Chronological Summary of Lori's Case

2006: The Year in Review
2005: The Year in Review
2004: The Year in Review
2003: The Year in Review
2002: The Year in Review
2001: The Year in Review
2000: The Year in Review
1999: The Year in Review
1998: The Year in Review
1997: The Year in Review
1996: The Year in Review
1995: The Year in Review

2006: The Year in Review

July	Members of U.S. Congress ask outgoing Peruvian President Toledo to commute Lori's sentence - Toledo cummutes 130 sentences but not Lori's

2005: The Year in Review

November 30	Lori completes 10 years of wrongful imprisonment
March	Lori's lawyers send documents to Inter-American Court requesting clarification and interpretation of its political decision favoring Perú - Court chooses not to respond

2004: The Year in Review

December 14	Respected international jurist and former Perú Prime Minister Javier Valle Riestra publishes article stating Lori did not receive justice and that the Inter-American Court of Human Rights capitulated to Perú's threat to withdraw from the Court's jurisdiction
December 3	Peruvian Judge Monroy Galvez tells Perú press that he was able to argue for change in the decision on Lori in the 110-page preliminary report 'point-by-point'
December 2	For first time in history, Inter-American Court reverses Inter-American Commission in Lori's case and yet rules Perú's laws fail to comply with international standards
November 24-25	Inter-American Court of Human Rights reviews Lori's case behind closed doors and reverses reported preliminary decision in Lori's favor.
November 20	Perú Foreign Minister Manual Rodriguez Cuadros tells Inter-American Court of Human Rights that Perú will defy it and ignore any decision favorable to Lori
November	Perú government, politicians and media campaign for Inter-American Court to rule in favor of Perú against Lori
November 11	A 110-page preliminary report on Lori's case is distributed to the judges of the Inter-American Court for their deliberation
May 7	Rhoda Berenson testifies in Costa Rica as Inter-American Court of Human rights hears Lori's case
April	51 human rights organizations endorse Amicus Curiae ("Friend of the Court") Brief in support of Lori's case at Inter-American Court of Human Rights

2003: The Year in Review

October 2	Lori marries Anibal Apari Sanchez, law student and former Peruvian political prisoner
May	Amnesty International Annual Human Rights Report criticizes Perú's failure to carry out promised human rights improvements and adequately reform its anti-terrorism laws
January 3	Perú's Constitutional Court fails to make adequate changes in anti-terrorism laws needed to comply with international standards

2002: The Year in Review

September 6	Inter-American Court of Human Rights accepts petition filed by Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on Lori's behalf against the government of Perú and appends Perú's counter-petition against the Commission's recommendation
July 19	Inter-American Commission on Human Rights files application to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Lori's behalf
April 22	Inter-American Commission on Human Rights rules in Lori's favor
March 23	President Bush raises Lori's case with President Toledo during historic visit to Lima and urges humanitarian considerations based on forthcoming decision of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
March	"Human Rights Watch" condemns Perú's anti-terrorism laws, asserting that they do not comply with international standards
February 18	Peruvian Supreme Court upholds 20-year sentence
January 6	Religious leader delegation visits Lori and brings letters to Perú signed by hundreds of clergy urging her release

2001: The Year in Review

December 22	Lori is physically abused in move to remote northern prison in Cajamarca but Peruvian government denies abuse
November 12	Inter-American Commission on Human Rights holds full hearing on Lori's civilian trial
June 20	Lori is convicted and sentenced to 20 years
March 20	Lori's public, civilian trial begins

2000: The Year in Review

August 28	Lori's sentence is nullified and her case is removed from military court
July 28	Majority of US House; 43% of Senate call for Lori's release
May 29	The U.S., OAS, and human rights groups reject President Fujimori's reelection
February 2	Lawyers resubmit Lori's Human Rights Court petition
January 25	Lori ends 14-day hunger strike
January 11	Nationwide vigils mark fourth anniversary of sentencing

1999: The Year in Review

October 14	Washington DC Headquaters opens
July 21	A majority of the House of Representatives support Lori's release
July 21	A Congressional Amendment in support of Lori receives 44.2% of the House vote
July 9	Lori asks for transfer
July 9	Perú withdraws from the Inter-American Human Rights Court
June 30	Congressional Human Rights Caucus held to discuss Lori's case
June 28	33 Senators ask Secretary of State Albright to facilitate a humanitarian release for Lori
June 10	Noam Chomsky releases a statement in support of Lori
June 9	176 Representatives ask Clinton to secure Lori's release
June 3	Perú rejects order from human rights court to grant new trials to four Chileans imprisoned on treason charges
April 14	Perú's Congress passes law precluding foreigners convicted of treason from usingtransfer treaty.
March 11	US human rights delegation visits Lori at Socabaya
March 3	State Department criticizes Perú for human rights abuses
March 3	Campaign to restrict aid to Perú begins
February 22	UN declares Lori's detention arbitrary
February 2	Lori's isolation ends after 115 days
January 20	Amnesty International issues another "Urgent Action" on Lori's behalf

