The rebellion of 1934 in Ayacucho and Huancavelica was part of a larger national insurrection attempt by the APRA party. Led by Arístides Guillén Valdivia, local rebels managed to take control of key government buildings in Huamanga, believing in a nationwide uprising. However, upon realizing they were abandoned by their …
During the period 1980-2000, the department of Huancavelica registered 1,166 Quechua-speaking deaths and disappearances. The Shining Path PCP was responsible for 748 victims, State Agents for 317, CADS for 16, MRTA for 1, and 84 cases were attributed to undetermined perpetrators or others.
Between census periods, the economically active population (EAP) in Ayacucho decreased from 154,000 to 131,000 people, and in Huancavelica from 107,000 to 104,000. This decrease was mainly due to the impact of the internal armed conflict in these regions, which were the most affected by violence. The reduction of the …
By the last months of 1980, the PCP-SL had already made contact with some mining settlements in Huancavelica, specifically those located near the department of Ayacucho. The mining centers contacted were Cobriza, Julcani and La Mejorada, located in the provinces of Churcampa and Angaraes respectively. This contact was relatively early …
In May 1980, the burning of ballot boxes by Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) in Chuschi marked the beginning of a period of intense political violence in Ayacucho, Peru. This violence soon spread to neighboring regions such as Apurímac and Huancavelica. The response from the state included harsh counterinsurgency measures by …
On July 28, 1980, a high tension tower was knocked down in the district of Huancavelica, representing the first action carried out by militants of the PCP-SL in the department of Huancavelica. This action marked the beginning of political violence in the province of Huancavelica, occurring almost simultaneously with the …
In December 1980, there was an attack on the high voltage towers that left the entire province of Angaraes in darkness. This type of sabotage to the electrical infrastructure was one of the initial tactics used by the Shining Path in their campaign of political violence. The attack was part …
On January 19, 1981, an explosive charge went off in the police station located in the Santa Ana neighborhood of Huancavelica. This attack was part of the first actions of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the department of Huancavelica, which had begun its operations in July 1980 with the demolition of …
In December 1981, Shining Path carried out raids in three important mining centers in the department of Huancavelica: Cobriza, Julcani and La Mejorada. During these raids, the Shining Path took abundant explosive material from the mining facilities. This action was part of the first Shining Path operations in the mining …
In 1982, in the community of Manyac, district of Anta, province of Acobamba, department of Huancavelica, a case of rape was recorded. The event is mentioned in the context of rapes of women who had some kind of link with actors in the internal armed conflict. The case is documented …
In 1982, the Peruvian army installed military bases in the districts of Castrovirreyna and Santa Inés in the department of Huancavelica. These military installations were established in the context of the internal armed conflict and the presence of the Shining Path in the region. The bases were strategically located in …
On July 11, 1982, a group of subversives of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso took the town of Ñuñungayo, located in the district of Vilca, province of Huancavelica. During this raid, the Shining Path militants assaulted the village's communal store. This action is part of the first "town seizures" that the PCP-SL …
On July 22, 1982, militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso set fire to the warehouse of the Sociedad Agraria de Interés Social (SAIS) of Huancavelica. This attack was part of a series of subversive actions in the Vilca basin that intensified during that year. The objective of these actions was to …
On July 22, 1982, subversives of the PCP-SL threw Molotov cocktails against the materials warehouse of the SAIS "Huancavelica". This attack was part of the initial actions of the PCP-SL in the department of Huancavelica during the first years of the internal armed conflict. The attack was specifically directed against …
On August 6, 1982, the province of Andahuaylas in Apurímac, Peru, was declared an emergency zone due to the increasing activities of the PCP-PCP-SL. This declaration was part of the broader internal armed conflict in the region, which was concentrated in areas bordering Ayacucho. The PCP-PCP-SL's actions in Andahuaylas were …
The province of Andahuaylas was declared an emergency zone on August 6, 1982 due to the increase in the actions of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the region. This province, which borders the department of Ayacucho, was part of the main Regional Committee of the PCP-SL, made up of the departments …
In October 1982, a military base was installed in the province of Castrovirreyna, department of Huancavelica. The objective of this military base was to control the mining centers in the area, specifically Caudalosa Grande, Caudalosa Chica and San Genaro. The installation of this base was part of the Peruvian State's …
On December 12, 1982, it was reported that the PCP-SL was intensifying its actions in the districts of Paucarbamba (province of Huancavelica) and Colcabamba (province of Tayacaja). The actions included dynamite attacks and death threats against local authorities. This intensification was part of the initial expansion of PCP-SL operations in …
On December 23, 1982, a contingent of PCP-SL militants assaulted the Colqui mine, located in the district of Huancavelica. During this assault, the subversives seized 1500 sticks of dynamite. This action was part of a broader PCP-SL strategy that included sabotage to the Mantaro electric transmission network, the destruction of …
On December 27, 1982, the inhabitants of the Maraypata annex in Churcampa clashed with a group of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso who wanted to punish them for having formed peasant patrols. In the confrontation, several subversives died and were buried nearby. This event represents one of the first cases of organized …
On 29 December 1982, President Belaunde of Peru declared a state of emergency in several provinces, including Huanta, La Mar, Cangallo, Víctor Fajardo, Huamanga, and parts of Huancavelica and Apurímac. This decision was made in response to increasing violence and armed actions by the PCP-SL, including attacks on police posts …
On 30 December 1982, the Peruvian government initiated a military intervention to combat subversive activities in Ayacucho and Huancavelica. Under the command of General Clemente Noel Moral, the intervention aimed to recover territorial control from the PCP-SL. The strategy involved deploying forces to protect threatened populations, control arms and explosives, …
On December 31, 1982, the Armed Forces assumed internal control of the department of Ayacucho in the face of a growing wave of attacks. A total of 2,000 military troops took possession of the provinces declared in a state of emergency, starting with the rural areas. This decision was precipitated …
Around 2,000 Army troops went into action in the emergency zone. The government ordered the intervention of the Armed Forces in the anti-subversive struggle under the command of General Clemente Noel Moral. The national security subzone E was reorganized, covering 5 provinces of Ayacucho and all of Huancavelica, extending the …
In January 1983, the armed forces assumed control over the regions of Ayacucho and Huancavelica in Peru. This period saw increased pressure from the government and military on the press in conflict areas, alongside actions to influence public perception. The regional press adopted the government's labeling of PCP-SL members as …
