Gustavo Gorriti

Gustavo Gorriti is a Peruvian investigative journalist whose reporting has focused on political corruption, human-rights abuses, drug trafficking, and Peru’s internal conflict. He has worked with major publications and later led IDL-Reporteros, an investigative journalism center in Lima. His reporting has brought international recognition, including the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 1998 International Press Freedom Award, while also exposing him to political retaliation and threats.