UN to Send Political Mission to Nepal

United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan today authorized the creation of a special UN political mission in Nepal to advance reconciliation, support a transitional government, and assist with elections. The mission consists of a small group of multi-disciplinary civilian advisors led by Ian Martin, in his new role as special envoy. Martin returns on Monday […]

UN Peace Operation Needed in Nepal

In a significant breakthrough, Nepal’s government and the Maoist rebels today submitted a five-point letter to the United Nations requesting assistance with the ceasefire and the elections. The two sides specifically asked for a UN peace operation to monitor human rights, the ceasefire code of conduct, arms management of the rebels, the confinement of the […]

Maoist Shining Path Leader Abimael GuzmÃ¡n Sentenced Again to Life

Fourteen years after a secret military tribunal sentenced Maoist Shining Path leader Abimael GuzmÃ¡n to life imprisonment in October 1992, a Peruvian civil court on Friday handed down the same life sentence. GuzmÃ¡n’s year-long retrial resulted from a 60-page ruling by the Peruvian Constitutional Court in 2003 that declared secret military tribunals unconstitutional and in […]

“State of Fear: The Truth About Terrorism” Film Screening

Attorneys and law students from three continents gathered in Washington, D.C. for the film screening of “State of Fear: The Truth About Terrorism,” the award-wining human rights documentary about Peru’s struggle with terrorism 1980-2000. The film traces the rise of the Maoist Shining Path guerilla movement (Sendero Luminoso) in the 1980s under the leadership of […]

International Laws Aid Fujimori’s Extradition

The Chilean Supreme Court justice who will decide whether to extradite former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori said he will interview Fujimori once or twice more before rendering his decision. Fujimori faces extradition to Peru to stand trial on twelve criminal counts: ten charges of political corruption and two charges of human rights abuses. If extradited, […]