Peru - Open letter urges incoming president to ensure that journalists no longer fear imprisonment

Reporters without borders

Mr. Ollanta Humala President of the Republic Government Palace, Lima, Peru Dear President Humala, Today you assume the office that the citizens of Peru conferred on you in an election on 5 June. At a forum organized on 29 April by the Press and Society Institute (IPYS), during a campaign often marked by serious violations of editorial freedom, you promised, if elected, to refrain from bringing any prosecution against journalists in connection with their work. Reporters Without (...)

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