On August 30, 1987, Sinchis from the Capaya Military Base entered the community of Pucahuasi and arrested Mercedes Gutiérrez, Antonio Tinco, Andrés Torres, an unidentified woman and another person from Sañayca. The Sinchis tortured them until they broke their hands and took them to the Capaya Base. Of the five …
In 1988, Lucio Cruz Huamaní was taken to the Capaya Military Base where he was executed. According to the testimony of his sister Emilia Cruz Huamaní, she was told that her brother had been dismembered and thrown into a ravine, where he was buried. He was arrested along with Paulo …
Irene Torres Palomino was detained along with other people and taken to the Capaya Military Base where she was physically and verbally punished. The soldiers beat her with kicks and jabbed her with the points of their guns all over her body, accusing her of being a 'terruca'. They showed …
During 1989, the Capaya Military Base in Abancay was the scene of numerous systematic rapes. A witness who was detained at the base witnessed mass rapes occurring at night, where soldiers in the towers demanded to participate in the rapes. The victims were mainly peasant women who were brought to …
In 1989, at the Capaya Military Base in Abancay, there were numerous systematic rapes against peasant women. A witness who was detained at the base witnessed mass rapes that took place during the night, where soldiers, including those in the watchtowers, demanded to participate in the rapes. The victims were …
In February 1989, soldiers dressed in civilian clothes forcibly entered the home of Tomasa Aymara Moya and detained her husband, Bernabé Quicaña Runtu. Despite recognizing the soldiers as being from the Capaya Military Base, Tomasa was met with violence when she inquired about her husband's whereabouts. She later heard his …
In May 1989, Elisa was detained and taken to the Capaya Military Base, from where she sent a note asking for help, threatened with firing squad. Her sister (witness 500331) went to the base where a lieutenant tricked her, took her to a room and raped her threatening her with …