In 1983, during a period of political violence in Peru, the National Evangelical Council of Peru (CONEP) issued press releases addressing human rights violations. These statements reflected a religious perspective, emphasizing the dignity of human beings, rather than a political stance. This response highlighted the tension within the evangelical community …
Marines entered the Callqui Presbyterian church during a prayer service, took out six young men and killed them. The incident was denounced by leaders of the Presbyterian church to CONEP on August 3, demanding government protection. Vicente Sayco denounced the facts to the authorities. Caretas magazine published a report on …
In August 1984, the National Evangelical Council of Peru (CONEP) established a Department of Social Service called Paz y Esperanza. This initiative aimed to support evangelicals affected by violence in Peru. The department's creation marked a significant response from the evangelical community to the political violence, highlighting both the solidarity …
Manuel Meneses Sotacuro and Felix Inga, young men from the Peruvian Evangelical Church, were arrested and later disappeared by the police in Huancayo. CONEP together with Ceapaz and the Archbishopric of Huancayo denounced the incident nationally and internationally. The young people were never found.
Juan Mallea Tomaylla was unjustly detained and imprisoned on July 10, 1993, accused of being involved in the disappearance of students and a professor from the Universidad Nacional de Educación 'Enrique Guzmán y Valle' La Cantuta. The campaign for his release was led by the CONEP and involved various actions …
On October 10, 1993, with the decrease of subversive action in the area, a group of twenty-four families supported by the Peruvian National Evangelical Council (CONEP) returned to Uchuraccay after years of forced displacement. Due to military reasons and to get away from the 'bad memories', the returnees decided to …