The Agrarian Reform of the 1970s was one of the processes that contributed to the dismemberment of communities in the Chungui district. This process of agrarian transformation is mentioned together with other historical events such as the guerrilla of 1965 and the land seizure by VR in 1974, which significantly …
Ayacucho was declared a state of emergency in 1981, which marked the beginning of military intervention in the region. Since this declaration, complaints against the police forces and especially against the Sinchis have multiplied. This rejection became more acute after the murder in the general hospital of Ayacucho of three …
On October 12, 1981, the Peruvian government decreed a state of emergency in five of the seven provinces of the department of Ayacucho: Huamanga, Huanta, La Mar, Cangallo and Victor Fajardo. This measure was established in response to the increase in PCP-Sendero Luminoso actions, particularly after the attack on the …
In November 1982, the Peruvian government extended the state of emergency in the departments of Ayacucho and Apurímac due to the wave of violence unleashed by the Shining Path. This measure had been initially implemented in March 1982 when guarantees were suspended in the province of Andahuaylas. The extension of …
On August 19, 1985, the Peruvian government announced the decision to dismiss and retire 37 generals from the Police Forces. This measure took place in the context of the reorganization of the Police Forces which had been approved by Congress on August 15 by means of a law declaring the …
On November 7, 1989, the Peruvian government declared the strike call by the Mining Federation illegal. Simultaneously, the National Police raided several homes of workers and union leaders in the mining center of La Oroya. As part of the repressive measures, the right to assembly in the mining centers was …
On December 7, 1989, the Peruvian government ordered the prosecution of 300 doctors for their compliance with the strike maintained by their union. This was one of a series of violations of freedom of association documented by the CGTP during that year. The government measure took place in a context …
The government declares a state of emergency for thirty days in the provinces of Lima and Callao. This measure is taken in the context of the electoral period and orders the immobility of all members of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) during the electoral period. The declaration of emergency implies …
The government issues the Peace Council law which regulates the functioning of this body created in June and composed "by the living forces of the country". This law establishes the legal framework for the operation of the Peace Council, an entity that had been created the previous month with the …
In July 1991, the Peruvian government declared a state of emergency in the education sector in response to the indefinite strike of SUTEP (Sindicato Unitario de Trabajadores en la Educación del Perú) which had been going on since May. The measure was taken in order to avoid jeopardizing the school …
At the invitation of the Peruvian government, a delegation from the United Nations Inter-American Commission on Human Rights arrived in Lima. The purpose of the visit was to investigate cases of human rights violations in the country. Among the specific cases to be investigated was that of 82 teachers who …
On November 11, 1992, the government promulgated the Regulation on the Organization and Functions of the Self-Defense Committees. This regulation was promulgated one year after Legislative Decrees No. 740 and No. 741 of November 1991, which had established the legal framework for the recognition of the Self-Defense Committees. The regulation …
Beginning in 1993, the mining centers of Pasco, Junín and Huancavelica entered into a privatization process that resulted in massive layoffs of workers. As an example, Caudalosa Grande had 1,500 workers in 1980, but by 2000 only 100 workers remained. This privatization process was considered by many workers as arbitrary …
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