PERU   

WHAT CSW IS DOING FOR PERU

- We are working with two organizations, CEAS and Paz Y Esperanza, to help expedite the review of those cases where Christians have been wrongly imprisoned under President Fujimori's anti-terrorist campaign.

- CSW is committed to continuing its research and fact-finding missions in Peru, in hopes that we can advocate for the release of the Christians imprisoned there, and in the meantime provide you with names of Peruvians who could use your letters of encouragement.

- Christians in Peru will continue to be mentioned in our prayer calendar. As we receive updates we will publish them on our website and/or in future issues of Outcry.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

You can PRAY

 - Pray for the prisoners and their families. Pray that all would be spiritually strengthened and sustained physically throughout this difficult ordeal. Pray for the release of all the wrongly imprisoned.

 - Pray that the government, police and the army would make a true commitment to respect the human rights of their fellow citizens and right the wrongs they have committed against the population.

 - In addition to your prayers, you could certainly write letters of encouragement to those who are imprisoned. Just visit our WRITE A PRISONER page to learn names of individuals. Then contact the CSW office if addresses are not available via the website.

You can PROTEST

Write to your Senator at U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510, or your Representative at U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515.  (Call the Capitol Hill Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 to find out your Congressperson’s name). Ask your Congressperson to raise your concerns with both the Congress and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and to additionally raise this in appropriate international forums.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
Fax: (202) 261-8577 
Phone: (202) 647-4000
Email: secretary@state.gov

***For help with letter-writing, please click here

You can PETITION

To the Peruvian Government
Write a polite letter to the Ambassador of Peru urging the reform of the judicial system, support for the Truth Commission and increased attention to the plight of the hundreds of wrongly imprisoned men and women.

Embassy of Peru
Ambassador Felipe Ortiz de Zevallos
1700 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202) 833-9860
Fax: (202) 659-8124
webadmin@embassyofperu.us

To view all of CSW's current petitions, please click here

WEB LINKS

www.hrw.org/reports/1997/peru  - Human Rights Watch