In 1983, the Peruvian government established a political-military command in Ayacucho and the provinces of Huancavelica and Apurímac to combat subversive activities by the PCP-SL. The army set up a base in Pampas, Tayacaja, which became the center for counter-subversive operations. The installation of these bases led to increased military …
The PCP-SL experienced a first moment of advance in the area of the SAIS Cahuide between 1983 and 1984, coinciding with its withdrawal from the area of Manta and Vilcas (Huancavelica) in 1983 when a military base was installed. The first PCP-SL incursion into SAIS Cahuide took place in December …
The Communist Party of Peru-Sendero Luminoso withdrew from the area of Manta and Vilcas in the department of Huancavelica during 1983. This withdrawal coincided with the installation of a military base in the area. The movement of the PCP-SL from this area was part of a moment of advance of …
In 1983, a military base was installed in Churcampa, department of Huancavelica. This installation was part of the Peruvian State's counterinsurgency strategy against the advance of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the region. The military base was established in the context of the constant strikes and strikes by miners in 1982, …
During the first months of 1983, the Shining Path began its political work in the mining unions of Huancavelica. This political incursion allowed them to easily acquire explosive material from the mining centers in the region. SL's political work in the unions was part of their strategy to penetrate the …
In January 1983, the Political-Military Command was installed in the provinces of Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Apurímac as a response of the Peruvian State to the expansion of the Shining Path. This measure implied the entry of the Armed Forces into the areas affected by subversive violence. The Command established a …
At the end of 1983, the Army installed a counter-subversive base in the provincial capital of Churcampa, as part of the military strategy to counteract the actions of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the region. This base was added to another previously installed in the locality of Millpo, in the high …
In 1983, the Shining Path (PCP-SL) was reported to have committed severe human rights violations in the region of Huancavelica, Peru. These included sexual violence against women and girls amidst other crimes. The phrase 'Sendero was walking, killing and raping' captures the terror inflicted by the group during this period.
In 1983, the region of Huancavelica in Peru experienced intense conflict between the PCP Sendero Luminoso and government forces. The Shining Path employed a strategy of vacating rural areas and targeting authorities, leading to direct confrontations with government forces. In December 1983, near Acobamba, around one hundred suspected subversives were …
On January 15, 1983, one of the first confrontations between the subversive forces of the PCP-SL and an Army patrol took place in a spot in the district of Pampas, province of Tayacaja. This confrontation occurred shortly after the installation of the Political Military Command in Ayacucho and Huancavelica and …
On January 21, 1983, the Army decreed a curfew in the towns of Campo Armiño, Colcabamba and Quichuas, where the Mantaro dam is located. This measure was taken in anticipation of an incursion by PCP-SL forces against the strategic installations of the hydroelectric plant. The curfew was part of the …
On March 22, 1983, shortly after the installation of the Political Military Command in Huancavelica, an Army patrol ambushed a contingent of 25 subversives of the PCP-SL in Jala, district of Vilca. In the confrontation 24 Shining Path members were killed. This military action temporarily contained the expansion of subversive …
Between April 4 and 6, 1983, Peruvian Army helicopters arrived in the town of Totos, took possession of the local educational center and established a military base. The base operated under the command of the 43rd Motorized Infantry Battalion from Huancavelica, which depended on the Cangallo barracks. After settling in, …
On June 19, 1983, a contingent of approximately 30 PCP-SL militants took the town of Moya, in the province of Huancavelica. During the raid, the subversives harassed the local police post. They called on the district's population to join their armed struggle. After these actions, the contingent left for the …
A major police operation was carried out in the city of Huancavelica on July 24, 1983. The operation was characterized by the number of police personnel involved and the significant number of people detained. More than forty people were arrested during this operation, accused of being alleged subversives or collaborators …
In August 1983, the first murders of peasants took place in the Acobamba area. During this same period, subversive groups dynamite the Acobamba courthouse. In the community of Llamacancha, the attackers attacked 5 houses and several public buildings. These events mark the beginning of direct violence against the civilian population …
On September 9, 1983, Premier Fernando Schwalb Lopez Aldana announced that the government had decided to lift the state of emergency in the country. However, this measure did not apply to the provinces under military control in Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Apurimac, where the state of emergency continued. The state of …
Máximo Yangali and his son Rómulo, members of the Ccorisoto community in Huancavelica, were accused of being abusive landowners and cattle thieves by the neighboring community of Santa Rosa. On October 8, 1983, they were taken by members of the PCP-SL to Santa Rosa, where a 'popular trial' was held, …
On October 30, 1983, a significant confrontation occurred in Acobamba, Huancavelica, between presumed subversives and police forces. This clash resulted in over 20 deaths and 15 injuries, including 4 police officers. Most of the victims were reportedly innocent peasants, highlighting the intense violence and socio-political turmoil in the region during …
On October 30, 1983 in Acobamba, alleged subversives clashed with members of the Civil Guard, leaving more than 20 dead and 15 wounded. Most of the victims were innocent peasants who were caught in the crossfire. This confrontation occurred in a context where Sendero Luminoso had intensified its actions in …
On 10 November 1983, a candidate for the mayoralty of Acobambilla in the province of Huancavelica was assassinated by members of the PCP-SL. This event marked one of the early instances of violence against IU leftist leaders and militants during the internal armed conflict in Peru. Such assassinations increased during …
In December 1983, an armed confrontation took place between elements of the Shining Path and a combined patrol of the Armed Forces and the Police in Acobamba, Huancavelica. The confrontation resulted in several deaths on both sides. This event occurred in a context of intensifying violence in the area, where …
On December 11, 1983, villagers from various communities in the districts of Vilca, Manta and Acobambilla (province of Huancavelica) were gathered by militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in Vilca. The subversives organized these villagers as a 'mass' to assault three Production Units of SAIS Cahuide: Tucle, Laive and Antapongo, located …
The AH Juan Pablo II was formed in 1984 during the municipal government of Barrantes (IU), when the Municipal Housing Programs were promoted, such as those of Huaycán, Laderas de Chillón and Arenal de Canto Grande. The settlers populated the settlement in 1985, under the endorsement of the municipality of …
In 1984, the inhabitants of Chopccas agreed to defend themselves from PCP-SL militants by forming self-defense patrols. These patrols successfully repelled Shining Path columns attempting to enter the area. The organization of the rondas also had the effect of limiting the presence of military patrols in the area. This self-defense …
