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Lori: My Daughter, Wrongfully Imprisoned in Peru
Discusses the fight to free an American student who has been imprisoned for six years in a Peruvian jail after being charged as a leader of a terrorist group, convicted improperly, and sentenced to life with no chance of parole.
279 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2000
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October 7, 2010This book is a polemic, based on a mother's love. It can't claim to be objective, and doesn't try to.
I hold no brief for Lori Berenson, per se. I make no attempt to winnow out facts from claims and counterclaims. I don't care whether she's innocent of the charges against her.
What worries me is that I hadn't realized until I read this book that double jeopardy is alive and well in many parts of the world. This woman has been released, retried, and reimprisoned several times for the same offenses. And I know about her because she's an American, a woman, and is loved by her mother, who refuses to be silenced and argues convincingly on her behalf.
What about all the OTHER people caught up in this system of perpetual 'punishment'? And not only in Peru. More and more, this is happening in our own backyard.
The protections against double jeopardy in our own bill of rights were instituted to protect against JUST SUCH abuses. It's time to renew our committment to them--and not just in the US, but worldwide.
I hold no brief for Lori Berenson, per se. I make no attempt to winnow out facts from claims and counterclaims. I don't care whether she's innocent of the charges against her.
What worries me is that I hadn't realized until I read this book that double jeopardy is alive and well in many parts of the world. This woman has been released, retried, and reimprisoned several times for the same offenses. And I know about her because she's an American, a woman, and is loved by her mother, who refuses to be silenced and argues convincingly on her behalf.
What about all the OTHER people caught up in this system of perpetual 'punishment'? And not only in Peru. More and more, this is happening in our own backyard.
The protections against double jeopardy in our own bill of rights were instituted to protect against JUST SUCH abuses. It's time to renew our committment to them--and not just in the US, but worldwide.
April 5, 2011
American citizen Lori Berenson, a journalist and humanitarian covering the national election in Peru in 1995, was manipulated by President Fujimoto for political gain, arrested, wrongfully convicted of treason agains the nation by a cloaked miitary tribunal, and imprisoned under inhumane conditions until her limited parole in 2011 (to be served in Lima).
This book is the story told by Lori's mother, Rhoda, about her family, friends, and the many kind strangers who have worked tirelessly to bring Lori home. Despite flagrant Peruvian corruption, stonewalling by the US State Deptartment, and the tremendous cost in money, time, and energy, Lori's supporters continue to hope for her repatriation.
Writing: B
Material: A+
Level: Moderate
This book is the story told by Lori's mother, Rhoda, about her family, friends, and the many kind strangers who have worked tirelessly to bring Lori home. Despite flagrant Peruvian corruption, stonewalling by the US State Deptartment, and the tremendous cost in money, time, and energy, Lori's supporters continue to hope for her repatriation.
Writing: B
Material: A+
Level: Moderate
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