-Caveat Lector- Peru accepts jurisdiction of human rights court The Associated Press LIMA, Peru (January 12, 2001 2:44 p.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - The Peruvian Congress voted Friday to return the nation to the jurisdiction of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights - another step toward restoring the nation's credibility abroad after corruption scandals toppled the government. The 40-35 vote, with four abstentions, came shortly after midnight following nearly four hours of debate. Past members of former President Alberto Fujimori's ruling bloc opposed the legislation. Fujimori had pushed through legislation in July 1999 to withdraw Peru from the court's jurisdiction after the tribunal ruled that the country had to retry in civilian courts four Chileans convicted of terrorism by secret military courts. The four were accused of being rebels of the pro-Cuban Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement. Congress declared Fujimori morally unfit for office in November after he fled to Japan, his ancestral homeland, leaving behind a nation engulfed in corruption scandals surrounding his fugitive former spy chief, Vladimiro Montesinos. Since then, Peru has followed through with several of the court's rulings without formally recognizing its jurisdiction. Among the actions was the return of a television station to Baruch Ivcher, an Israeli-born businessman who lost control of Channel 2 in 1997 after broadcasting reports linking the military to corruption and torture. Stripped of his Peruvian citizenship and facing tax evasion and fraud charges, Ivcher fled the country for three years, waging a campaign against Fujimori from afar. The Costa Rica-based court, the judicial arm of the Organization of American States, claimed that Fujimori's government was responsible for violating personal freedoms, legal rights and protections, and the right to life - all of which are included in the Inter-American Convention on Human Rights. The OAS represents all the states of the Americas except Cuba - 35 member states in all. Many, but not all, of the OAS states have signed a pact agreeing to accept the jurisdiction of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The United States has not. The court is the hemisphere's top human rights court and its rulings are considered obligatory by states that have signed the pact. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Copyright © 2000 Nando Media Do you have some feedback for the Nando Times staff? <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
