Angel Escobar Jurado, a prominent human rights activist in Huancavelica, Peru, faced harassment and threats due to his work documenting human rights abuses by both the subversive group Sendero Luminoso and the Armed Forces. On March 13, 1984, he filed a request for guarantees following an incident on March 3, …
Angel Escobar Jurado, leader of the Federation of Peasant Communities and vice-president of the Huancavelica Human Rights Commission, disappeared on February 27, 1990. It is presumed that the perpetrators of the crime were related to law enforcement. The case occurred in a context of intense political violence in the Huancavelica …
On March 1, 1990, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) received a petition against the Peruvian state regarding the forced disappearance of Ángel Escobar Jurado. Despite repeated requests for information, the Peruvian state failed to respond adequately, leading the IACHR to presume the petitioner's claims as true. The IACHR …
The Provisional Examining Judge issued a resolution declaring the Habeas Corpus action filed by APRODEH in favor of Angel Escobar Jurado IMPROCEDENT. The resolution indicated that from the findings made at police stations and the Army Military Base, the detention of the citizen was not proven, therefore the facts were …
Angel Escobar Jurado was sought by five unknown individuals who claimed to have a letter of authority from Huancayo. Despite being questioned about his whereabouts, the individuals were unable to locate him initially. The incident occurred during a state of emergency in Huancavelica, where the Peruvian Army had significant control, …