Information
• World Bank Peru website: World Bank Peru
• World Health Organization Peru page: WHO Peru
• Peruvian Government website: Peru Government
• Economist.com Peru Country Briefings: Economist Peru Information
• Latin America Bureau website on Peru: Latin American Bureau Peru Information
• Peruvian Embassy in the United States: Peruvian Embassy
• US Embassy in Peru: US Embassy in Peru
• Country Reports History of Peru: Country Reports Peru History
• Lonely Planet Peru History: Lonely Planet Peru History
• Peru Links: Peru Links
• Virtual Peru: Virtual Peru
• Geographia Introduction to Peru: Geographia Introduction to Peru
• General History: Peru General History
• Peru Early History: Peru's Early History

Amnesty International:

• 2004 Peru Country Report: Peru 2004 Report
• Peru Country Reports for 1997-2003: Peru Reports
• 1996 World Report featuring Peru: 1996 World Report
• Summary of Amnesty International’s concerns in Peru 1980-1995: Concerns 1980-1995
• “Peru’s Antiterrorism Legislation and Its Effects” (May 2003): Antiterrorism Legislation
•  “Torture and Ill-Treatment, time to finally put words into effect” (June 2002): Torture and Ill-Treatment
•  “Alberto Fujimori ex-president of Peru must be brought to justice” (October 2001): Bringing Fujimori to Justice
• “Torture Continues Unabated” (December 2000): Torture Continues

Human Rights First:

• “The Collapse of the World Bank’s Judicial Reform Project in Peru” (April 2000): Judicial Reform in Peru
• Analysis of the Peruvian Constitution and the ICC (June 2004): Analysis of the Peruvian Constitution

 Human Rights Watch:

• World Report 2003, Peru: 2003 World Report, Peru
• World Reports 1989-2002, Peru: Past World Reports
• “Human Rights after Fujimori” (March 2002): Human Rights After Fujimori
• Peru Overview (January 2004): Peru Overview
• “Questions and Answers Regarding Peru’s Criminal Prosecution of Fujimori” (October 2001): Prosecuting Fujimori
• Report on Torture and Political Persecution in Peru (December 1997): Torture and Political Persecution
• “UNHCR’s Recommendations Must be Implemented” (December 2000): Implementing UNHCR Recommendations
• “Legislation is not enough: Torture must be abolished in practice” (September 1999): Abolishing Torture
• A Summary of Concerns: A Briefing for the United Nations Human Rights Committee (July 2000): Summary of Concerns
• “Crime without punishment: Impunity in Latin America” (November 1996): Impunity in Latin America
• “Amnesty laws consolidate immunity for human rights violations” (February 1996): Amnesty Laws Consolidate Immunity
• “Peru: Prisoners of Conscience” (May 1996): Peru Prisoners of Conscience
• “Human Rights in a Time of Impunity” (May 1996): Human Rights in a Time of Impunity
• “Government Persists in Maintaining Unfair Trial Procedures” (November 1996): Government Maintains Unfair Trial Procedures
• “Prisoners of conscience: Every day in prison one day too many” (August 1997): Prisoners of Conscience

 International Center for Transitional Justice:

• TRC Final Report Conclusions, in English (August 2003): TRC Conclusions
• TRC Final Report Recommendations, in English (August 2003): TRC Recommendations
• TRC Final Report Table of Contents, in English (August 2003): TRC Table of Contents
• “Parameters for Designing a Reparations Program in Peru” Reparations Annex (September 2002): Reparations
• “Parameters for Designing a Reparations Program in Peru” Executive Summary (September 2002): Executive Summary
• “Parameters for Designing a Reparations Program in Peru” Report(September 2002): Reparations Report

 Inter-American Commission on Human Rights:

• “Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Peru” (March 1993): Peru Human Rights 1993
• “Second Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Peru” (June 2000): Human Rights in Peru 2000

International Commission of Jurists:

• “Peru: Attacks on Justice 2002” (August 2002): Attacks on Justice 2002
• “Peru: Attacks on Justice 2000” (August 2000): Attacks on Justice 2000

International Committee for the Red Cross:

• ICRC Annual Country Report Peru 2003: 2003 Peru Report
• ICRC Annual Country Report Peru 1994-2002: Annual Reports 1994-2002

John Marshall Law School:

• “The War on Terrorism: Peru’s Past and Present, a Legal Analysis“ (August 2004). Professor Ralph Ruebner and his International Human Rights Seminar. Report from John Marshall Law School.

