Peru appeals court upholds release of US woman held for involvement with rebel group

[JURIST] A Peruvian appeals court announced on Monday it has rejected the government’s petition to overturn a lower court’s decision to grant parole to Lori Berenson [advocacy website], a US citizen held since 1995 for collaboration with a Marxist rebel organization. According to Berenson and her lawyer, the ruling was final and cannot be appealed [AP report], representing a major setback [Bloomberg report] to the government’s efforts to return her to jail. Berenson’s release last year sparked angry public reaction…