LatinNews Daily - 14 September 2010

Peru govt backs down on human rights decree

Main Briefing 14 September 2010 Modified: 14 September 2010 215 views

Development: On 13 September the government bowed to international pressure and sent a bill to congress to strike down a controversial 1 September legislative decree, DL 1097, which could have allowed human rights abusers, such as the former president Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000), to be released from prison.

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