In June 1986, the Shining Path PCP assassinated a councilman and a community leader in the district of Layo, province of Canas, department of Cusco. This took place in the context of the expansion of subversive violence into the highland provinces of the southern Andes. The assassinations were part of …
In the province of Chumbivilcas, department of Cuzco, the Civil Guard committed the murder of teachers and students in the towns of Quiñota and Santo Tomás during 1987. This occurred in the context of a first massacre of peasants perpetrated by the same Civil Guard on January 27, 1987 in …
On January 27, 1987, a massacre of campesinos occurred in Chumbivilcas, Peru, as a result of actions by the then-Police Forces. This event was part of a series of violent incidents in the region during the 1980s, involving both state forces and insurgent groups like Sendero Luminoso.
On January 27, 1987, there was a massacre of peasants in the province of Chumbivilcas, department of Cuzco, perpetrated by the Civil Guard. This event occurred in the context of the highland provinces of the department, where the situation of the internal armed conflict was different from other areas. In …
The PCP-SL attacked several police posts and communities in the province of Canas on January 30, 1987. On February 7, it carried out similar attacks in the provinces of Acomayo and Chumbivilcas. This series of coordinated attacks is evidence of the territorial expansion of the PCP-SL in the high provinces …
On January 30, 1987, the PCP-SL carried out multiple attacks against police posts and communities in the province of Canas, as part of a wider offensive. This action was part of a series of attacks that extended between February and June 1987, when the PCP-SL prioritized attacks on police posts …
In June 1987, in the high provinces of Cuzco, the PCP-SL began a series of attacks against various police posts. In addition, subversives and abigeos acted in the districts of Chamac and Livitaca, province of Chumbivilcas, demonstrating the convergence between subversive activity and common delinquency.
In 1988, a column of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the town of Haquira, killing two locals, two French cooperants, and a Peruvian technician working with the NGO CICDA. Over the following months, the group terrorized the provinces of Cotabambas and Chumbivilcas, leading to the murder of local leaders and causing …
As a result of the murder of three development workers in Haquira, Cotabambas district in Apurimac, the International Center for Agricultural Development Cooperation (CICDA) withdrew its promotion programs in the provinces of Chumbivilcas and Espinar. This withdrawal is evidence of the impact of violence on development programs.
A detachment of the PCP-SL raided the town of Haquira, in the province of Cotabambas, Apurimac, where they killed five people. This action was part of a PCP-SL campaign that lasted for almost three months throughout the border area between Cotabambas and Chumbivilcas. As a consequence of the murder of …
On December 3, 1988, a senderista detachment from the PCP-SL attacked the town of Haquira in Cotabambas, Apurímac, killing five people. This action was part of a larger campaign by the PCP-SL that lasted nearly three months in the border area between Cotabambas and Chumbivilcas. The attack led to the …
On December 5, 1988, the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) conducted a violent incursion in the town of Haquira, Cotabambas, Peru. During this attack, they killed two local residents and three aid workers, including two French nationals and one Peruvian, who were part of the CICDA organization. This event was part …
The PCP-SL murdered two women in the town of Quiñota, province of Chumbivilcas, after a 'popular trial'. These popular trials were a practice of the PCP-SL to impose their parallel justice and eliminate those they considered enemies or traitors.
On January 26, 1989, the PCP-SL assassinated two women in the locality of Quiñota, province of Chumbivilcas, department of Cuzco. The murders were carried out after a 'popular trial', a characteristic practice of the PCP-SL to justify their executions. This event occurred in the context of the Shining Path offensive …
A peasant patrol captured a pseudo-terrorist gang of cattle rustlers in Colquemarca, in the province of Chumbivilcas. This is evidence of the complexity of the violence in the region, where subversive activities were mixed with common crime such as cattle rustling.
