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While Vargas said that workers at Peace and Hope aren't fearful of further actions by the armed men and had not been aware of anyone following them, "We don't discard that possibility. We're having to take more precautions now."

But Vargas said that the data will be hard to reconstruct. "We lament the loss of the information," he said. Much of the data was not backed up. "Also what worries us is that this could happen to other human rights institutions."

On November 1, the offices of the Commission of Human Rights, or COMISEDH, were raided. Similar to the burglary of Peace and Hope, the thieves took only computers.

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Read about recent political developments in Peru from other media sources: The Business Recorder reports "Congress chief ousted; Fujimori flies to Brunei" and The Miami Herald details Fujimori's unstable presidency as it unravels.

Previous Christianity Today stories about Peru include:

Peru's Churches Welcome Fujimori's Decision to Call New Election | After riots and videotapes of bribes, Peru pushes its current president for the opportunity to vote again. (Sept. 28, 2000)

Imprisoned Peruvian Army Colonel Denied Parole | Evangelical convicted of drug trafficking continues fight for justice as hope fades. (Sept. 1, 2000)

Peru's Christians Oppose Presidential Vow to End Pardons | More than 300 unjustly accused of terrorist involvement will remain in jail, say critics. (Dec. 16, 1999)

Imprisoned Evangelicals Dispute Accusations of Terrorism | (Feb. 9, 1998)

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