During the process of land seizures in the department of Puno, 300 peasants were arrested in the towns of Ayaviri and Azángaro. This event occurred in the context of a massive land occupation where approximately 12,000 peasant families occupied some 100,000 hectares in six provinces: Azángaro, Melgar, Carabaya, Huancané, Lampa …
The IV Board of Directors of the FDCP called for a day of mass mobilization to take land and establish communal enterprises. Thousands of community members from all over the department marched towards the land they claimed as their own. The mobilization was concentrated mainly in Melgar, Azángaro and Carabaya. …
In 1988, Porfirio Suni Quispe was detained on charges of terrorism and held at the Central Cayacachi, a location not authorized for detention. Despite the irregularities, including the lack of legal representation during his initial statement, the Provincial Prosecutor of Carabaya, Juan Barrios Estrada, validated the process. The Prelature of …
In May 1991, the PCP-SL (Shining Path) entered Macusani, causing significant disruption by attacking the local municipal office. This led to the displacement of Justo Pastor Luque Quico, the Mayor of Carabaya, who was forced to reside in Puno. Around the same time, the PCP-SL assassinated Porfirio Suni, a member …
On March 16, 1993, law enforcement forces captured a PCP-Sendero Luminoso annihilation commando operating in the provinces of Lampa, Azángaro, Carabaya and Melgar in the department of Puno. Among those arrested were two active army soldiers, which demonstrated the Shining Path's infiltration into the armed forces. This capture was part …
Testimony of a mother who narrates the disappearance of her son in Pacopacuni, province of Carabaya, department of Puno. The testimony was collected in Sicuani in October 2002. This case is part of the testimonies documented by the CVR on forced disappearances during the internal armed conflict in Peru. The …
A mother recounts the disappearance of her son in Pacopacuni, province of Carabaya, department of Puno. The testimony was collected in Sicuani in October 2002. The case is part of the numerous testimonies of forced disappearances documented by the CVR in the southern Andean region of the country.