The communal peasant patrol captured a pseudo-terrorist band of cattle rustlers in Colquemarca, province of Chumbivilcas. This event took place in the context of the fight against cattle rustling in the high provinces of Cuzco, where the PCP-SL had gained initial support by fighting the abigeos. However, the communities began …
On March 23, 1989, the community of Collana in Livitaca, Chumbivilcas, agreed in a general assembly to form squads to identify the cattle rustlers and hand them over to the police. This act was considered by the PCP-SL as an act of treason, since the subversive group intended to maintain …
In 1990, a series of human rights violations were committed against the campesino population in the province of Chumbivilcas, Cusco. These violations included arbitrary detentions, forced disappearances, sexual violence, and arbitrary executions. The perpetrators were members of the Peruvian Army stationed at the Antabamba Military Base in Apurímac.
In 1990, a mass grave was discovered in Chillccahuico, Peru, raising significant concerns about human rights violations. The grave, along with a clandestine cemetery allegedly used by police groups and the murder of 18 individuals in Chumbivilcas, highlighted ongoing issues with disappearances. These events contributed to a broader context of …
The community of Collana in Livitaca, province of Chumbivilcas, agreed in a general assembly to form teams and identify the cattle rustlers in order to hand them over to the police. This communal decision is evidence of the peasant organization to confront the problem of cattle rustling that was affecting …
In April 1990, a series of human rights violations occurred in Chumbivilcas, Peru, involving military personnel. Several individuals were injured, and three women were reportedly raped while detained by the military. The events were reported to local and national authorities, and investigations were initiated to identify the perpetrators, who were …
A Peruvian Army patrol composed of approximately 21 men left the Antabamba Military Base in an "intelligence operation" that for 12 days (from April 19 to May 1, 1990) went through five districts in the provinces of Antabamba (Apurimac) and Chumbivilcas (Cuzco). The military, dressed as peasants, raided different peasant …
An Army patrol from the Antabamba Base, under the command of Lieutenant EP nicknamed 'Negro' or 'Negrón', raided several villages on the border between Antabamba and the province of Chumbivilcas. The patrol killed 13 peasants who were previously tortured, raped 3 women and disappeared 8 people, including a girl of …
Between April 19 and 30, 1990, a massacre took place in Chumbivilcas, province of the department of Cusco, perpetrated by the Peruvian Army. Seventeen people died during this event. Women were victims of rape during the massacre. The rape victims survived and later denounced the facts to the corresponding authorities.
Between April 20 and 30, 1990, a massacre took place in the province of Chumbivilcas that marked a milestone in the internal armed conflict in the region. The Peruvian Army implemented a new counter-subversive strategy, acting as an army of occupation in the area. As a result of these military …
On April 25, 1990, a Peruvian Army patrol composed of approximately 21 men, dressed as peasants, killed ten peasants in Ccashahui-Ranrapata, Chumbivilcas. The victims were: Balvino Huamaní Medina, Juan Huisa Pacco, Rosa Huisa Pacco, Rubén Alférez Triveño, Marcos Zacarías Huisa Llamoca, Quintín Alférez Cjuro, Telésforo Alférez Achinquipa, Marcos Torres Saihua, …
On April 25, 1990, in the community of Ccachahui, district of Ranrapata, province of Chumbivilcas in Cuzco, 21 soldiers dressed as peasants assassinated 10 community members. This event was part of a larger massacre that took place in the province of Chumbivilcas between April 20 and 30, 1990, where a …
A military patrol intercepted and killed 14 peasants returning to their community of Ccasiahui, in the province of Chumbivilcas, Cuzco. The event occurred in the context of the general elections and the intensification of counter-subversive actions in the country. The peasants were intercepted when they were returning to their community. …
In Ccachahui, Ranrapata, Chumbivilcas province, 21 soldiers dressed as peasants murdered 10 people: Balvino Huamaní Medina, Juan Huisa Pacco, Rosa Huisa Pacco, Rubén Alférez Triveño, Marcos Zacarías Huisa Llamoca, Quintín Alférez Cjuro, Telésforo Alférez Achinquipa, Marcos Torres Saihua, Julio Huamaní and José Huamaní Charccahuana. This massacre is evidence of human …
5 peasants were executed by subversives in Chumbivilcas. The following day, Luis Valer, brother of Tany Valer, IU deputy, was tortured by paramilitaries and died in the hospital in the province of Espinar. These events are evidence of the violence exercised by both subversive and paramilitary groups.
