Massacre of Asháninka People by Sendero Luminoso
On 18 August 1993, an incursion by the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) resulted in the massacre of 62 Asháninka people, including men, women, and children, along the banks of the Río Sonomoro. This event was part of a broader pattern of violence in which both insurgent and counterinsurgent forces committed …