In 1984, the first organized peasant resistance efforts were registered through self-defense committees in the province of Angaraes, department of Huancavelica. These organizations emerged mainly in the communities of Cuticsa, Yuraccocha, Anchahuay, Julcamarca, Secclla and Atunakihuay in response to the violence unleashed by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The formation of these …
At midnight on January 1, 1984, the PCP-SL attacked the Cobriza mining center with people recruited from the heights of the Ayacucho community of Ayahuanco, which borders the province of Churcampa, Huancavelica. During the attack, the hikers dynamited the mining center's facilities, causing significant damage to the infrastructure. As a …
In 1984, campesinos in the Ayacucho and Huancavelica regions of Peru began forming counter-subversive organizations in response to the actions of the PCP-SL (Shining Path). Initially sympathetic to the PCP-SL, the local population turned against the group due to restrictions on mobility and the replacement of politically trained leaders with …
In January 1984, military personnel viciously beat John Broadle, who was Superintendent of the Centromin Peru Mining Company at the Cobriza mining center. The aggression occurred after Broadle protested against the blowing up of the metal bridge by the military. This incident occurred in the context of the installation of …
The Commission analyzed the case of Pucayacu where 50 bodies were found in 4 graves in the area. Many of the bodies were found with their hands tied and most showed gunshot wounds to the head and other injuries caused by sharp-edged weapons. In some cases there were traces of …
The affiant's daughter was kidnapped by members of the PCP-SL who violently entered her house. The next day, the villagers told him that his daughter's body had been found lying on the ground. He found his daughter dead with her hands tied, her body half naked, her face and chest …
On January 1, 1984, the Shining Path attacked the Cobriza mining center in Huancavelica. During the attack, the Shining Path looted the commercial stores and dynamite warehouses of the mining center. This attack was part of the incursions that Shining Path carried out in the mining centers of Huancavelica to …
The Manta Military Base was installed in 1984 in the district of Manta, province of Huancavelica. Since its installation, there have been numerous cases of rape committed by military personnel against women of the civilian population. The actions of the military personnel of this base, together with the Vilca Base, …
In 1984, the Peruvian Army established a military base in Manta, Huancavelica. Following this, soldiers began abusing local women, resulting in many children being born without knowing their fathers. The victims often did not report these abuses due to fear of reprisals and lack of support from authorities.
In 1984, a female witness recounts how on several occasions she avoided being raped at the Huancavelica Military Base. The witness said that she had AIDS, thus avoiding rape. This testimony is part of a broader context of systematic rape at military bases in Huancavelica, particularly at the Manta and …
On January 5, 1984, a column of subversives of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso took the capital of the district of Yauli in the province of Huancavelica. After haranguing the assembled population, the Shining Path militants murdered two villagers who had refused to collaborate with them. This action was part of the …
On January 7, 1984, an Army patrol was ambushed by PCP-SL militants in the district of Pampas, province of Tayacaja. The attack resulted in the death of a soldier. This event occurred in the context of the first semester of 1984, when the combined forces of the Army and the …
On January 14, 1984, there was a confrontation between the forces of law and order and presumed Shining Path members in the town of Cobriza, province of Tayacaja, department of Huancavelica. The confrontation resulted in the death of 18 people identified as seditionists or presumed members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. …
On February 7, 1984, in the community of Sacsamarca, the former president of the community's Administrative Council was assassinated by militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The victim was accused of collaborating with the police. This murder is part of the PCP-SL's strategy of eliminating local authorities and people considered to …
On February 18, 1984, approximately 200 heavily armed subversives raided five villages in the province of Tayacaja in Huancavelica. During this incursion, they massacred 15 peasants. Among the victims were two municipal agents and a lieutenant governor. This attack was part of the political violence affecting the region during the …
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, …
On 21 March 1984, eighteen military trucks arrived in the districts of Manta and Vilca in the province of Huancavelica, Peru. The military's presence led to panic among the local population, who had been warned by subversive groups that they would be executed if found by the military. As a …
On March 21, 1984, eighteen military trucks arrived in the districts of Manta and Vilca, in the province of Huancavelica. This massive arrival of military troops was part of the Peruvian State's counter-subversive strategy in response to the presence and actions of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the Vilca river basin. …
In response to increased subversive activities by the PCP-SL, the Peruvian government declared a State of Emergency in various provinces, including Huancavelica. On 21 March 1984, military bases were established in the districts of Vilca and Manta to provide security. However, these military forces were reported to have committed human …
Remigio Paucar Surichaqui was extrajudicially executed by a soldier from the Manta Military Base on March 22, 1984. This event occurred in the context of the intensification of counter-subversive actions in the rural area of Huancavelica, where the Army was searching for subversive 'barracks'. The military strategy was based on …
In April 1984, soldiers from the Lircay Military Base raided the community of Chontacancha, department of Huancavelica. During this operation, the soldiers executed local community members. In a subsequent raid, the same soldiers raped the widows of the community members who had previously been executed. This case illustrates the pattern …
On May 15, 1984, militants of the PCP-SL (Shining Path) attacked the town of Pilcas, located in the province of Andahuaylas, department of Apurimac. During this attack, the subversives killed 35 peasants. This event took place in the context of the Second Military Campaign of the PCP-SL, which took place …
On August 8, 1984, a large group of subversives of the PCP-SL entered the community of Pachaclla, located in the district of Yauli, province of Huancavelica. The community had organized incipient peasant patrols to defend themselves from Shining Path incursions. During this incursion, PCP-SL militants murdered the wife of a …
On August 23, 49 corpses were discovered buried in graves in Pucayacu, a few kilometers north of the city of Huanta. All were citizens previously detained in the Huanta Stadium by the Marine Infantry, and then transferred in a sort of 'caravan of death' to territory belonging to the province …
On August 23, 1984, 49 corpses were discovered buried in graves in Pucayacu, a few kilometers north of the city of Huanta, in territory belonging to the province of Acobamba, Huancavelica. All the victims were citizens who had been previously detained in the Huanta Stadium by the Marine Infantry. The …
On August 23, 1984, 49 corpses were discovered buried in graves in Pucayacu, a few kilometers north of the city of Huanta. All the victims were citizens who had been previously detained in the Huanta Stadium by the Marine Infantry. The detainees were transferred in a sort of "caravan of …
On August 23, 1984, 49 bodies were discovered in mass graves in Pucayacu, Huancavelica. These individuals were reportedly detained by the naval base in Huanta. The discovery highlighted the severe human rights violations occurring during this period of conflict in Peru.
