Christian Leaders Call for National Unity After Riots in Peru
National Council of Evangelicals emphatically condemns violence, calls for reassessment of nation's economic policies
Rebecca Howard | posted 7/01/2002 12:00AM
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For more on Peru's political turmoil, see Yahoo's full coverage area and WorldNews.com .
Andrés Tapia has written about how human rights abuses pushed Peruvian evangelicals into the country's political arena.
Previous Christianity Today articles on Peru include:
Peru's Supreme Court Rules Against de Vinate | Inter-American human rights court may be the evangelical's last hope (Jan. 24, 2002)
Christians to Help Investigate Crimes | Religious leaders join the Peruvian government in investigating unsolved crimes (Jan. 8, 2002)
Peru's Churches Want Inquiry into Why Missionary Plane Was Shot Down | Christian leaders lament "absurd, excessive use of force" that killed Roni Bowers and her infant daughter. (May 2, 2001)
Divorcing a Dictator | Evangelicals assess the bitter lessons of the Fujimori years.(Jan. 25, 2001)
Peru's Shining Path Still Taking Prisoners | As government shifts in turmoil, thousands of forced "accomplices" are still unfairly imprisoned. (Nov. 27, 2000)
Christian Human Rights Agency Burglarized in Peru | Stolen files contained information on more than 5,000 forced disappearances. (Nov. 15, 2000)
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. 27, 2000)
Imprisoned Peruvian Army Colonel Denied Parole | Evangelical convicted of drug trafficking continues fight for justice as hope fades. (Sept. 7, 2000)
Imprisoned Evangelicals Dispute Accusations of Terrorism | (Feb. 9, 1998)
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