In 1983, the Peruvian military took control of the Huanta and La Mar provinces, leading to significant tension with local campesinos. The military's attempts to organize the population into Civil Defense Committees were met with resistance, and their repressive actions inadvertently increased support for the Communist Party of Peru - …
In September 1983, Navy troops committed multiple assassinations in several towns and villages in the district of Sivia, including Boca Mantaro, La Unión, Pacífico, Canayre Alta, Canayre Baja, Villa Virgen and Portillo. This military repression had the opposite of the expected effects, generating greater support for the PCP-SL among the …
The text of the CVR report mentions the District of Sivia, Province of Huanta, Department of Ayacucho during 1984, in the context of events related to the internal armed conflict. The reference appears in a list of locations and dates where violence occurred during the conflict period. However, the document …
In 1984, in the district of Sivia, province of Huanta, department of Ayacucho, a woman was the victim of rape by State agents. The victim became pregnant as a result of the rape. This case is part of a systematic pattern of sexual violence perpetrated by the forces of law …
According to PCP-SL documents, the most numerous and most dangerous paramilitary bands emerged on both banks of the Apurimac River during July 1984, with most forming in January 1985. These gangs grew too rapidly due to the increased concentration of enemy troops in the area. The gangs were made up …
By mid-1985, the Shining Path was in full retreat in the Apurimac River Valley and the Armed Forces together with the DECAS (Defensa Civil Contrasubversiva) had gained control of the valley. The Shining Path themselves recognized their defeat by the 'mesnadas' in the VRA, admitting that the unconsolidated support bases …
On December 21, 1985, a collective murder took place in the community of Irquis, district of Sivia, perpetrated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This event occurred in the context of the violence in the Apurimac River Valley, during the period when the Shining Path was in retreat in the face of …
In the community of Ccentabama, district of Sivia, province of Huanta, department of Ayacucho, during 1986, cases of rape were recorded. The report mentions this event in the context of sexual violations perpetrated during the internal armed conflict. The victims were women from the community, in a context where sexual …
In June 1988, the PCP-SL perpetrated a collective assassination in San Gerardo, Sivia district, in the Apurimac River Valley. This event took place in the context of the Shining Path offensive between 1986 and 1989, when the PCP-SL intensified its actions in the Apurimac area seeking to achieve 'strategic balance'. …
In June 1988, the Shining Path PCP attacked the town of San Gerardo, located in the district of Sivia, in the jungle of Ayacucho, in the Apurimac River Valley. During this raid, the PCP-SL killed 17 people. This attack took place in the context of the pressure of the subversives …
In July 1989, the PCP-SL carried out an incursion in Choimacota, Sivia district. This action occurred after the Peruvian Army organized the villagers into Self-Defense Committees (CAD). The raid was part of the Shining Path offensive in the late 1980s in the Apurimac River Valley, when the PCP-SL intensified its …
The PCP-SL perpetrated a massacre in the locality of Canaire, district of Sivia, province of La Mar. The event resulted in the death of 32 villagers. This massacre occurred in the context of the Shining Path offensive against the populations organized in self-defense committees in the Apurimac River Valley, during …
A group of Sivia patrols, made up of ronderos from different communities, went to Sello de Oro where they clashed with hikers. The confrontation resulted in the death of 13 people. This event is framed in the context of the confrontations between the peasant patrols and the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in …
In November 1992, there was a confrontation between the PCP-Sendero Luminoso and the peasant patrols in Torrerumi, Sivia district. The local ronderos went out to look for the Shining Path guerrillas after they had killed two villagers in a previous raid. This confrontation is part of the dynamics of violence …
In July 1993, ten villagers were killed near Sivia. The event occurred in the context of the violence affecting the Apurimac River Valley during the internal armed conflict. The perpetrator of the attack was not identified in the report's records. This event is part of a period of continuous clashes …
A resident of Torero, Sivia, Ayacucho, tells of PCP-SL incursions into his community. During these events, he suffered the disappearance of his father and brother. The testimony was collected in October 2002 and is part of the documented cases of political violence in the Apurimac and Ene River Valley (VRAE). …
Testimony collected by the CVR in October 2002 in Ayacucho. The declarant narrates the murders of some of her relatives that occurred in Sivia, province of Huanta, department of Ayacucho. The testimony is part of the documentation on the psychological impacts of violence, specifically related to feelings of humiliation and …
