JOINT PRESS RELEASE  

  

 

On February 22, 2001 a meeting was held with the following participants at the headquarters of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), which is currently holding its 110th regular session: representing the Peruvian State were Minister of Justice Diego García-Sayán and Ambassador Manuel Rodríguez Cuadros, Permanent Representative of Peru to the Organization of American States. (OAS). The IACHR was represented by its president, Dean Claudio Grossman; First Vice-President, Dr. Juan Méndez; Second Vice-President, Dr. Marta Altolaguirre, and Commissioners Robert Goldman and Peter Laurie, as well as the Executive Secretary of the IACHR, Jorge E. Taiana.

 

Minister Garcia-Sayán, speaking on behalf of the Peruvian government, indicated that in the framework of Peru’s new government policy on the protection of human rights and as part of a series of measures the current administration has been taking nationally and internationally to restore the democratic institutional framework, rebuild the rule of law, and observe human rights in Peru, the Government of Peru is presenting a broad proposal to settle a significant number of cases (165), more than 50 per cent of the Peru-related cases before the IACHR.

 

The Inter-American Commission reiterated its acknowledgment of the auspicious actions being taken by the transition government of Peru’s respected President Valentín Paniagua, the renowned members of his cabinet, and the honorable Congress of the Republic of Peru, to redefine and strengthen key State institutions. The IACHR added that this is part of a series of very positive steps the current Peruvian government has taken and complements other equally-important measures adopted, such as the renewal of Peru’s acceptance of the contentious jurisdiction of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Peru’s recent signing of the Inter-American Convention on the Forced Disappearance of Persons[KFC1], and compliance with the recommendations and precautionary measures formulated by the Commission. 

 

The IACHR praised and welcomed the Peruvian government’s initiative, the purpose of which is to offer solutions to a significant number of cases, including the following groups:

 

a.  Cases in which the State will promote a friendly settlement in keeping with the provisions of Articles (48)(1)(f) and 49 of the American Convention: 10.918 (Sindicato Unitario de Trabajadores de la Educación en el Perú); 12.033 (Rómulo Torres Ventocilla); 12.035 (Pablo Ignacio Livia Robles); 12.084 (Sitramun); and 12.191 (María Mamérita Mestanza Chávez).

 

b.  Cases in which the State will acknowledge responsibility and move to restore the affected rights and/or provide reparations for the damages caused: 11.149 (Augusto Alejandro Zúñiga Paz); 11.277 (Eduardo C. Carrillo et al.); 11.756 (Leonor La Rosa Bustamante); 11.045 (La Cantuta); and 12.095 (Mariela Barreto Riofano).

 

c.  Cases in which the Commission made recommendations in a final report adopted and published in accordance with Article 51 of the American Convention: Attached is a list of the 102 reports (involving 133 cases) referred to here, for which the State has committed to seeking comprehensive solutions to the human rights violations found by the IACHR in those reports.

 

d.  Cases in which the Commission made recommendations in reports adopted in accordance with Article 50 of the Convention. This involves 26 cases recently decided that have not yet been published. The State has committed to pursuing comprehensive solutions to the human rights violations found by the IACHR in those reports.

 

e.  Instances in which the State will request the closing of cases for which it feels the underlying grounds no longer exist: The State will request files for the following cases: 11.051 (detained persons-disappearances); 11.133 (Faustino Huamaní Rodríguez); 11.192 (Yehude Simon Munaro); 11.806 (Demetrio Limonier Chávez Peñaherrera); 11.849 (Leoncio Florián López et al.); 11.885 (Guido Pennano Allison); 12.120 (Foro Democrático); 12.209 (Guillermo Cabala Rossand); and 12.290 (Jorge Mufarech). The Commission will notify the petitioners of the request and will decide thereon in a timely fashion.

