Peru

"King of Bling" tomb sheds light on ancient Peru

National Geographic NewsWashington, April 12 : A 1,500-year-old tomb of the Moche Indian "king of bling", found in Peru at the base of an eroded mud-brick pyramid, has yield a treasure trove of artifacts, which are shedding light on ancient times in the country.

According to a report in National Geographic News, the finds include 19 golden headdresses, various pieces of jewelry, and two funerary masks, as well as skeletons of two other men and a pregnant woman.

Keiko Fujimori launches crusade for her father

Keiko Fujimori launches crusade for her father Lima  - Peruvian legislator Keiko Fujimori launched Wednesday a national crusade for her father, former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, after he was sentenced to 25 years in jail for human rights violations.

"We want to go to the furthermost villages in the country, where people suffered the evil of terrorism, to publicize this most unfair sentence," Keiko Fujimori said in a meeting with foreign correspondents in Lima.

Author Vargas Llosa: Fujimori verdict sends warning to dictators

Author Vargas Llosa: Fujimori verdict sends warning to dictators Lima  - Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa on Wednesday joined celebrations of the historic ruling that ordered former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori to 25 years in jail for human rights abuses and crimes against humanity.

For the author of "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter" and "Conversation in the Cathedral," among other works, the decision is a great precedent not just for Peru, but for all of Latin America and world humanity.

2ND LEAD: Former Peruvian leader sentenced to 25 years in jail

Former Peruvian leader sentenced to 25 years in jail Lima  - Alberto Fujimori, the former president of Peru, was found guilty and sentenced to 25 years in jail on Tuesday for human rights abuses and crimes against humanity, including ordering the massacre of 25 people.

In a historic ruling, the Peruvian court convicted the former democratically-elected president, who fled his own country while still in office, for abuses committed during his presidency.

EXTRA: Rights group calls Fujimori guilty verdict a "major advance"

Rights group calls Fujimori guilty verdict a "major advance" Washington/Lima  - The international rights organization Human Rights Watch called Tuesday's conviction of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori on human rights abuses a "major advance for human rights accountability."

The court in the Peruvian capital of Lima found that prosecutors had proven their case that Fujimori had ordered the killings of 25 people in two massacres at La Cantuta and Barrios Altos and two kidnappings in 1991 and 1992.

Fujimori found guilty of human rights abuses

Fujimori found guilty of human rights abuses Lima - Peru's onet

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