HOLDING THE LINE ON HUMAN RIGHTS ACCOUNTABILITY: EXPLAINING THE UNLIKELY JUDICIAL OVERTURN OF THE PARDON AND IMMUNITY GRANTED TO HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATOR ALBERTO FUJIMORI

Holding the line on human rights accountability: Explaining the unlikely judicial overturn of the pardon and immunity granted to human rights violator Alberto Fujimori

Alberto Fujimori, Peruvian ex-president and perpetrator of human rights violations, was released from prison due to a presidential pardon in 2017.He was also granted immunity from prosecution.Although the political branches and the majority of the population supported these measures, as shown by public opinion polls, within months domestic courts o

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Modulation of Ion Channels in the Axon: Mechanisms and Function

The axon is responsible for integrating synaptic signals, generating action potentials (APs), propagating those APs to downstream synapses and converting them into patterns of neurotransmitter vesicle release.This process is mediated by a rich assortment of voltage-gated here ion channels whose function can be affected on short and long time scales

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