 

Both the Government of Peru and the Inter-American Commission understand that the settlements being sought will be reached, bearing in mind the international obligations the Peruvian State has assumed in exercising its sovereignty and the following specific criteria: recognition of the Peruvian State’s responsibility in cases in which human rights have been impacted; provision of reparations for damages and consequences to the victims or family members for violation of the victims’ human rights; execution of the investigations appropriate in the autonomous exercise of judicial authority and determining responsibility in those cases; adoption of the precautionary measures recommended by the Commission; and implementation of friendly settlement procedures, with the participation of the IACHR, the petitioners, and the victims or their family members.     

 

At the close of the proceedings, Minister Diego García-Sayán and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights highlighted the current excellent institutional relationship between Peru and the IACHR, characterized by mutual respect and cooperation. Both parties agreed to continue to work together in the future for the promotion and protection of human rights. 

 

 

Washington, D.C., February 22, 2001

 

 

Dr. Diego García-Sayán               Dean Claudio Grossman

                         Minister of Justice of Peru           President of the IACHR


APPENDIX A TO THE FEBRUARY 22, 2001 PRESS RELEASE

 

 

Case No.

 

 

Report No.

 

NAME(S) OF VICTIM(S)

10.908

47/00

Manuel Pacotaype Chaupin,
Martín Cayllahua Galindo,
Marcelo Cabana Tucno, and
Isaías Huamán Vilca

10.904

46/00

Manuel Meneses Sotacuro and
Félix Inga Cuya

10.826

45/00

Manuel Mónago Carhuaricra and
Eleazar Mónago Laura

10.820

44/00

Américo Zavala Martínez

10.670

43/00

Alcides Sandoval Flores,
Julio César Sandoval Flores, and
Abraham Sandoval Flores

10.827

10.984

57/99

10.827 Romer Morales Zegarra, Richard Morales Zegarra,
and Carmen Teresa Rojas García
10.984 Carlos Vega Pizango

10.824

11.044

11.124

11.125

11.175

56/99

10.824 Eudalio Lorenzo Manrique
11.044 Pedro Herminio Yauri Bustamante
11.124 Eulogio Viera Estrada
11.125 Héctor Esteban Medina Bonet
11.175 Justiniano Najarro Rua


10.815

10.905

10.981

10.995

11.042

11.136

55/99

10.815 Juan de la Cruz Núñez Santana
10.905 Wilian Guerra González
10.981 Raúl Naraza Salazar
10.995 Rafael Magallanes Huamán
11.042 Samuel Ramos Diego
11.136 Wilmer Guillermo Jara Vigilio

10.807

10.808

10.809

10.810

10.879

11.037

54/99

10.807 William León Laurente
10.808 Alfonso Aguirre Escalante
10.809 Eladio Mancilla Calle
10.810 Constantino Saavedra Muñoz
10.879 Zenón Huamani Chuchón, Julio Arotoma Cacñahuaray,
Honorata Ore de Arotoma, Eleuterio Fernández Quispe,
Napoleón Quispe Ortega, Onofredo Huamani Quispe, and Luis Amaru Quispe
11.037 Honorato Laura Luján

10.551

10.803

10.821

10.906

11.180

11.322

53/99

10.551 David Palomino Morales, Mario Pérez Caillahua, Juan Pareja
Ayala, Teodoro Ayala Escriba, Valerio Zevallos, Julian García Palomino, Dora Gómez, Nilton Gámez Gómez and Juan Carlos Gámez Gómez
10.803 Francisco Juan Fernández Galvez, and Alcides Coppa Taipe
10.821 Renán Jesús Simbrón Chávez
10.906 Gerardo Yauri Colquechaua
11.180 Jorge Auxilio de los Angeles Briceño Orozco and

Clemente Ramos Cardozo
11.322 Rony Guerra Blancas and Milagros Flor Tupac Gonzáles