1998: The Year in Review

December 23	Amnesty International issues an "Urgent Action" on Lori's behalf
November 30	Lori has been wrongfully imprisoned for a full three years.
November 24	Lori's period of solitary confinement at Socabaya reaches seven weeks.
November 13	Lori celebrates her 29^th birthday by eating gua-gua.
November 2	The Committee for Inter-American Human Rights announces it's incorporation, and it's first project, the Committee to Free Lori Berenson.
October 8	The OAS's Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hears Lori's petition against the government of Perú.
October 7	Lori is moved from Yanamayo for medical tests
October 7	Lori's petition to be heard at Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
August 29	New York Times calls Fujimori a dictator
August 22	Lori writes to the human rights community
August 7	Peruvian Prime Minister resigns over human rights; Calls Perú "Totalitarian"
April 28	Amnesty International declares Lori a political prisoner
April 10	AI Calls on Perú to give Lori a new trial
April 3	State Department responds to Congress
February 19	Replacement judges rule Fujimori can run again
February 5	San Francisco Rally for Lori and Human Rights in Perú
January 28	UN Team visits Lori at Yanamayo
January 21	US Congress asks State Department to pressure Perú
January 21	Lori petitions Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for new trial

1997: The Year in Review

December 10	175 Representatives Pledge Their Support for Lori
December 5	52 Senators Vow to Help Lori Get Trial
December 4	Letter Campaign to President Clinton
November 25	United Nations to Investigate Perú's Arbitrary Detentions
November 11	Lori Wins Human Rights Award
October 20	Commemorating Two Years of Wrongful Imprisonment
October 27	The Push in Congress
October 4	U. S. Congresswoman Visits Lori in Prison
September 25	Congressional Delegation to Investigate Perú
September 3	Letters in Congress
July 24	Torture,Murder,Corruption Uncovered in Perú
May 18	Demonstration at Fujimori's Visit to U.S.
May	A Mother's Story, by Rhoda Berenson
May 7	Fact Sheet About Lori
April 17	U.S. Embassy Allowed to Visit Lori

1996: The Year in Review

December 15	First Visit Allowed for Lori's Parents
December 7	Lori's Parents' Visit Lori (Reuters)
November 30	First Anniversary of Lori's Arrest
November 13	Lori's 27^th Birthday Many happy returns? We wish Lori just one happy return.

Diplomacy on Lori's Behalf

September 11	Update from Lori's Parents
September 5	Rep. Bill Richardson negotiates with President Fujimori
August 7	United Nations and others condemn Perú's legal system
June 20	Congressional Colloquy on Lori and Human Rights in Perú
May 21	President Clinton meets with President Fujimori and asks for fair trial
May 20	Rally for Lori and Peruvian human rights in Washington
May 17	Statement by ex-President Carter
May 10	Letter from Tom Nooter on the status of Lori's case
April 24-25	Conference on Lori Berenson and Human Rights in Perú
April	Glow Magazine Article
March 16	Lori's parents on NBC "Today" show (8am NYT)

Lori's Second Appeal

March 15	Lori's second appeal rejected by Perú's Supreme Military Court.
March 11	CNN Morning News (11am NYT)
March 10	NBC "Today" Show (8:30am NYT)
March 6	Mark Berenson's statement on Lori's case.
March 6	U.S. State Dept. 1995 Report on Human Rights in Perú
March 4	Lori's sister Kathy gives the keynote address of International Women's Week
February 27	Lori's condition and potential prison transfer
February 27	Lori's work in El Salvador (The Village Voice)
February 21	ABC Primetime carries Lori's story.
February 19	NY Magazine Details the Evidence -- READ ME!
February 19	A Congressional Petition for Lori
February 14	U.S. Congress Demands Trial for Lori
February 13	Write to Lands' End about Lori!
February 9	Prisoners of Conscience in Perú
February 5	Perú's Amnesty for Human Rights Abusers

Lori's First Appeal

January 31	WOLA's Reply to Perú's Letter
January 31	Fujimori's Statement on Lori's Appeal
January 30	Mark Berenson's Statement on Lori's Rejected Appeal
January 30	Front-page Article in the Boston Globe
January 28	Berenson Family Statement on Lori's Case
January 24	Perú's Letter to the New York Times
January 23	Reuters Article on Torture in Perú
January 20	Reuters Article on the Appeals Process

Lori's Sentencing and Prison Conditions

January 23	Perú Isolates Lori before her Appeal
January 18	Reuters Article on Lori's Prison Transfer
January 18	Houston Chronicle Editorial -- "Closed Trials Unsatisfactory"
January 16	New York Times Editorial -- "Perú Mocks Due Process"
January 12	AP News Article on Lori's Prison Conditions
January 12	Berenson Family Statement on Lori's Sentence
January 11	AP News Article on Lori's Sentence
January 11	US State Department Statement on Lori's Sentence
January 11	Mark Berenson's Statement on Lori's Sentence

Lori's "Presentation"

January 9	Mark Berenson's Statement on Lori's "Presentation"
January 8	Lori Berenson's Remarks at her "Presentation"

Lori's Trial

January 5	Mark Berenson's Statement on Lori's Condition
January 5	New York Times Article on Lori's Trial

1995: The Year in Review

Lori's Arrest

December 23	Interview with Lori's Mother Rhoda
December 22	Lori's Interrogation by the Peruvian Police
December	Ramsey Clark Statement on Lori's Arrest
December	Early Press Release on Lori's Arrest
December 5	Reuters News Article on Lori's Arrest
November 30	Lori Berenson is arrested in Lima.