In June 1983, Santos Quispe Saavedra, the lieutenant governor of Putis, was assassinated by a column of the Shining Path (PCP-SL) as part of their campaign of violence in the region. This marked the beginning of a series of violent acts by the group, including the burning of houses in …
On July 16, 1983, military personnel detained Putis community members Oswaldo Fernández Cusiche, Maximiliana Quispe Fernández, Vidal Farfán Fernández and Víctor Fernández Huayllasco. They were taken to a helicopter with an unknown destination. They are still missing. The incident was denounced by the Association for Human Rights (Aprodeh). This operation …
In 1984, approximately 50 military personnel arrived in the village of Putis, Peru, and ordered the local population to dig a pit under the pretense of creating a water reservoir. Shortly after, the military executed the villagers, suspecting them of being associated with the Shining Path (PCP-SL). This event is …
In September 1984, 117 people, including men, women, and children, were killed in the community of Putis, allegedly by military forces. The massacre occurred after the local population, previously forced by the Shining Path (PCP-SL) to retreat to the hills to avoid military patrols, decided to surrender to the military. …
117 people - men, women, children - were killed in the community of Putis, presumably at the hands of the military. Most of the villages in the area had been forced by the PCP-SL since 1983 to 'retreat' to the hills. When the Military Base was installed in Putis, a …
In September 1984, a massacre occurred in Putis, Peru, where 154 people, including women and children, were killed by state agents. The massacre was a reprisal against the community for alleged collaboration with the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. Victims were forced to dig their own graves under false pretenses before being executed, …
On September 15, 1984, military forces from the Base of Putis entered the annex of the same name in Ayacucho. The day before, local community leaders had agreed to go to the Base to hand over their belongings and livestock. The military accused them of being 'terrorists' and executed them. …
On September 15, 1984, soldiers from the Putis Base entered the annex of the same name in Ayacucho. The next day they continued with the massacre in the annex. Most of the women were raped before being killed. One young woman was saved from this massacre and was not killed …
In November 1984, military forces established bases in Putis and Ayahuanco District in response to increased subversive activities by Sendero Luminoso. The military convinced local villagers to relocate to Putis under the pretense of providing protection and improving their quality of life. However, upon arrival, the villagers were forced to …
In December 1984, a hundred campesinos from the communities of Putis, Cayramayo, Vizcatampata, and Rodeo were extrajudicially executed by military personnel stationed in Putis. The military suspected the campesinos of being linked to the PCP-SL due to the group's frequent movements in the area. Additionally, the military sought to seize …
In December 1984, at least 123 men and women from the localities of Cayramayo, Vizcatampata, Orccohuasi, and Putis were victims of an arbitrary execution by the military stationed in the community of Putis. The villagers were deceived by the military, forced to dig a pit, and then shot by the …
In July 1987, five community members were murdered in Putis, a locality in the district of San José de Santillana in the province of Huanta. This event occurred in the context of the intensification of the internal armed conflict in the region, during a period of relative calm between 1985 …
In November 2001, Heriberto Benitez Rivas, President of the Human Rights Commission of the Congress, called for an investigation into a mass grave in Putis, Ayacucho. This followed a report in Diario La República alleging the existence of a grave containing the remains of a hundred villagers. The investigation targeted …
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