10.544

10.544

11.098

52/99

10.544 Raúl Zevallos Loayza, Víctor Padilla Luján, and

Nazario Taype Huamani
10.745 Modesto Huamani Cosigna
11.098 Rubén Aparicio Villanueva

10.471

10.955

11.014

11.066

11.067

11.070

11.163

51/99

10.471 Anetro Castiillo Pezo, Alejandro Carhuamaca Vilchez,
Juan Alberto Vásquez Gonzales, Arnaldo Ríos Vega, Reiner Ríos
Rengifo, Elmer Barrera del Aguila, David Rodríguez Ayachi,
Guzmán Penchi Ubiachigua, Darwin Tapullima Huainacama,
Venancio Pinchi Puyo, and Antonio Santiago Chávez Ruiz
10.955 Ricardo Fernando del Río Adrián
11.014 Esteban Ramos Huayanay
11.066 Rafael Tello Acosta
11.067 Violeta Campos Linares
11.070 Mauricio Javá García
11.163 Olivia Tejada Clemente and Beder Baca Alvarado Alvarado

10.542

19/99

Pastor Juscamaita Laura

10.562

43/97

Héctor Pérez Salazar

10.521

42/97

Angel Escobar Jurado

10.491

41/97

Estiles Ruíz Dávila

10.941

10.942

10.944

10.945

40/97

10.941, Camilo Alarcón Espinoza and Sara Luz Mozombite
10.942 Jerónimo Villar Salomé

10.944 Alvaro Hachiguy Izquierdo
10.945 Daniel Huamán Amacifuen

11.233

39/97

Martín Javier Roca Casas

10.548

38/97

Hugo Bustios Saavedra

10.970

5/96

Raquel Martín de Mejía

10.559

1/96

Chumbivilcas

10.563

37/93

Guadalupe Ccalloccunto

10.531

12/93

Rafael Antonio Navarro

10.528

11/93

Falconieri Saravia Castillo

10443

10/93

Teofilo Rimac Capcha

10.433

9/93

Comuneros Raul Salas Chocas, Wilson Salas Huanuco, Abel Asparrin Huaman, Teodulo Simeon y Aringaña, Jaime Jesus Montalvo, Nicolas Chocas Cavero, Jose Jacob Camarena, and the minor Freddy Flores Salas

11.099

111/00

Yone Cruz Ocalio

11.031

112/00

Pedro Pablo López González,

Denis Atilio Castillo Chávez,

Gilmer Ramiro León Velásquez,

Jesús Manfredo Noriega Ríos,

Roberto Barrientos Velásquez,

Carlos Alberto Barrientos Velásquez,

Carlos Martín Tarazona More, and

Jorge Luis Tarazona More

10.493

89/90

Hugo Bilbao Valenzuela et al.

10.487

88/90

Jorge Párraga Castillo et al.

10.477

87/90

Ismael Pimentel Dávalos

10.475

86/90

Santos Rojas Quispe

10.470

85/90

Vicente Bocanegra Espinoza et al.

10.467

84/90

Silvio Alejandro Campos et al.

10.466

83/90

Fernando Mejía Egocheaga

10.464

82/90

Pedro Valenzuela Tamayo and Manuel Mejía Cotrina

10.463

81/90

Coqui Samuel Huamalí Sánchez

10.461

80/90

Teófilo Carrión Yaulis

10.460

79/90

Cipraiano Agama Anaya

10.444

78/90

Gregorio Castellares Robles

10.203

77/90

Andrés Huayhua and Ciro Huayhua

10.202

76/90

Sonia Muñoz de Yangali

10.163

75/90

Tecero Lava Ramírez et al.

10.380

42/90

Soledad Granados Martinez et al.

10.370

41/90

Saturnino Castillo Peralta

10.326

40/90

Noé Pastor Romo Antonio

10.321

39/90

Miriam Huaches de Garcia

10.317

38/90

Evaristo Morales Portillo 

10.308

37/90

Mercedes Gutierrez Caypani et al.

