- Luis Vivanco : Peruvian court decision in Fujimori case sends strong message . Fujimori was convicted for using death penalty to murder innocents . It is one of the first times a nation 's own independent courts have convicted a former leader for such serious human rights crimes and it sets an important precedent for a region that suffered so much from political violence and rights violations . Since Pinochet fell , Vivanco says , courts have been holding leaders accountable . Others : Leaders who deny human rights may suffer for it years later .
- Luis Vivanco : Peruvian court decision in Fujimori case sends strong message . Fujimori was convicted for using death penalty to murder innocents . Since Pinochet fell , Vivanco says , courts have been holding leaders accountable . Others : Leaders who deny human rights may suffer for it years later .