On August 25, 1984, in Putica, a ranch in the community of Sacsamarca in the district of Huancavelica, a patrol of military men in civilian clothes arrested the elderly Félix Aparco Pineda. He was accused of harboring PCP-SL subversives. His remains were found months later in a cave near the …
Hilario Ayuque Zúñiga, General Secretary of the Intersectoral Confederation of State Workers (CITE) and member of the Huancavelica Human Rights Commission, was arrested on September 20, 1984 at his home by a group of armed people in civilian clothes. His captors put him in a military truck near the Hotel …
On October 5, 1984, there was an intervention by Sinchis police forces in the province of Tayacaja, department of Huancavelica. As a result of this operation, 12 people were reported dead, 11 disappeared and 8 wounded. This event occurred in the context of counter-subversive operations in the area during the …
On November 9, 1984, in the district of Acobambilla, Huancavelica province, militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso murdered three local authorities. The victims were a teacher, the municipal agent and the district governor, who were executed accused of being "informers". Two days later, on November 11, the Shining Path also assassinated …
Marcos de La Cruz Quispe, a rondero from the district of Acobambilla, was murdered by PCP-Sendero Luminoso militants on November 11, 1984. This murder occurred two days after the PCP-SL executed a teacher, the municipal agent and the district governor of Acobambilla, who were also accused of being 'informers'. The …
On December 23, 1984, a column of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso surprised the villagers of Pampaccoris, in the province of Tayacaja, department of Huancavelica. The attack was perpetrated as revenge against the villagers because they had helped the Armed Forces in a previous operation. This event was part of the escalation …
The Julcamarca Military Base in the department of Huancavelica was identified as one of the places where sexual violence occurred during the internal armed conflict in 1985. The report mentions this military base in the context of multiple military installations where human rights violations were registered, including sexual violence against …
Between 1985 and 1987, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso entered a stage of retreat after the violent state repression in Ayacucho and penetration into other social and geographic spaces. It sought to generate support bases and expand its actions in the central, northeastern and southern Andean regions and in the cities. It …
In 1985, Rondas Campesinas were formed in the main communities and annexes in the area of Acobamba, Huancavelica. This organization arose as a response to the intensification of murders by the Shining Path against the civilian population during 1984, when they also victimized the authorities of the districts and communities …
The province of Churcampa was created in 1985 in the southern part of the province of Tayacaja. This new province was linked to both the Mantaro Valley and the province of Huanta. The districts that made up the new province were Churcampa, Anco, Chinchihuasi, El Carmen, La Merced, Locroja, Paucarbamba, …
The Vilca Military Base was installed in 1985 in the district of Vilca, province of Huancavelica. Since its installation, the military personnel of this base committed systematic sexual violations against the civilian population, including elderly women. Cases of rape occurred from the installation of the base and continued during its …
The Juan Pablo II Human Settlement was formed in 1984 during the municipal government of Barrantes (IU), when the Municipal Housing Programs were promoted. In 1985, with the support of the municipality of Lima, the settlement was populated by people from Huancayo, Huancavelica, Ayacucho and Cuzco. The settlement was created …
During the Peruvian internal conflict, Ayacucho was a central location for systematic torture by state agents. The military, having direct control over the counter-subversive efforts, used various facilities such as military barracks and illegal detention centers for these acts. In February 1985, a specific incident involved a man being tortured …
On April 14, 1985, presidential elections were held in Peru, in a context of political violence. In the community of San Juan Baños de Rabí, district of Yanahuanca, province of Daniel Alcides Carrión, department of Pasco, one hundred villagers traveled to Yanahuanca to exercise their vote, after putting to flight …
In November 1985, a Shining Path column attacked and dynamited the facilities of the Caudalosa Grande mine in Huancavelica. During the attack, the Shining Path beat the mine superintendents to force them to hand over explosive material. This attack was part of a series of PCP-SL raids against mining centers …
In November 1985, the Caudalosa Grande mine in Castrovirreyna province was attacked by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The Shining Path dynamited part of the mining facilities and beat and threatened the superintendents to force them to hand over dynamite and explosive guides. This attack was part of a broader PCP-SL strategy …
In November 1985, a column of 10 hikers entered the San Genaro mining center in Huancavelica. The attackers dynamited part of the mine's infrastructure. This attack was part of a series of PCP-SL raids against mining centers in the Huancavelica region during that period. The attack on San Genaro occurred …
In 1986, counter-subversive military bases were established in two localities in Huancavelica: Julcamarca and Ccayarpachi. This establishment of military bases was part of the Armed Forces' strategy to combat the presence of the Shining Path in the area. The military bases were installed in a context of intensifying internal armed …
The Vilca Military Base in the district of Vilca, province of Huancavelica, department of Huancavelica, was mentioned in the context of human rights violations during 1986. The CVR report records this military base as one of the places where events occurred during the internal armed conflict. The base is listed …
On January 13, 1986, Alfonso Tornero, provincial mayor of Huaytará in the department of Huancavelica, was assassinated. Tornero was a militant of the Peruvian Aprista Party (PAP), the party that at the time was in power under the presidency of Alan García Pérez. This assassination took place in the context …
On July 6, 1986, a group of Shining Path members of the PCP-SL assassinated the wife of the lieutenant governor of the community of Sacsamarca, district of Huancavelica. This assassination occurred during a period of relative withdrawal of violence in the province of Huancavelica, between 1985 and 1988, when subversive …
In October 1986, a Shining Path group raided the Santa Rosa mining unit located in Cobriza, Huancavelica. During the attack, the subversives looted all of the mine's explosive material, including dynamite, primers and guides. This theft of explosive material had immediate consequences in the region, since after this looting, dynamite …
In October 1986, a Shining Path column raided the Santa Rosa mining unit, located in Cobriza, Huancavelica. During this action, Shining Path members looted all the explosive material available in the mine, including dynamite, percussion caps and guides. This raid was part of a series of PCP-SL attacks against mining …
During a period of violence in rural areas, the Shining Path PCP carried out the destruction of several technological and livestock development centers in the Peruvian highlands. In 1987, the LLachoc experimental station, near Huancavelica, was attacked, resulting in the murder of nine workers and the killing of 400 alpacas. …
In 1987, the PCP-SL made its public appearance in the Cunas area, after 7 years of political and military experience in Ayacucho and Huancavelica. The communities of San Juan de Jarpa and San José de Quero (Alto Cunas) were convulsed by the action of the PCP-SL columns. This appearance marked …
