Lori Berenson arrives in New York for the Holidays

Lori Berenson arrived in New York today with her two-year-old son Salvador, following clearance yesterday by Peru’s Immigration Office, Digemin, to leave the country temporarily for the holidays.  Berenson, on parole, was granted a temporary absence from Peru by the National Criminal Court and had planned to leave last Friday when she was stopped at [...]

Peru judge releases Lori Berenson on parole, again

American Lori Berenson was granted parole on Friday by a Peruvian judge after serving 15 years in prison for aiding leftist MRTA rebels in the 1990s. Judge Jessica Leon released Berenson, who was eligible for parole after serving three-fourths of her 20 year sentence, daily El Comercio reported. Leon had ordered Berenson’s release earlier this year, but [...]

Peru’s executive to look at proposals to expel US citizen Berenson

Cabinet Chief Javier Velásquez said Peru’s executive will examine a proposal to commute the sentence of recently paroled US citizen Lori Berenson so the New York native can leave Peru, state news agency Andina reported. “Justice Minister [Víctor García Toma] is creating a proposal that he will take to a cabinet meeting,” said Velásquez. “Obviously [...]

Jailed U.S. citizen Lori Berenson gives birth to baby boy

Lori Berenson, a New York native imprisoned in Peru for collaborating with leftist Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) guerrillas, gave birth by cesarean section to a baby boy on Wednesday. The boy, delivered by c-section because of Berenson’s degenerative arthritis of the spine, was named Salvador Anespori Apari Berenson and will have dual U.S. and [...]

Peru justice minister: New law allowing jailed foreigners to serve out sentences at home country doesn’t apply to U.S. citizen Lori Berenson

Lori Berenson, a New York native imprisoned for collaborating with leftist Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) guerrillas, will be prohibited from making use of a new law that allows foreigners serving jail time in Peru to be sent back to their country of origin, according to Justice Minister Rosario Fernandez. “The law is neither retroactive, [...]

U.S. judge awards victims of Peruvian massacre $37 million

A Miami federal judge has ordered a retired Peruvian army major to pay $37 million for his role in the 1985 massacre of 72 peasants in a remote Andean village during Peru’s internal conflict with Shining Path and MRTA guerrillas, daily Correo reported.

HRW: Military hampers human rights investigations

A lack of justice for human rights violators during Peru’s 20-year armed conflict is a leading human rights concern in the Andean country, according to New York-based Human Rights Watch. Despite the human rights trial of jailed ex-President Alberto Fujimori, HRW’s 2008 World Report says most perpetrators of human rights abuses continue to evade justice. [...]