Grieving families bury dead massacred by Peruvian military at Putis

The remains of 92 people murdered and buried in a mass grave by the Peruvian military in 1984 were laid to rest Saturday, nearly 25 years after one of the worst military massacres occurred in the remote Andean village of Putis. The burials culminated a two-day funeral procession that departed from the highland city of [...]

If I don’t come back, look for me in Putis: bodies of “disappeared” returned to families 25 years after massacre

Amidst tears and cries of pain, the remains of 92 people murdered and buried in a mass grave by the Peruvian military in 1984 were returned to their loved ones in the highland city of Ayacucho on Wednesday. Of the 92 remains exhumed from the mass grave, only 28 have been formally identified.

Fujimori says he is innocent of human rights violations, points finger at García and Belaunde Terry

By Annie Thériault Former President Alberto Fujimori took the stand in his own defense Friday, tackling the prosecution’s allegations that he is guilty of sanctioning the Colina Group and of failing to prevent human rights violations committed during his 1990-2000 rule, and pointed fingers at Peru President Alan García and former President Fernando Belaunde Terry. “Where [...]