National Security Archive, The George Washington University:

• “The Search for Truth: The Declassified Record on Human Rights Abuses in Peru” (August 2003): Search for Truth

Rights Action:

• The Difficult and Dangerous Search for Truth and Justice in Peru” (March 2003): Search for Truth and Justice in Peru 

United States Department of State:

• Peru Country Human Rights Report 2003 (February 2004): Peru Report 2003
• Peru Country Human Rights Report 2002 (March 2003): Peru Report 2002
• Peru Country Human Rights Report 2001 (March 2002): Peru Report 2001
• Peru Country Human Rights Report 2000 (February 2001): Peru Report 2000
• Peru Country Human Rights Report 1999 (February 2000): Peru Report 1999

Washington Office on Latin America:

• “Coordinadora: A Case Study of Coalition Building” (October 2002): Coordinadora
• “Declassification: Shedding Light on the Past”(December 2002): Declassification

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights:

• Monitoring Peru’s Compliance with Various International Treaties, UNHCHR Database: Peru Human Rights Treaty Compliance 

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Peruvian Law

·         Constitution (English): Peruvian Constitution

·         Important Legislation to the Peruvian Government and Legal System: Important Peruvian Laws and Legislation

·         March 2004 Internally Displaced Persons Law: Internally Displaced Persons Law

·         Digital Archive of Peruvian Legislation (Spanish): Peruvian Legislature Digital Archive

·         Guide to Law Online, Peru: Peru Guide to Law Online

·         Peruvian Justice Department Homepage: Peru Justice Department

·         Presidential decree of December 2000 authorizing the establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Decree Authorizing the TRC

 

International Law

·         Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Universal Declaration of Human Rights

·         International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

·         Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Optional Protocol on Civil and Political Rights

·         Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment: Convention against Torture or Inhuman Treatment

·         Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide: Prevention and Punishment of Genocide

·         International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights: Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

·         International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination: Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination

·         Convention on the Rights of the Child: Rights of the Child

·         Convention Concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries: Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries

·         Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

·         American Convention on Human Rights: American Convention on Human Rights

·         Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights: American Social, Political, and Cultural Rights

·         Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture: Inter-American Convention to Punish and Prevent Torture

·         Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence Against Women: Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women

·         Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons: Forced Disappearance of Persons 

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Law Enforcement

• Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials, G.A. res. 34/169, annex, 34 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 46) at 186, U.N. Doc. A/34/46 (1979).
• Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials, Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, 27 August to 7 September 1990, U.N. Doc. A/CONF.144/28/Rev.1 at 112 (1990).

Lawyers

• Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers, Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, 27 August to 7 September 1990, U.N. Doc. A/CONF.144/28/Rev.1 at 118 (1990).

Prosecutors

• Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors, Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, 27 August to 7 September 1990, U.N. Doc. A/CONF.144/28/Rev.1 at 189 (1990).

Judiciary

• Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary, Seventh United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Milan, 26 August to 6 September 1985, U.N. Doc. A/CONF.121/22/Rev.1 at 59 (1985).

Detention and Imprisonment

• Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, adopted Aug. 30, 1955, by the First United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, U.N. Doc. A/CONF/611, annex I, E.S.C. res. 663C, 24 U.N. ESCOR Supp. (No. 1) at 11, U.N. Doc. E/3048 (1957), amended E.S.C. res. 2076, 62 U.N. ESCOR Supp. (No. 1) at 35, U.N. Doc. E/5988 (1977).
• Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners, G.A. res. 45/111, annex, 45 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49A) at 200, U.N. Doc. A/45/49 (1990).
• Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment, G.A. res. 43/173, annex, 43 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 298, U.N. Doc. A/43/49 (1988).
• United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures (The Tokyo Rules), G.A. res. 45/110, annex, 45 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49A) at 197, U.N. Doc. A/45/49 (1990).

Minnesota

• Professionalism Aspirations, adopted by the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) House of Delegates January 14, 2000, amended by the MSBA Board of Governors September 14, 2000, approved by the Minnesota Supreme Court January 11, 2001, approved by the Minnesota Supreme Court
• Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct
• Minnesota Rules on Lawyers' Professional Responsibility
• Minnesota Code of Judicial Conduct
• American College of Trial Lawyers

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