Paraíso was colonized between 1969 and 1973, first by a group of Piuranos and then by families of Ancashinos affected by the Yungay earthquake. A very young community settled in the central jungle region. Shortly after the initial colonization, most of the settlers decided to leave Paraíso, leaving only 20% …
The Confederación Campesina del Perú (CCP) led an important peasant mobilization in the department of Piura between 1973 and 1975, headed by Andrés Luna Vargas. This mobilization was one of the two most important of the 1973-1975 period, aimed at the adjudication of land to peasant communities. The strategy used …
Paraíso was colonized between 1969 and 1973, first by a group of Piuranos and then by families of Ancashinos affected by the Yungay earthquake. Most of the initial settlers decided to leave, leaving only 20% of the original group. It was not until 1978 that coca cultivation appeared in the …
President Alan Garcia Perez inaugurated the first Rimanacuy 86 Meeting in the city of Piura. During this event, the president ratified that the government would use all available means to fight terrorism, but always within the framework of the Constitution and the laws in force. This meeting was part of …
In the 1980s, two types of peasant patrols, or 'rondas campesinas', were formed in Peru. On November 6, 1986, the government of Alan García Pérez officially recognized the peaceful, democratic, and autonomous peasant patrols in the northern departments of Cajamarca and Piura. Meanwhile, in the central highlands, armed 'rondas contrasubversivas' …
Ricardo Ramos Plata, the president of the Aprista Committee of Piura, was assassinated by terrorist elements on 14 December 1988. This event prompted the archbishop and clergy of Piura to express their sorrow and condemn the rising violence in the region. Tensions arose between the clergy and members of the …
The Hurtado Miller cabinet appeared before the National Congress to present the government program of Cambio 90. This cabinet included figures from different political parties, among them the Minister of Education Gloria Helfer Palacios (who resigned from IU to take office), Fernando Sanchez Alvabera in Energy and Mines, and Carlos …
By means of a supreme decree, the government of Alberto Fujimori Fujimori declared a state of emergency for thirty days in the provinces of Arequipa, Cuzco, Puno, Piura, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Maynas, Huaraz, Chimbote, Lima and Callao. As a consequence of this measure, individual guarantees were suspended in all these provinces. …
They attacked the bishopric of Chulucanas in Piura, where Bishop McNabb and six priests, who were unharmed, were staying. This attack is part of the Shining Path's escalation of violence against the Catholic Church hierarchy. The objective was to intimidate religious leaders.
Military intercepted and shot at a truck carrying passengers and merchandise in the district of Sondor, Huancabamba, Piura. Apparently, the soldiers mistook them for subversives who hours earlier had raided and robbed a truck in the district of Tabacones, Cajamarca. This case exemplifies the fatal mistakes made by the armed …
The affiant was detained on November 22, 1992 in the district of Chulucanas, province of Morropon, department of Piura. This case is mentioned in the context of testimonies on sexual violence and detentions during the internal armed conflict. The detention was carried out by law enforcement forces in the context …
The declarant was detained by special forces of the Army. The military asked him about a person and took out a list of teachers who were union leaders. They told him that if he was a leader, then he was a terrorist. Since they found his degree from La Cantuta …
During the internal conflict in Peru, university students were detained and tortured on suspicion of terrorism. National universities, especially the Universidad Nacional de Educación Enrique y Valle (La Cantuta) and others, were targeted. In 1993, one witness reported the detention of an individual in Piura, who was accused of terrorism …
Military intercepted and shot at a truck carrying passengers and merchandise in the district of Sondor, Huancabamba, Piura. Apparently, the soldiers mistook them for subversives who hours earlier had raided and robbed a truck in the district of Tabacones, Cajamarca.
On June 5, 1995, the DINCOTE captured 14 members of the Northern Regional Committee of the PCP-SL in Trujillo, in a decisive blow against the Shining Path structure in the region. Among those captured were Juana Perez, known as 'La Gringa', 28 years old, leader of the Regional Command, who …
On June 5, 1995, the DINCOTE captured 14 members of the Northern Regional Committee of the PCP-SL in Trujillo, dealing a decisive blow against the Shining Path structure in the region. Among those captured was Juana Perez, 'La Gringa', 28 years old, leader of the Regional Command who had directed …
The affiant recounts his experience of detention and imprisonment in San Pedro, Chulucanas, Piura. The testimony was collected in Lima in September 2002. This case is part of the testimonies about detentions that became a way of terrorizing the population, where people not only suffered restriction of their personal freedom, …
In September 2002, testimonies were collected in Lima, Peru, detailing various human rights violations. These included accounts of detention, torture, and murder in regions such as San Pedro, Chulucanas, Piura, and Ticrapo, Castrovirreyna, Huancavelica. The testimonies highlight the role of religion as a source of strength and solace for those …
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