Alberto Fujimori, Peru's controversial former president, buried after 3 days of national mourning

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Controversial former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was buried Saturday after three days of national mourning in which thousands of supporters lined up outside a museum in Lima to visit the politician's casket. Peruvian President Dina Boluarte saluted the...

Peru declares 3 days of national mourning for former President Alberto Fujimori

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s government on Thursday declared three days of national mourning over the death of former President Alberto Fujimori and granted him a state funeral despite his convictions for human rights abuses and corruption. Fujimori, who governed the South American...

Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies at 86

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with triumphs righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in autocratic excess that later sent him to prison, has died. He was 86. His death Wednesday in the capital, Lima, was...

Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted for human rights abuses, has died, his daughter says

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted for human rights abuses, has died, his daughter says.

Peru enacts law restricting prosecution of crimes against humanity, favoring former leader Fujimori

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's government on Friday enacted a law that prevents the prosecution of crimes against humanity committed before 2002, a decision that favors former President Alberto Fujimori as well as hundreds of military personnel investigated or prosecuted for massacres and murders...

Former Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori plans to run for presidency in 2026, daughter says

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Former President Alberto Fujimori, who was pardoned in December from his convictions for corruption and responsibility for the murder of 25 people, plans to run for Peru's presidency for the fourth time in 2026, his eldest daughter said Sunday. “My father and I...

Peru's Congress approves statute of limitations for crimes against humanity committed before 2002

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru's Congress on Thursday passed a law establishing a statute of limitations for crimes against humanity committed before 2002, a decision that human rights organizations have warned could encourage impunity and thwart investigations into serious abuses. It...