Peru: Treatment of members and supporters of Fujimori and Peru 2000; availability of state protection (August 2000-August 2002)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 4 September 2002 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PER39870.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Peru: Treatment of members and supporters of Fujimori and Peru 2000; availability of state protection (August 2000-August 2002), 4 September 2002, PER39870.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4df515.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Beyond those reports which detail anti-corruption proceedings against Peru 2000 members, reports which discuss the more general treatment of members or supporters of Fujimori and/or Peru 2000 could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. For a detailed overview of these criminal investigations, please refer to the Research Directorate's March 2002 issue paper entitled Peru: Selected Issues Since the Fall of Fujimori available at all Regional Documentation Centres and the US Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2001 which reports that some of the criminal investigations against individuals associated with the Fujimori administration "appeared to have politically partisan overtones" (Mar. 2002, sec. 1d).
According to a 13 August 2002 Japan Economic Newswire article, Fujimori, still in "self-imposed exile in Japan," indicated that he intends to run for the 2006 presidential elections in Peru. According to this article, Fujimori stated that his supporters had created a "public relations office in Lima called Fujiprensa" to counter allegations against him and restructure his "support base" (ibid.).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2001. March 2002. United States Department of State. Washington, DC. Japan Economic Newswire [Tokyo]. 13 August 2002. "Fujimori Set to Run in 2006 Presidential Elections." (NEXIS)
Additional Sources Consulted
IRB Databases
World News Connection (WNC)
Internet sites including:
Amnesty International
Human Rights Watch
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Latin America Network Information Center
Political Resources on the Net
Resource Centre on the Americas
Washington Office on Latin America