MEDIA ADVISORY
GW LAW CLINIC SPEARHEADS ACADEMIC INITIATIVE IN SUPPORT OF EXTRADITING FORMER PERUVIAN PRESIDENT ALBERTO FUJIMORI
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 7, 2007
The GW Law International Human Rights Clinic submitted an amicus curiae brief Tuesday to the Chilean Supreme Court on behalf of 20 U.S. law professors in support of Peru's 2005 extradition request against former President Alberto Fujimori.
Mr. Fujimori is sought in extradition from Chile to his home country, where he is facing corruption charges and indictments for serious human rights violations amounting to crimes against humanity—specifically, for the Barrios Altos massacre and the disappearances at La Cantuta.
“The idea behind the brief was to contribute an international law perspective on ex-President Fujimori’s liability for international crimes and serious human rights violations,” said Clinic Director and Professor Arturo Carrillo. “We wanted to make sure that the Court took into account its international duty to ensure that Fujimori be brought to justice for his crimes.”
Founded in 2004 by Professor Arturo Carrillo, the International Human Rights Clinic at GW Law is the only human rights clinic in the country dedicated primarily to litigating human rights cases before U.S. and international tribunals. The Clinic seeks to promote the progressive integration of international human rights standards into U.S. domestic legal practice, as well as to train a new generation of lawyers capable of using human rights to achieve increased levels of social justice in the United States and abroad.
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