Peru: Whether persons who report to the authorities that they have been approached by the Shining Path or the MRTA for support, cooperation or extortion are automatically detained by the authorities (2000 to March 2003)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 13 March 2003 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PER40886.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Peru: Whether persons who report to the authorities that they have been approached by the Shining Path or the MRTA for support, cooperation or extortion are automatically detained by the authorities (2000 to March 2003), 13 March 2003, PER40886.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4df8e.html [accessed 2 June 2023] |
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The following information was provided by a professor of political science at Boston University who specializes in the Shining Path, in particular, and Peruvian politics, in general, in 13 March 2003 correspondence. The professor has also just recently published the second edition of the The Shining Path of Peru, which was originally published in 1994, and he also visits Peru every year.
According to the professor, persons who reported being approached by the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso, SL) or the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru, MRTA) to the police were often detained in the past, but the likelihood of being detained now is "much reduced" because of "more transparent government, the functioning of the truth and reconciliation commission, and a somewhat different approach by the SL." He was unaware of any recent cases in which persons were being detained by the authorities for reporting activity by the SL or MRTA.
Additional or corroborating information on the subject could not be found among the sources consulted. Attempts to obtain information from another academic specializing in rebel movements in Peru were unsuccessful within the time constraints of this Response.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Professor of political science, Department of International Relations, Boston University, Boston. 13 March 2003. Correspondence.
Additional Sources Consulted
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Latinamerica Press [Lima]. 2000-2002
Latin American Regional Reports: Andean Group Report [London]. 2000-2002
LEXIS/NEXIS
World News Connection
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