Country: Peru
Affiliation: Magazine Caretas
Patricia Caycho
As an investigative reporter for the Peruvian weekly Magazine Caretas, Ms. Caycho, 29, specializes in a wide range of topics: terrorism, corruption, public safety, and high-profile criminal trials – many issues growing out of two decades of domestic terrorism. Her in-depth coverage of the trial of former president Alberto Fujimori has been widely quoted. Miss Caycho originally wanted to be a war correspondent, until she realized that her passion is human rights and she has plenty of work to do in Peru. She is eager to learn the workings of the United Nations, "an organization that, for countries like mine, is often the only lifesaver to keep us safe from the injustices and abuses committed by our own authorities."
