[Ppnews] Lori Berenson Update Aug 2007

[Political Prisoner News]

August 22, 2007

To All Friends and Supporters of Lori Berenson

UPDATE on Lori and the Devastating Peruvian Earthquake

Many months have gone by since our last update about our daughter 
Lori who will have finished 12 years of wrongful incarceration in 
Peru this November.  Lori's situation remains the same.  She 
continues to work in her prison bakery and she continues to be a 
model prisoner, assisting other incarcerated individuals and working 
on projects to improve the education and health of the 
prisoners.  Lori will be eligible for parole in November 2010.  Her 
health has been stable.  She wears a back-brace for an early detected 
osteoarthritis of the spine and she continues to suffer from 
circulation problems (Reynaud's syndrome) that keep her hands swollen 
and cut and her feet sometimes numb.

Lori is incarcerated in northern Peru.  As you know, last week the 
city of Ica and the coastal town of Pisco, south of Lima, were hit by 
a horrific earthquake that measured 7.9 on the Richter scale.  As a 
result, approximately 500 Peruvians died, 1,400 are injured and 
thousands more Peruvians are without homes, water, food or 
supplies.   Lori felt the tremors in her Cajamarca prison but there 
was no damage there from the distant earthquake.

Lori is quite concerned about the effects of the earthquake on Peru's 
poorest people.  So many Peruvians lost their homes and all their 
belongings.  In particular, she worries about the health of the 
children in the disaster areas.

At Lori's suggestion we have contacted Rabbi Guillermo Bronstein in 
Lima and he urged that all donations be made through Caritas del Peru 
(http://www.caritas.org.pe/) since they are a very efficient and 
effective relief organization.  Caritas del Peru, the aid agency of 
Peru's Catholic Church, has been raising funds and obtaining supplies 
to provide relief to the victims since the first moments of the 
crisis.  Although humanitarian donations have been coming from around 
the world, starvation and the possible spread of disease are real 
fears in the devasted areas and help is needed quickly.

Donations can be made to "Caritas del Peru Emergencia terremoto 
Pisco, Ica Y Canete" by sending checks to Banco de Credito Sucursal 
Miami.  The address of this bank is 121 Alhambra Plaza Suite 1200, 
Coral Gables FL 33134 USA.

If you prefer, you should contact your favorite charity or religious 
organization since they may also have established an emergency relief 
fund for this purpose.


Rhoda and Mark Berenson

English Website:  www.freelori.org
Spanish Website:  www.lorilibre.org



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