Peru/Chile: 20,000 signatures collected as a result of the international c

30 March 2006
Peru/Chile: 20,000 signatures collected as a result of the international campaign on the Fujimori case
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(Santiago de Chile) At a public meeting held today, Amnesty International and the Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos del Peru, National Human Rights Coordinating Body of Peru, revealed that over 20,000 people from all over the world had joined the international campaign to ensure that the case against Alberto Fujimori is resolved promptly.

The signatures – from countries including England, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Chile and Peru – are part of a set of signatures which will be presented to the Chilean courts in the near future.

"The 20,000 signatures represent 20,000 victims of the armed conflict in Peru. The only thing these victims received from Fujimori was torture, death and impunity," Amnesty International said.

"It is crucial for Peru’s future that Fujimori is tried for the crimes against humanity of which he is accused. A Peru without justice is a country without a future," said the Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos.
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http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/document.do?id=ENGAMR460082006

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Mercosur
Wednesday, 29 March
Peru’s Humala extends a hand to Chile

Peru’s ultra nationalist presidential candidate Ollanta Humala said that in the event of victory his government would seek closer ties with Chile’s Michelle Bachelet with the purpose of establishing a bilateral integration policy.

If elected “I will work hand to hand with Ms Bachelet seeking a bilateral integration policy”, said the former Army officer in a television interview in Lima.
“We’re not anti Chilean, we hold no resentment against Chile, the fact is we want to build a mutual respect relation”, underlined Humala who is leading in the public opinion polls for the presidential election of next April 9.

Nevertheless Humala pointed out “we’re concerned with all the arms purchases of Chile when I believe the priority for Latinamerica should be development, education, health” and called for “greater transparency in military expenditure” and standing coordination meetings between the two Pacific neighbouring countries.

Last Monday Chilean Defence Minister Vivianne Blanlot said Chile “was no treta” for nobody and insisted that the recent arms purchases are part of an obsolete equipment renewal process.
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http://www.mercopress.com/Detalle.asp?NUM=7549