Chile’s Supreme Court approved a request for the extradition of a former US Navy captain to stand trial for his involvement in the murders of two US citizens in 1973.
Santiago exploded into a night of street fighting that left one officer of the Carabineros dead after a court ruled that President Salvador Allende committed suicide during the 1973 coup.
A Brazilian federal judge in Pará agreed to conduct the first trial against members of the former dictatorship for war crimes during the military’s rule from 1964-1985.
Peru's Supreme Court revoked the pardon of ex-dictator Alberto Fujimori, ordering him back to prison. His supporters in Congress are drafting a law to make the pardon permanent, but this is on dubious constitutional grounds and violates international human rights treaties. Meanwhile, survivors of the Fujimori-era "dirty war" continue to seek justice for the crimes of that period. One campaign is to block right-wing candidate Daniel Urresti, accused in the assassination of journalist Hugo Bustíos, from running for mayor of Lima. (Photo: Diario Uno)