In 1987, the militant group PCP-SL, also known as Sendero Luminoso, expanded its operations into the region of Huancavelica, Peru. They engaged with local communities, addressing grievances and promoting their ideology. The group's main target was the Sociedad Agraria de Interés Social (SAIS) Cahuide, which they attacked and sabotaged, leading …
On April 19, 1987, a military convoy was ambushed on its way to the district of Huachocolpa in the province of Huancavelica. The attack was perpetrated by a column of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. As a result of this armed action, ten military personnel and four civilians were killed. This was …
On August 7, 1987, in the community of Santa Barbara, district and province of Huancavelica, ten villagers were murdered by militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The victims were accused of being "snitches" or informants for the police. This event took place during the period of withdrawal and new subversive offensive …
On August 9, 1987, a Shining Path column attacked the Lachocc Farm, located near the city of Huancavelica, owned by INIA (National Institute of Agricultural Research). During the attack, PCP-SL militants killed 9 peasants working on the farm. In addition to the murder of the workers, the attackers slit the …
On November 11, 1987, in the community of Lachocc in the district of Acobambilla, province of Huancavelica, a local woman was murdered by militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The victim was accused of being a "snitch" or informer for the police. This murder took place in the context of a …
On December 5, 1987, in the community of Sacsamarca, district and province of Huancavelica, the president of the Pro-Electrification Committee was assassinated by militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The victim was accused of being a 'snitch' or collaborator of the forces of law and order. This assassination took place during …
In 1988, the PCP-SL raided the San Genaro mining center in Castrovirreyna province. During this attack, the Shining Pathists viciously murdered the head of industrial relations and a contractor named Ponce. According to the testimonies of former workers, Ponce was killed because he did not "deal well" with the workers. …
In mid-1988, the PCP-SL destroyed the police posts that the police had established in Chongos Alto and Yanacancha to guard the Canipaco valley area. These police posts represented the presence of the State in the region, where land conflicts were developing between communities and SAIS Cahuide. The army had been …
In the last months of 1988, a state of emergency was decreed throughout the department of Junín. This decree was a response to the intensification of PCP-SL violence in the region, which included the destruction of police posts in Chongos Alto and Yanacancha in mid-1988, and multiple incursions into communities …
On February 18, 1988, in the town of Lachocc, province of Huancavelica, militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked an army support group. In the attack, 9 military personnel and 2 civilians who were part of the support group were killed. This event took place in the context of the intensification …
On February 18, 1988, militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out an ambush in the town of Lachocc, district of Acobambilla, province of Huancavelica. Nine soldiers and two civilians lost their lives in this attack. This action was part of the PCP-SL offensive in 1988, when the subversive organization had …
On February 24, 1988, militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the 10th Police Command located in the city of Huancavelica. This attack was part of a series of large-scale military actions carried out by the PCP-SL during 1988, when the subversive organization had managed to recompose and reorganize its forces, …
On May 18, 1988, in the province of Churcampa, Huancavelica, Sonia Muñoz de Yangali was kidnapped and tortured by the military. The perpetrators shot her in the head, believing her dead. Subsequently, they placed a poster with supposed slogans of PCP-SL members on her, apparently to simulate that she had …
Sonia Muñoz de Yangali was kidnapped and tortured by the military on May 18, 1988 in the province of Churcampa, Huancavelica. The military shot her in the head and, believing her dead, placed a poster with alleged slogans of PCP-SL members on her. Two months after the failed assassination attempt, …
In August 1988, Shining Path raided the San Genaro mining center in Huancavelica. During the attack, the Shining Path gunned down the head of industrial relations and a mining contractor named Ponce. Before leaving the place, the attackers dynamited electric power towers and a large part of the mining center's …
In September 1988, PCP-Sendero Luminoso militants ambushed an army patrol in the town of Chonta, in Laria, Huancavelica province. The attack resulted in the death of one officer and six soldiers, while fourteen other military personnel were wounded. This ambush was part of the 1988 Shining Path offensive, when the …
On September 17, 1988, several explosions occurred in the city of Churcampa. These explosions were claimed by the Rodrigo Franco Command (CRF). This event took place in the context of the new offensive implemented by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso since 1988 in the Huancavelica region. Subsequently, on November 30 of the …
On November 19, 1988, the PCP-SL tried to attack the III Stage of the Mantaro Hydroelectric Power Plant, located in Colcabamba, province of Tayacaja. The attack was repelled by the police who were guarding the facilities. Two policemen were killed in the confrontation. This attack was part of the new …
In 1989, subversives raided the town of Chupacc, where they killed 30 peasants. This attack was part of a series of violent incursions in the area, as in the same year they also attacked Santo Tomás de Pata, killing 25 peasants. These events occurred in a context where the zone …
In 1989, the Acobamba zone was administered by the political-military command, representing the third attempt by the Armed Forces to consolidate the Rondas Campesinas committees in the region. This measure was part of the Peruvian State's counter-subversive strategy during the internal armed conflict. The military administration sought to establish territorial …
In 1989, subversives raided the town of Santo Tomás de Pata, where they killed 25 peasants. This attack was part of a series of violent incursions in the area, including the town of Chupacc where 30 peasants were killed. The zone was under the administration of the political-military command, in …
In 1989, journalist Bárbara D'Achille and engineer Esteban Bohórquez were murdered by subversive elements in Huancavelica, Peru. D'Achille was killed by blunt force trauma, while Bohórquez was shot. Their vehicle was also destroyed with explosives. This incident was part of a series of subversive attacks in the region.
In 1989, the Sendero Luminoso, a Maoist guerrilla group, intensified its activities in the Huancavelica region of Peru. This offensive included a series of violent actions such as assassinations, sabotage, and armed confrontations. Notable incidents include the assassination of ten campesinos in Santa Rosa de Pachaccalla and the killing of …
In 1989, a series of violent incidents occurred in Huancavelica, Peru, including attacks on educational institutions and the assassination of local political figures. On June 30, 1989, multiple schools in Huancavelica were targeted, and in October, military vehicles were attacked, resulting in the deaths of 13 military personnel and 8 …
Members of the PCP-SL attacked the community of Santa Rosa de Pachaccalla, killing ten peasants. This attack was part of the Shining Path offensive in Huancavelica during 1989, when the organization sought to regain presence in areas from which its columns had been dislodged.
