In 1983, rape committed by members of the Peruvian Armed and Police Forces was common. Perpetrators adopted nom de guerre and hid their ranks to avoid being identified, contributing to a culture of impunity. Military authorities protected the perpetrators, and victims faced difficulties in reporting due to fear and shame.
Combined forces detained about 150 people in Nuñoa between June 19 and July 12, 1986. Of the detainees, 88 people were transferred to Ayaviri. Some of the detainees died during or after the transfer. These detentions occurred in the context of the intensification of PCP-Sendero Luminoso actions in the Puno …
On February 28, 1989, one of the most bloody confrontations between the Self-Defense Committees and the PCP-Sendero Luminoso took place in the community of San Francisco, province of Abancay, Apurimac. This confrontation resulted in the death of 30 ronderos (members of the Self-Defense Committees). The event occurred in the context …
In November 1989, municipal elections were held in the central region of Peru, in a context of intense political violence. The Armed and Police Forces guaranteed that these elections would be held in almost all voting centers in the region, despite the active presence of the PCP-SL and the MRTA …
In November 1989 municipal elections were held, and in April and June 1990 presidential elections were held in the central region. The Armed and Police Forces guaranteed that these elections were held in almost all the voting centers in the region, despite the context of political violence in the area. …
In June 1990, second round presidential elections were held in the central region of Peru. The Armed and Police Forces guaranteed that these elections were held in almost all the voting centers in the region, despite the context of political violence generated by the PCP-SL and the MRTA. These elections …
On January 31, 1991, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) raided a house in the district of San Borja, Lima, seizing the general archive of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL). In this operation they found the famous videos of the PCP-SL leadership dancing 'Zorba, the Greek'. This …
On January 31, 1991, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) raided a house in the district of San Borja, Lima, where they seized the general archive of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL). Among the confiscated materials were the famous videos showing the leadership of the PCP-SL dancing …
President Alberto Fujimori Fujimori, in a message to the nation, shows fragments of one of the videos seized from the leadership of the PCP-SL. The videos had been seized on January 31, 1991 by the GEIN when they raided a house in the district of San Borja (Lima), where they …
In July 1991, for the first time, a state of emergency was decreed in the high provinces of the department of Cuzco. This measure was taken in a context of worsening PCP-Sendero Luminoso operations in the region. The period corresponds to the phase of counter-subversive strategies (1989-1992), when the Armed …
