That this House recognises that in Peru in the 1980s and early 1990s, thousands of people were rounded up and convicted by anonymous judges on what was often rather dubious evidence, during the struggles between the Peruvian Government and the Shining Path and MRTA terrorist groups; further recognises that many of these prisoners were subsequently found to be innocent and were therefore unjustly imprisoned; welcomes the fact that in early 2002, President Alejandro Toledo issued a personal apology to the 726 imprisoned; notes that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has done much good work, including a Report showing the scale of the problem; further notes however, that the investigation of many other cases where a prisoner is believed to be innocent has been painfully slow; calls upon all parties in Peru to give the Commission Report their full support; commends the work of human rights groups such as Paz y Esperanza and the Episcopal Commission for Social Action; calls upon the Peruvian Government to bring to account all those who were responsible for crimes against humanity, including members of the military and government organisations; and urges the Peruvian Government to give adequate funding to the Ministry of Justice so that prisoners who may be innocent and who have been in prison for upwards of 10 years can have their cases reviewed and, where merited, receive full pardons.

That this House recognises that in Peru in the 1980s and early 1990s, thousands of people were rounded up and convicted by anonymous judges on what was often rather dubious evidence, during the struggles between the Peruvian Government and the Shining Path and MRTA terrorist groups; further recognises that many...

That this House congratulates the Inter-Parliamentary Union on holding a successful Conference in Yaounde, Cameroon, between 6th-11th April, and supports the strongly worded Statement of Principles for a Sustainable Planet, adopted in preparation for the UN Conference on Environment and Development; and further supports the resolutions on (i) the organisation and functioning of democracy and the expression of ethnic diversity as a means of ensuring the stability of all states, (ii) the threat of AIDS to world economic growth and political and social stability and (iii) the defence of representative institutions in Peru, adopted unanimously by parliamentary delegates from all over the world.

That this House congratulates the Inter-Parliamentary Union on holding a successful Conference in Yaounde, Cameroon, between 6th-11th April, and supports the strongly worded Statement of Principles for a Sustainable Planet, adopted in preparation for the UN Conference on Environment and Development; and further supports the resolutions on (i) the organisation...

That this House notes that the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary are meeting the President of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, on 5th February; further notes Peru ranks first in the world for forced detention and disappeared persons, and 3,766 deaths due to political violence have occurred since President Fujimori was inaugurated in 1990; also notes his rule is increasingly militaristic with 86 of Peru's 183 provinces under a state of emergency and characterised by widespread and gross human rights violations, including death squads; recognises that all aid offered by Britain must be conditional upon improved human rights and must be directed towards development projects such as improved sewage which will alleviate the poverty and disease caused by policies forced on Peru by the World Bank and the IMF; further calls for an embargo on all military aid as it is used against innocent civilians and recommends aid to combat the drug situation is directed towards alternative crop development not military-led intervention which strengthens support for the terrorist opposition who also violate human rights and stand equally condemned; and calls upon the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary to attend Amnesty International's meeting in the House on 10th February to hear Dr August Paz, a human rights lawyer.

That this House notes that the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary are meeting the President of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, on 5th February; further notes Peru ranks first in the world for forced detention and disappeared persons, and 3,766 deaths due to political violence have occurred since President Fujimori was inaugurated...