On April 4, 1989, 10 peasants were murdered in the community of Santa Rosa de Pachaclla, in the department of Huancavelica. According to the report, the victims were identified as presumably Shining Path members. This event is part of the chronology of violent acts registered in the region of Huancavelica …
The secretary general of the miners' union, Ceferino Requis, was assassinated by members of the PCP-SL in front of hundreds of delegates during an assembly of mine workers in Huancavelica. This assassination was part of the Shining Path's strategy of eliminating union leaders who did not align themselves with their …
O.'s son was born on May 12, 1989, after her partner Julian disappeared. Julian had been taken by the military and O. never heard from him again. A community member from Ccolpa informed her that the military base had been moved to the city of Huancavelica. This birth occurred in …
On May 16, 1989, an armed strike took place in the city of Huancavelica. This event took place in the midst of a series of strikes called in the region, days after President Alan García Pérez traveled to Huancayo to call on the population to overcome fear. The armed strike …
On 31 May 1989, members of the subversive organization Partido Comunista del Perú - Sendero Luminoso assassinated journalist Bárbara D'Achille and engineer Esteban Bohórquez Rondón in Huarmicocha, Huando, Huancavelica. The victims were killed while in a state of defenselessness and posed no threat to their attackers. Despite investigations, the perpetrators …
On 31 May 1989, members of the Communist Party of Peru - Sendero Luminoso assassinated journalist and conservationist Bárbara D'Achille and engineer Esteban in Huarmicocha, Huando, Huancavelica. This event was part of the broader violence in the region, where Sendero Luminoso had been active in recruiting militants and engaging in …
On May 31, 1989, Bárbara D'Achille, an Italian journalist working in Peru, was abducted along with her companions while traveling to a project site in Huancavelica. Their vehicle was intercepted by armed individuals who forced them to unload their belongings and transferred them to animals. The incident occurred near the …
On May 31, 1989, members of the Sendero Luminoso were accused of attacking the Martha Mine and murdering journalist Bárbara D'Achille and engineer Esteban Bohorquez Rondón near Huarmicocha, Huancavelica. Rómulo Ramos Goitía and others were charged and later sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Superior Court of Junin …
On May 31, 1989, 'El Comercio' journalist and environmentalist Barbara D'Achille, along with CORDE-Huancavelica official Esteban Bohorquez, were assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in Tinyacclla, Huancavelica. This double assassination was part of the PCP-SL's 'hit list' during the 1989-1990 Shining Path offensive, a period in which the subversive group claimed …
Italian journalist Barbara D'Achille, Head of the Ecology Section of the newspaper El Comercio, and engineer Esteban Bohórquez Rondón, Director of Special Projects of CORDE-Huancavelica, were intercepted by an armed group of the PCP-SL at the 'Martha' mine while traveling to the South American Camelids Project. They were detained and …
In June 1989, the mining businessmen of Huancavelica used the media to accuse all the leaders of the mining unions in the region of being terrorists. This public accusation provoked the military to arrest and torture the accused union leaders. The accusations took place in a context of labor conflict …
Members of the PCP-SL murdered 14 peasants for not complying with an 'armed strike' called by the subversive organization. This event occurred days after the PCP-SL destroyed electrical towers and caused a blackout in the city, carrying out 13 detonations in several areas as part of the imposition of the …
On June 30, 1989, Ronald Rojas Muñoz was arrested in the city of Huancavelica by military personnel. He was taken to the military base located in the Santa Ana neighborhood of Huancavelica. He later disappeared, with no further information on his whereabouts. This event occurred in the context of the …
On July 3, 1989, six villagers were detained by military personnel in the city of Huancavelica. The detainees were taken indiscriminately to the counter-subversive bases located in the city of Huancavelica. This event occurred in the context of the 1989-1990 Shining Path offensive, a period in which there was a …
Alejandro Tutaya, a professor at the Pedagogical Institute of Huancavelica, was murdered on July 12, 1989. The crime was perpetrated by alleged paramilitaries in the context of the 1989-1990 Shining Path offensive in the province of Huancavelica. This murder occurred during a period of intense violence in the city of …
The PCP-SL attacked a police post in the district of Acobamba after blowing up an electrical tower that caused a blackout. During the attack, 3 policemen were killed. This attack was part of the Shining Path strategy to weaken police presence in rural areas of Huancavelica.
