Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori Released from Prison Despite Controversy

Fujimori's release, based on a humanitarian pardon, sparks international concern over adherence to human rights law.

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has been released from prison on humanitarian grounds, despite a request from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to delay his release.
Fujimori, 85, was serving a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses committed during his decade-long rule in the 1990s, including the slayings of 25 Peruvians by death squads.
Peru's Constitutional Court ruled in favor of a humanitarian pardon granted to Fujimori in 2017, a decision that was upheld by their court in 2022.
The release has sparked controversy, with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, stating that the release is a 'worrying setback' and must be in accordance with international law.
Fujimori remains a polarizing figure in Peru, credited by some for improving the country's economy and criticized by others for his autocratic leadership and human rights abuses.