10.304

36/90

Hugo Blanco Galdós et al.

10.278

35/90

Oscar Delgado Vera

10.263

34/90

Giovana Vera

 

10.260

33/90

Hugo Maximo Aliaga Ordaya

 

10.222

32/90

Fabriciano Chujandama Chasnamote et al.

 

10.221

31/90

Osvaldo Torres Saldaña and Segundo Salas Saldaña

 

10.220

30/90

Jose Perez Olivares

 

10.186

29/90

Armando Guamantingo Villanueva et al.

 

10.185

28/90

Basilio Chirhuana Carbajal et al.

 

10.183

27/90

Manuel Tuanma García and Estalin Fasanando Upiachihua

 

10.166

26/90

Fortunato Lopez Lopez et al.

 

10.164

25/90

Armando Huamantingo Villanueva and Matiasa Huashua Huamani

 

10.014

24/90

Angel Francisco Perez Alí, Dionisia Huamani Tieno, and Humberto Orosco

 

9.883

23/90

Walter Angel Castillo Cisneros

 

9.881

22/90

Benjamin Lapa León et al.

 

9.878

21/90

Gloria Marta Tineo García and Pelayo Arotoma Cacnahuaray

 

9.859

20/90

Roberto Huamán Ayala and Alciades Bernardo Yuyata Leiva

 

9.842

19/90

Juan Rivera Alarcón et al.

 

9.824

18/90

Jose Belarmino Navarrete Cabrera et al.

 

9.817

17/90

Felix Torres P. et al.

 

9.816

16/90

Jorge Herminio Minio et al.

 

9.815

15/90

Marino Ezequiel Soca

 

9.814

14/90

Teresa Gracia Bautista and Ruben Nanac

 

9.809

13/90

Teófilo Ramos Gamboa

 

9.807

12/90

Martín Escriba

 

9.806

11/90

Severino Quispe Pillaca

 

9.805

10/90

Albino Quino Sulca

 

9.804

9/90

Melchor Tineo Pérez

 

9.803

8/90

Teodoro Pillaca Tinco

 

9.802

10/89

Benito Rojas Ccorahua

 

9.799

9/89

Eleodoro Lopez Ballardo, Ruben Lopez Loyola, and Bautista Rodriguez Arce

 

9.786

33/88

Juan Geldres Orozco and Benigno Contreras

 

9.748

30/88

Luis Maximo Vera Aragon

 

9.511

19/88

Lucio Lozano Huayta

 

9.505

18/88

Juan Hugo Calle Rodríguez

 

9.503

17/88

Marcial Flores Sulca

 

9.506

16/88

Nemesio Fernandez Lapa

 

9.433

15/88

Rómulo Yangali de los Rios, Efrén Yangali de los Rios, Fortunato Yangali Huachaca and Hugo Bustamante González

 

9.507

14/88

Florentino Mendoza Huaman

 

9.508

13/88

Lidia Quispe Silva

 

9.510

12/88

Reyna Esperanza Cervantes Romani

 

9.509

11/88

Constanza Torres Quispe

 

9.512

10/88

Edgar Palomino Ayala

 

9.501

9/88

Claudio Marcial Muñoz Yaranga

 

9.502

8/88

Nemesio Ccenta Aquino

 

9.504

7/88

Eustaquio Yauli Huaman

 

9.468

23/87

Francisco García Ramos

 

9.467

22/87

Felipe Huaman Palomino

 

9.466

21/87

Teodoro Huancahuar

 

9.449

20/87

Martín Hipólito Bellido Canchari

 

9.429

19/87

Patrocinio Quiccha Espinosa, Virgilio Huaranca, Oswaldo Castañeda, Filon Palomino Ayala, Heraclio Palomino Ayala, and Estilo Ayala

 

9.426

18/87

Juan Dario Cuya Laine

 

9.425

17/87

Jaime Ayala Sulca Huanta