On 31 August 1989, the Senate responded to Senator César Rojas Huaroto's request to investigate human rights violations in Huancavelica, Peru. The investigation focused on threats to the Colegio de Abogados and the disappearance of several individuals, including a student, five teachers, and 17 campesinos from Julcamarca. The Commission found …
On October 8, 1989, in a military operation in the mining center of Julcani, Santiago Lizana Acha was killed with a bullet in the head. This act of violence was perpetrated by the military during raids in the mining centers of Huancavelica. The acts of violence provoked by the military …
Arminda Gutierres Trelles, provincial aprista mayor of Churcampa in the department of Huancavelica, was assassinated on October 9, 1989. This assassination occurred in the context of a municipal election campaign marred by the murders of mayors and mayoral candidates in different parts of the country. The crime was part of …
On November 2, 1989, an Army patrol surrounded a community in Huancavelica and forced the villagers out of their homes. They then called five community members by roll call: Román Quispe Camayo, Overto Macha Solano, Nicolás Reyes Pariona, Simeón Clemente Salvatierra and Filemón Clemente Madueño. These five men were locked …
On November 10, 1989, Manuel Cuba and Luis Manrique were detained by military personnel in the city of Huancavelica. Subsequently, both were disappeared. This event occurred in the context of the 1989-1990 Shining Path offensive in the province of Huancavelica, a period in which there was a significant increase in …
Angel Escobar, leader of the Federation of Peasant Communities and vice-president of the Human Rights Commission of the department of Huancavelica, was kidnapped in the middle of the urban center of the city of Huancavelica in December 1989. The kidnapping occurred during the period of the 1989-1990 Shining Path offensive, …
In the district of Moya, members of the PCP-SL murdered a teacher and a justice of the peace. In the district of Chopcca, a Shining Path detachment murdered Jose Soto, Guillermo Quispe, Domingo Taipe, Pablo Ataipoma and three unidentified community members. These murders were part of the PCP-SL's terror campaign …
On December 15, 1989, in the district of Moya, province of Huancavelica, militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso murdered a teacher and a justice of the peace. This event took place in the context of the 1989-1990 Shining Path offensive, when the PCP-SL claimed to be close to a 'strategic balance' …
Eight subversives entered the house of the affiant's mother where she was staying. At the time, the affiant was three months pregnant. The subversives insulted and threatened them, asking them for money to help with the popular struggle. The affiant's husband was handcuffed, while one of the hooded men physically …
In 1990, in the district of Pueblo Libre, Huancavelica, members of the PCP-SL assassinated local authorities Alfonso Contreras Peñares, Evaristo Castro Jurado, and Saturnino Huamán. These individuals had recently been appointed as authorities and were working to have Pueblo Libre recognized as a district. The assassinations were part of a …
In the early 1990s, Huancavelica's mining unions experienced a significant weakening as a result of political violence. Shining Path attacks against union leaders, combined with arbitrary detentions by the military intelligence service, ended up weakening union organization in most of the region's mining centers. This weakening process took place in …
On February 17, 1990, two villagers were murdered in the district of La Merced, province of Churcampa, Huancavelica. The murders were perpetrated by militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, who accused the victims of "collaborating" with the military. This occurred in the context of the PCP-SL's national offensive in 1990, when …
Rodolfo Angel Escobar Jurado was arbitrarily detained and subsequently disappeared in Huancavelica on February 27, 1990. This incident is believed to have been carried out by state agents during a period of intense social unrest and violence in the region, which was marked by the activities of the subversive group …
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 …
Rodolfo Angel Escobar Jurado, Administrative Secretary of the Huancavelica Human Rights Committee and APRODEH collaborator, was arrested at 7:00 p.m. by five individuals in civilian clothes, presumably members of the Army. The arrest occurred when he was leaving the Human Rights Committee's office located on Agustín Gamarra Avenue, near the …
In March 1990, there was an attack against the local Electoral Registry in Acobamba, province of Huancavelica. This attack was part of a series of violent actions that intensified in the area during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The event occurred in a context where the area was administered …
On March 1, 1990, the Fiscalía Provincial de Huancavelica initiated a preliminary investigation into the disappearance of Angel Escobar Jurado, following requests from various human rights organizations and family members. Despite extensive inquiries and visits to police and military facilities, no information was found regarding his whereabouts. The investigation continued …
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, …
On March 28, 1990, a column of the PCP-SL (Shining Path) assassinated the former APRA mayor of the district of Colcabamba, province of Tayacaja, in the district of Chilca, Huancayo. This assassination occurred on the same day that the armed strike called by the PCP-SL for Lima failed. The former …
Massacre against the Quispe Petril family in the department of Huancavelica. The event is recorded in a table in the CVR report that documents massacres involving sexual violence during the internal armed conflict. No detailed information on the number of victims, the specific perpetrators, or the exact circumstances of the …
In the general elections of April 9, 1990, Alberto Fujimori obtained 29% of the votes, coming second after Fredemo (33%). Absenteeism was the highest in the ten years of democracy. In the departments of Ayacucho and Huancavelica it exceeded 40%; while in Huánuco and Junín it was around 50%. In …
On June 15, 1990, PCP-Sendero Luminoso militants assassinated the governor of the district of La Merced in Churcampa, Huancavelica. This assassination was part of a series of selective executions carried out by the PCP-SL against local authorities and alleged collaborators of the military forces in the area. The governor was …
On June 25, 1990, on a stretch of the Huachocolpa-Caudalosa highway, a subversive detachment of the PCP-SL attacked a police convoy. One police officer and five subordinates were killed in the attack. This was the last major military action carried out by PCP-SL detachments in the province of Huancavelica, although …
On July 3, 1990, three PCP-SL subversives assassinated the Provincial Prosecutor in the town of Pampas, province of Tayacaja, department of Huancavelica. This selective assassination occurred in the context of the PCP-SL's national offensive in 1990, when the death toll increased significantly in the provinces of Tayacaja and Churcampa. The …
On March 7, 1990, a group of paramilitaries killed 18 displaced persons in the district of Daniel Hernández, province of Tayacaja, department of Huancavelica. Among the victims were women, elderly, and children. Additionally, 7 people disappeared during the incident.
On March 7, 1990, a group of paramilitaries killed 18 displaced refugees in the district of Daniel Hernández, Tayacaja, Huancavelica. The victims included women, the elderly, and children, and 7 people were reported missing. This event is part of the broader violence during the internal conflict in Peru.
