All Content: Peru

Remembering Peruvian Human Rights Leader Javier Diez Canseco

8 May 2013
Analysis & Commentary
Javier Diez Canseco will long be remembered as a tireless defender of human rights in Peru, from the darkest moments of Peru's conflict to the day of his passing.

Twenty Years after the Salvadoran Truth Commission

9 Apr 2013
Video
On Wednesday, April 10, 2013, WOLA, the University of Washington, DPLF, CEJIL, and George Mason University co-sponsored a discussion on the current status of emblematic human rights cases in El Salvador and throughout Latin America.

The Bones Speak: The Remains of Three of the Disappeared are Found in Los Cabitos (Peru)

Article in the blog La Mula on the search for truth following Peru's internal armed conflict
25 Mar 2013
Analysis & Commentary
The exhumation of several executed bodies from Los Cabitos military base in Peru is further evidence of crimes committed during Peru's internal armed conflict, as WOLA Senior Fellow Jo-Marie Burt explains.(Spanish only)

WOLA Congratulates Peruvian Human Rights Leader for Award

APRODEH Founder Francisco Soberón Honored by Peru's Human Rights Coordinator
10 Dec 2012
Analysis & Commentary
WOLA congratulates Peruvian human rights advocate Francisco Soberón for his award recognizing his long-time dedication to human rights and social justice

UN International Guiding Principles on Alternative Development: Part II

Opportunity Lost?
21 Nov 2012
Analysis & Commentary
Concluding a two-part series exploring the inner workings of international drug reform, Coletta Youngers finds that last week's multilateral meeting in Lima, Peru, failed in its primary goal of encouraging investment in alternatives to drug crops.

Remembering Pilar Coll

20 Sep 2012
Analysis & Commentary
WOLA mourns the loss of dear friend and colleague, Pilar Coll. Pilar will long be remembered for her dedication to human rights and social justice in Peru.

Inter-American Court Holds Hearing to Review Controversial Supreme Court Ruling in landmark Barrios Altos Case

WOLA Looks to the Court to Nullify the Controversial Verdict
29 Aug 2012
Analysis & Commentary
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is reviewing a controversial Peruvian Supreme Court ruling today which, if ultimately upheld, could erode advances in human rights and transitional justice made since the end of the Fujimori era.

UN and U.S. Estimates for Cocaine Production Contradict Each Other

UN numbers suggest an increase in land under coca cultivation in Colombia, while "mysterious" U.S. numbers suggest a decrease
31 Jul 2012
Analysis & Commentary
Are Colombian traffickers really getting less than half as much cocaine from coca grown in their country, as U.S. (but not UN) estimates indicate? With no transparency at all over how these tonnage estimates are derived, the U.S. cocaine-production numbers are wide open to charges of politicization

Grave Step Backward for Efforts to Achieve Truth and Justice in Peru

25 Jul 2012
Analysis & Commentary
On July 20, the Peruvian Supreme Court emitted a highly controversial sentence in a case involving the members of the Colina Group death squad. According to human rights defenders and the victims in the relevant cases, the sentence is a major step backward in Peru’s tortured quest for truth and justice.

Peru President Humala Can't Put Drug Reform Genie Back in the Bottle

An article by WOLA Senior Fellow Coletta Youngers in Foreign Policy in Focus
26 Jun 2012
Analysis & Commentary
Foreign ministry and drug policy officials from around the world gathered in Lima on June 25 and 26, 2012 for a summit on the “world drug problem” convened by the Peruvian government

International “Anti-Drug” Summit in Peru Attempts to Maintain Drug War Status Quo: Will It Succeed?

By John M. Walsh and Coletta A. Youngers
22 Jun 2012
Analysis & Commentary
The global debate on drug policy is getting more interesting, due in no small part to initiatives from Latin America. The Uruguayan government’s June 20 announcement that it will propose legislation to create a legal, regulated market for marijuana is just the latest development to challenge business as usual in the “war on drugs.”

Latin America Drug Policy Dialogue 2012 Lima

The Eighth Informal Dialogue on Drug Policies in Latin America
4 Jun 2012
Publication
El Octavo Diálogo Informal sobre Políticas de Drogas en América Latina tuvo lugar en la ciudad de Lima y contó con el auspicio del Centro de Investigación Drogas y Derechos Humanos (CIDDH)

Summit of the Americas: WOLA Resources

12 Apr 2012
News
WOLA is pleased to provide these resources about the upcoming Summit of the Americas.

Summit of the Americas: Walking the Walk on Partnership

5 Apr 2012
Analysis & Commentary
The presidents of the Americas (with some notable exceptions) will gather once again later this month. President Obama will likely again focus on partnership, engagement, and co-responsibility. These are the right ideas, and they can revolutionize our relationship with the hemisphere.

Event: Recent Developments in Human Rights Prosecutions in Latin America

1 Mar 2012
Video
In recent years, human rights prosecutions have advanced in cases of Latin American military officials, political leaders, and heads of state charged with responsibility for major human rights violations.

WOLA: Promoting Human Rights, Democracy, and Social Justice

22 Dec 2011
Video
As the year winds to a close, we hope you will enjoy this video about how WOLA works with partners in the region to advance human rights in Latin America. If you have not done so, we hope you will consider making a donation to WOLA to support our continued efforts. Your support makes a difference.

State of Emergency in Peru: President Humala's response to the mining protest

9 Dec 2011
Publication
In response to protests against a large mining project, Peru's center-left government has declared a state of emergency. The situation, seen as a test for the new government, is at an impasse. Adam talks to WOLA Senior Fellow Jo-Marie Burt.

The Week Ahead

Peru's New President, Press Freedom in Ecuador, the U.S. Congress
30 Jul 2011
Publication
Adam discusses challenges facing newly inaugurated President Ollanta Humala in Peru; Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa's lawsuit against a newspaper; cuts in U.S. aid to Mexico and other ways that the U.S. Congress is affecting Latin America policy.

Ex-Military Officer Telmo Hurtado Extradited to Peru where He Will Be Tried for Crimes Against Humanity

Telmo Hurtado was extradited to Peru for his participation in the massacre of 69 villagers in Accomarca
25 Jul 2011
News
CJA and WOLA welcome the extradition of Hurtado and congratulate the human rights and victims’ organizations who worked tirelessly over the past 26 years in search of truth and justice in this grave case of human rights violations

Peru: What's Next for Humala?

An article by WOLA Senior Fellows Coletta Youngers and Jo-Marie Burt in Foreign Policy in Focus
20 Jun 2011
Analysis & Commentary
Humala moved to the center to win the elections. With a slim majority in Congress and a still-strong conservative opposition, however, he may well find it difficult to implement even his moderate program of change.

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