Huarcatán

Timeline Events 2

• Aug. 1, 1985

  Murder of 15 villagers in Huarcatan

  In August 1985, 15 villagers were murdered in the town of Huarcatan. This event occurred in the context of the intensification of the internal armed conflict in the Ayacucho region, during a period in which both the PCP-Sendero Luminoso and the forces of law and order and the peasant patrols …

  Huarcatan, Ayacucho Informe CVR (página 84)

  #asesinatos #ayacucho #huarcatan #conflicto-armado-interno #víctimas-civiles #1985
• Jan. 1, 1990

  Installation of military base in Huarcatán

  During the installation of the military base in Huarcatán around 1990, the villagers were abused by the military. The military entered the homes of the villagers and sexually abused young girls from the community. These events were part of a broader pattern of sexual violence perpetrated by the forces of …

  Comunidad de Huarcatán, Distrito de Huanta, Provincia de Huanta, Departamento de Ayacucho Informe CVR, página 317

  #violencia-sexual #base-militar #huarcatan #huanta #ayacucho #fuerzas-armadas #abuso-sexual #1990s