On September 24, 1990, a group of drunken policemen, according to testimonies, arrested lawyer Marcelino Valencia in Chumbivilcas. Valencia was an advisor to the Agrarian League and a defender of peasant communities. This event occurred in the context of military and police operations in the highland provinces of Cusco and …
Two community members from Santo Tomás, province of Chumbivilcas, Cuzco, were extrajudicially executed by police officers guarding the community. The victims were identified as Marcelino Valencia and Zacarías Pasca. The event occurred in the context of the military and police presence in rural areas during the internal armed conflict. The …
On September 29, 1990, in Santo Tomás, province of Chumbivilcas, lawyer Marcelino Valencia Álvaro was murdered. This crime occurred in a context of intense violence in the province of Chumbivilcas, where the PCP-SL carried out multiple violent actions against authorities and civilians. The murder took place a few months after …
The bodies of law graduate Marcelino Valencia Alvaro, legal advisor of the Agrarian League, and student Zacarías Pasca were found on the 29th in Santo Tomás, Chumbivilcas. Days before they had been detained by the police. This case is evidence of the practice of forced disappearance and extrajudicial execution.
In October 1990, mass graves were discovered in Chilcahuaico, Ayacucho, and Chumbivilcas, Cusco, containing 17 and 18 bodies respectively. These findings prompted the creation of a congressional investigation commission. The graves were indicative of ongoing human rights violations during the early months of President Alberto Fujimori's administration.
In December 1990, the Chillccahuico mass grave was found, along with the discovery of a clandestine cemetery apparently used by PNP groups and the 18 people murdered in Chumbivilcas. These events created a context of concern about the government's respect for human rights. As of that date, 4,800 cases of …
In December 1990, 18 murders were registered in the province of Chumbivilcas. This event, together with the discovery of the mass grave in Chillccahuico and the discovery of a clandestine cemetery apparently used by PNP groups, created a context of concern about the government's respect for human rights. Up to …
Through Supreme Decree 024-91-DE/SGP, the Peruvian government extended the state of emergency for a sixty-day period beginning May 9, 1991 in the provinces of Chumbivilcas, Canas, Espinar and Canchis, located in the department of Cuzco, in the context of the Alberto Fujimori government's counter-subversive struggle against the PCP-Sendero Luminoso and …
A column of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso executed five peasant ronderos in the province of Chumbivilcas. This attack was part of the Shining Path's strategy to confront the nascent peasant patrols that were being promoted by the military bases in the highland provinces. The PCP-SL considered the community patrols as "mesnadas" …
On June 15, 1991, in the city of Cuzco, two policemen guarding the Prefect's house were assassinated. This event occurred in the context of a series of PCP-SL attacks against police forces in the region. During this period, the provinces of Chumbivilcas, Espinar, Canas, Canchis, Paruro and Quispicanchi were under …
On July 26, 1991, a column of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated four peasant ronderos in the area of Tocto, province of Chumbivilcas. This attack took place in the context of the confrontation between the PCP-SL and the nascent peasant patrols that were being promoted by the military bases in the …
4 ronderos from the area of Tocto in the province of Chumbivilcas were killed. This attack against ronderos is evidence of the violence of the PCP-SL against peasant self-defense organizations that opposed their presence.
Testimony recounting the murder of a cousin in Santo Tomás, Chumbivilcas, Cuzco. The affiant expresses the profound psychological impact this event had on her family, especially on her son who witnessed the murder of his sister and was completely disappointed. The son, after finishing high school, lost all motivation to …
The testimony recounts the murder of a cousin in Santo Tomás, Chumbivilcas, Cuzco. The witness recounts the traumatic impact this murder had on her son, who witnessed the death of his sister and was completely disappointed. The young man barely finished high school and then did not want to continue …
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