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About the Centerpiece
The Center's newsletter, Centerpiece, is produced two times a year and regularly features information on current and future Center events, scholarly developments of special note, as well as a column by the Center's director, Professor Beth A. Simmons. The newsletter also includes updates on the Center's programmatic initiatives, articles by faculty associates, and profiles of Center affiliates and their research. The Centerpiece aims to maintain an enduring network of both current members and Center alumni.
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Features
- Bringing Justice Home: Alberto Fujimori on Trial for Corruption and Human Rights Violations in Peru
- On December 10, 2007, the Special Criminal Court of the Peruvian Supreme Court asked former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori if he was guilty of the murder and kidnapping charges he faced. His response broke the methodic silence he had maintained until then, and his defiant shouts surprised the observers who filled the court chambers, a mix of members of the press, victims, human rights professionals, international experts, and family and friends of Fujimori: "I received this country… in 1990 on the brink of collapse, overwhelmed by hyperinflation, in international financial isolation and with terrorism everywhere." With his voice occasionally cracking, the accused continued for several minutes until he was interrupted—with difficulty—by the court president and asked to give a simple yes or no. Fujimori concluded by exclaiming, "Because of my government, the human rights of twenty-five million Peruvians were rescued, without exception… I reject the charges! Completely! I am innocent!"…
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- Goodness Triumphs Ultimately
- The Warren and Anita Manshel Lecture in American Foreign Policy was given by Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on November 15, 2007 in celebration of the Weatherhead Center's 50th anniversary.…
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- From the Director
- As the largest social-science research center on campus, the Weatherhead Center is looked upon by both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as by faculty, as a primary resource to support their research in issues related to international, transnational, or comparative topics. The Center is proud to disburse annually nearly $1 million in grants and other support to students and faculty across the University…
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