U.S. Citizens of Peruvian Descent

Peru’s refusal to repay these victims violates the Helms-Burton Act, which bars the U.S. from providing foreign aid to governments that confiscate property from Americans without compensation.

“At the time of the expropriations – I was just a teenager then – the government said it would pay the fair value of the property… My family can never reclaim our farm. But if Peru acts responsibly, together we all can reclaim our dignity.”

 — Antonio Llaveria, Georgia Resident & PABJ Director
 The Hill, 11/12/15

U.S. Citizens of Peruvian Descent

Peru’s refusal to repay these victims violates the Helms-Burton Act, which bars the U.S. from providing foreign aid to governments that confiscate property from Americans without compensation.

“At the time of the expropriations – I was just a teenager then – the government said it would pay the fair value of the property… My family can never reclaim our farm. But if Peru acts responsibly, together we all can reclaim our dignity.”

— Antonio Llaveria, Georgia Resident & PABJ Director

The Hill, 11/12/15

U.S. Citizens of Peruvian Descent

Peru’s refusal to repay these victims violates the Helms-Burton Act, which bars the U.S. from providing foreign aid to governments that confiscate property from Americans without compensation.

“At the time of the expropriations – I was just a teenager then – the government said it would pay the fair value of the property… My family can never reclaim our farm. But if Peru acts responsibly, together we all can reclaim our dignity.”

— Antonio Llaveria, Georgia Resident & PABJ Director

The Hill, 11/12/15

U.S. Pension Funds, Universities, Endowments & Foundations

Institutional investors with a stake in the agrarian reform bonds include U.S. state, municipal and trade union pension funds. Defaulting on these victims violates several articles of the free-trade agreement between the U.S. and Peru.

“Many of our pension funds are holding defaulted Peruvian land bonds through various investment vehicles. We believe that America can no longer allow countries that take advantage of our large domestic market to get away with defaulting on their debts, particularly when it hurts our workers and retirees.”

 — James Hoffa, President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters (Letter to Peruvian Ambassador to U.S.)
 POLITICO, 4/11/17

U.S. Pension Funds, Universities, Endowments & Foundations

Institutional investors with a stake in the agrarian reform bonds include U.S. state, municipal and trade union pension funds. Defaulting on these victims violates several articles of the free-trade agreement between the U.S. and Peru.

“Many of our pension funds are holding defaulted Peruvian land bonds through various investment vehicles. We believe that America can no longer allow countries that take advantage of our large domestic market to get away with defaulting on their debts, particularly when it hurts our workers and retirees.”

— James Hoffa, President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters (Letter to Peruvian Ambassador to U.S.)

POLITICO, 4/11/17

U.S. Pension Funds, Universities, Endowments & Foundations

Institutional investors with a stake in the agrarian reform bonds include U.S. state, municipal and trade union pension funds. Defaulting on these victims violates several articles of the free-trade agreement between the U.S. and Peru.

“Many of our pension funds are holding defaulted Peruvian land bonds through various investment vehicles. We believe that America can no longer allow countries that take advantage of our large domestic market to get away with defaulting on their debts, particularly when it hurts our workers and retirees.”

— James Hoffa, President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters (Letter to Peruvian Ambassador to U.S.)

POLITICO, 4/11/17

Peruvian Citizens

While these victims await repayment on the agarian reform bonds, the land seized from them and their ancestors is currently valued at $42 billion.

“Javier Yep, who was born in 1967 and was a small child when the land was expropriated… has vague memories of the farm. But his uncle, an agrarian engineer who had made the farm his life’s work, ended up selling flashlights, mosquito repellent and other cheap Chinese-made articles in his father’s shop.”

— The Washington Post, 9/9/16

Peruvian Citizens

While these victims await repayment on the agarian reform bonds, the land seized from them and their ancestors is currently valued at $42 billion.

“Javier Yep, who was born in 1967 and was a small child when the land was expropriated… has vague memories of the farm. But his uncle, an agrarian engineer who had made the farm his life’s work, ended up selling flashlights, mosquito repellent and other cheap Chinese-made articles in his father’s shop.”

— The Washington Post, 9/9/16

Peruvian Citizens

While these victims await repayment on the agrarian reform bonds, the land seized from them and their ancestors is currently valued at $42 billion.

“Javier Yep, who was born in 1967 and was a small child when the land was expropriated… has vague memories of the farm. But his uncle, an agrarian engineer who had made the farm his life’s work, ended up selling flashlights, mosquito repellent and other cheap Chinese-made articles in his father’s shop.”

 — The Washington Post, 9/9/16

Cheating Citizens, Pension Funds & Nonprofits

U.S. Citizens of Peruvian Descent

“At the time of the expropriations – I was just a teenager then – the government said it would pay the fair value of the property… My family can never reclaim our farm. But if Peru acts responsibly, together we all can reclaim our dignity.”

U.S. Citizens of Peruvian Descent

“At the time of the expropriations – I was just a teenager then – the government said it would pay the fair value of the property… My family can never reclaim our farm. But if Peru acts responsibly, together we all can reclaim our dignity.”

U.S. Citizens of Peruvian Descent

“At the time of the expropriations – I was just a teenager then – the government said it would pay the fair value of the property… My family can never reclaim our farm. But if Peru acts responsibly, together we all can reclaim our dignity.”

U.S. Pension Funds, Universities, Endowments & Foundations

U.S. Pension Funds, Universities, Endowments & Foundations

U.S. Pension Funds, Universities, Endowments & Foundations

Peruvian Citizens

Peruvian Citizens

Peruvian Citizens