{"id":3217,"date":"2009-09-30T15:16:49","date_gmt":"2009-09-30T15:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cejil.z.actotal.net\/2009\/09\/30\/wola-and-cejil-condemn-threats-against-dr-salomon-lerner\/"},"modified":"2021-02-15T12:34:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T12:34:44","slug":"wola-and-cejil-condemn-threats-against-dr-salomon-lerner","status":"publish","type":"comunicado-de-prensa","link":"https:\/\/cejil.org\/en\/press-releases\/wola-and-cejil-condemn-threats-against-dr-salomon-lerner\/","title":{"rendered":"WOLA and CEJIL Condemn Threats against Dr. Salomon Lerner"},"content":{"rendered":"

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September 29, 2009. Washington, DC.<\/p>\n

Last week, the public learned of a series of threats against the life of Dr. Salomon Lerner the former president of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Peru (TRC).<\/p>\n

The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) express our deep concern over this new wave of threats against Dr. Lerner, who is currently the president of the Institute of Democracy and Human Rights at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.\u00a0 We urge the government of Peru to take immediate steps to ensure the personal safety of Dr. Lerner and his family and to begin a thorough investigation to determine who is responsible for these threats.<\/p>\n

This new intimidation campaign against Dr. Lerner seems to be directly related to his status as the former president of the TRC and to his tireless work on behalf of human rights in Peru. \u00a0Dr. Lerner’s commitment to the promotion of human rights has led him to consistently pressure the Peruvian government to comply with the most important recommendations of the TRC, which were published in 2003.\u00a0 Indeed, Dr. Lerner’s dedication to human rights led to his designation by Peru’s current government to the commission responsible for elaborating a proposal to create a Museum of Memory.<\/p>\n

WOLA and CEJIL reiterate our concerns regarding the threats against Dr. Lerner and urge the Peruvian authorities to investigate this case and guarantee the safety of Dr. Lerner.<\/p>\n

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For more information, contact:<\/p>\n

John Walsh, Senior Associate for the Andes and Drug Policy, WOLA
jwalsh@wola.org, (202) 797-2171<\/p>\n

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Jo-Marie Burt, Ph.D, WOLA
jmburt@gmu.edu, +(511) 247-3934 <\/p>\n

Viviana Krsticevic, Director, CEJIL
vkrsticevic@twi.btq.mybluehost.me, (202) 319-3000<\/p>\n

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Washington, D.C., 29 de septiembre de 2009<\/p>\n
 La semana pasada se hizo de conocimiento p\u00fablico una serie de graves
 amenazas en contra de la vida del Dr. Salom\u00f3n Lerner, ex presidente de la
 Comisi\u00f3n de la Verdad y Reconciliaci\u00f3n (CVR) del Per\u00fa.<\/p>\n
 La Oficina en Washington para Asuntos Latinoamericanos (WOLA) y el Centro
 para la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (CEJIL) expresamos nuestra
 preocupaci\u00f3n frente a esta nueva ola de amenazas en contra del Dr. Lerner,
 actual presidente del Instituto de Democracia y Derechos Humanos de la
 Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica del Per\u00fa (IDEHPUCP). Exigimos al gobierno
 del Per\u00fa tomar medidas para asegurar la integridad f\u00edsica del Dr. Lerner y
 su familia y realizar una r\u00e1pida y exhaustiva investigaci\u00f3n para dar con los
 responsables.<\/p>\n
 La nueva campa\u00f1a de amedrentamiento en contra del Dr. Lerner parece estar
 directamente vinculado con su condici\u00f3n de ex presidente de la CVR y su
 labor incansable a favor de los derechos humanos. El compromiso del Dr.
 Lerner con la vigencia de los derechos humanos ha hecho que de manera
 constante exija al gobierno el cumplimiento de las m\u00e1s importantes
 recomendaciones de la CVR, publicadas en su Informe Final en agosto de 2003.
 A su vez, el compromiso del Dr. Lerner con los derechos humanos llev\u00f3 al
 gobierno actual a designarlo como miembro de la comisi\u00f3n encargada de
 presentar una propuesta para la creaci\u00f3n del Museo de la Memoria.<\/p>\n
 WOLA y CEJIL reiteramos nuestra preocupaci\u00f3n frente a las amenazas al Dr.
 Lerner y exhortamos a las autoridades a investigar el caso y garantizar la
 integridad f\u00edsica del Dr. Lerner.<\/p>\n
  <\/span>Para mayor informaci\u00f3n, contactar:<\/p>\n
 John Walsh, Coordinador Principal para los Andes y Pol\u00edtica de Drogas, WOLA
 jwalsh@wola.org<\/a>, (202) 797-2171<\/p>\n
 Jo-Marie Burt, Ph.D, WOLA
 jmburt@gmu.edu<\/a>, +(511) 247-3934<\/p>\n
 Viviana Krsticevic, Directora, CEJIL
 vkrsticevic@twi.btq.mybluehost.me<\/a>, (202) 319-3000<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[],"class_list":["post-3217","comunicado-de-prensa","type-comunicado-de-prensa","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cejil.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comunicado-de-prensa\/3217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cejil.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comunicado-de-prensa"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cejil.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/comunicado-de-prensa"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cejil.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cejil.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}