PERU. JURISTS AGAINST REINSTATEMENT OF DEATH PENALTY FOR RAPISTS

a reintroduction of capital punishment would imply modifying Peru's Constitution and would separate Peru from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Peruvian jurists Francisco Eguiguren and Cesar Valega declared. Eguiguren explained that people's indignation for child rape and molestation was justified. However, such a decision did not justify jeopardizing Peru's commitment to respect Human Rights, demonstrated by its membership at the Inter-American Court and the signing of the Pact of San Jose.