Valentín López Molina, director in charge of the Higher Pedagogical Institute of Huancavelica, was murdered on September 14, 1990. The CVR report notes that it is difficult to establish the authorship of this murder, suggesting that it could have been committed by both subversive forces and State agents. This crime …
On October 24, 1990, six individuals were forcibly taken from their homes in Huancavelica, Peru, by members of the Peruvian Army and civilians. Their bodies were later found near the Municipal Pool of Huancavelica, bound and shot. Witnesses and family members identified the perpetrators as members of the state's security …
Feliberta Sacha Martinez was a leader of an aid organization in Huancavelica who was assassinated in 1991. Her death is part of the offensive by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso against the leaders of popular and grassroots organizations that intensified from mid-1991 onwards. The PCP-SL systematically attacked women leaders working in welfare …
In 1991, in the region of Huancavelica, Peru, combined forces of the military and a civilian patrol detained local villagers, destroyed homes, and committed acts of sexual violence against women. Two officers, Sergeants Carlos Prado Chinchay and Dennis Pacheco, were accused of homicide, robbery, and sexual assault. The incident is …
In 1991, combined forces of the Army and a civil patrol detained the Santa Barbara community members in Huancavelica. During the operation, they destroyed the houses of the villagers and raped the women in the area. Two military officers, Second Sergeants Carlos Prado Chinchay and Dennis Pacheco, were charged with …
Senator Raúl Ferrero Costa, president of the Justice and Human Rights Commission, publicly revealed that during the first five months of Alberto Fujimori's government, around 200 people had disappeared in the department of Huancavelica. This denunciation took place in a context of growing concern about the government's respect for human …
Captain José Pablo Colina Gaige, an elite military officer, devised a plan to be dishonorably discharged from the Peruvian army and moved to Paris. Disillusioned, he connected with members of the Sendero Luminoso and returned to Peru to join the armed struggle. His mission was to reach Abimael Guzmán, but …
The case involves incidents that occurred in July 1991 during routine patrols in Huancavelica, a region declared a zone of emergency due to subversive activities. The patrols aimed to ensure security against crimes and human rights violations by subversive elements. The case was reopened following a ruling by the Inter-American …
In July 1991, following a military incursion in the community of Santa Bárbara, Huancavelica, Peru, local leaders filed complaints with the authorities about alleged human rights violations. Investigations were conducted, including the exhumation of remains in the 'Misteriosa' mine, where human remains were found. Despite initial police reports suggesting no …
In the early morning of July 4, 1991, a military patrol arrived at the Rodeo Pampa annex and entered the homes of the Hilario family. Francisco Hilario Torres, his wife, two daughters, daughter-in-law and five minor grandchildren were arrested, as well as neighbors Ramón Hilario Morán, his wife and two …
On July 4, 1991, a military patrol entered the community of Santa Barbara and kidnapped a group of community members. According to testimonies gathered by the CVR, the kidnapped community members were later dynamited in the Misteriosa mine. This fact represents one of the cases of human rights violations committed …
In 1991, the community of Santa Bárbara experienced a military incursion where a group of villagers was kidnapped and subsequently killed by dynamite at the Misteriosa mine. This event marked the beginning of the end of the conflict in the area, as continuous military patrols and self-defense actions nearly eradicated …
Viviano Hilario Mancha, father and grandfather of the disappeared, found the half-buried body of his grandson Héctor Hilario at the entrance of the 'Misteriosa' mine, along with other bodies that he could not recognize. He reported the discovery the next day to the Huancavelica Provincial Prosecutor's Office and to the …
In November 1991, 37 peasants were massacred in the district of Santo Tomás de Pata, province of Angaraes, department of Huancavelica. The victims included women, the elderly and children. This event was part of the context of political violence that affected the country during the internal armed conflict. The massacre …
In November 1991, PCP-Sendero Luminoso terrorists assassinated 10 peasants in the town of Huari for belonging to the peasant patrols. This attack was part of a broader offensive against self-defense organizations in the area. The same month, another Shining Path column had raided the district of Santo Tomás de Pata, …
Operation APOLONIA was a military operation conducted by the Jefatura Político Militar of Huancavelica aimed at capturing or destroying terrorist elements in the Rodeo Pampa area. Following the operation, a criminal process was initiated against several military personnel, including Teniente EP Javier Bendezú Vargas, for their involvement in a massacre. …
In 1992, Shining Path attacked a police station in the province of Huancavelica, resulting in the death of 4 policemen. This attack took place in a context where the communities of Julcamarca, with the support of the army and the ronderos of Lircay, were consolidating the Rondas Campesinas. The attack …
In 1992, fifteen soldiers intercepted a witness and his wife in Huancavelica, accusing them of having seen terrorists passing by. The soldiers raped the witness's wife in front of him. The testimony documents how sexual violence was used by military personnel as a form of intimidation and punishment against civilians …
In 1992 there was an attack against a police detachment in the provinces of Acobamba or Angaraes, in the department of Huancavelica. The attack resulted in the death of 4 policemen. This event occurred in the context of the end of violence in the area, shortly before the capture of …
Beginning in 1993, the mining centers of Huancavelica entered into a privatization process similar to that which occurred in the mining centers of Pasco and Junín. This process resulted in massive layoffs of mine workers, many of them considered arbitrary by those affected. One specific testimony mentions that at Caudalosa …
Beginning in 1993, the mining centers of Pasco, Junín and Huancavelica entered into a privatization process that resulted in massive layoffs of workers. As an example, Caudalosa Grande had 1,500 workers in 1980, but by 2000 only 100 workers remained. This privatization process was considered by many workers as arbitrary …
In October 1993, the PCP-SL (Shining Path) shot and killed the industrial relations manager of the Julcani mine, in one of its last bloody actions in the mining centers of Huancavelica. This murder was part of the PCP-SL strategy of attacking authorities and administrative personnel of mining companies. As a …
In October 1993, the Communist Party of Peru-Shining Path (PCP-SL) shot and killed the industrial relations manager of the Julcani mine. This was one of the last bloody acts of the PCP-SL in the mining centers of the region. After this assassination, the military and the police carried out greater …
In 1993, the PCP-SL assassinated the industrial relations officer of the Julcani mine in one of its last bloody actions in the mining centers. Since then, the military and the police have been controlling the mining centers. During a workers' mobilization in the Julcani mining center, worker Juvenal Martinez was …
A Shining Path column entered the hacienda where the affiant worked, capturing her entire family. Later they stole their belongings and took them to an abandoned house, where they raped the affiant in the presence of her husband and children. The case is evidence of sexual violence as a form …
In February 1994, members of the National Police murdered Santiago Lizana Acha, a mine worker, with a bullet to the head in the mining center of Julcani, Huancavelica. The police accused him of being a terrorist. This murder occurred in a context of repression against mine workers and union leaders …
In February 1994, a Shining Path column raided the villages of Balcón and Picota as they attempted to enter the district of Santo Domingo. This event occurred in the context of Shining Path's final actions in the province of Angaraes, Huancavelica. The incursion occurred after the area had experienced years …
In June 1994, the military base installed in the district of Marcas withdrew from the area. This withdrawal took place in a context of declining subversive activity in the region, after years of military presence aimed at combating the Shining Path. The withdrawal of military forces marked a change in …
The Superior Deputy Prosecutor of Huancavelica issued ruling No. 05/95 in the case of the Santa Barbara community, concluding that the general amnesty of Law 26479 was applicable to the military-police defendants for the crimes they were being prosecuted for. This ruling exemplifies how the justice system applied amnesty laws …
On July 4, 1995, the Penal Chamber of the Superior Court of Huancavelica applied Amnesty Law No. 26479 to the case against Lieutenant Javier Bendezú Vargas and his subordinates. This decision led to the termination and definitive archiving of the legal proceedings against them, as well as the annulment of …
The Superior Court of Huancavelica issued resolution 27/93 ordering the definitive dismissal of the Santa Barbara case in application of amnesty law 26479. The resolution argued that the crimes were committed during the fight against terrorism in an emergency zone, and therefore the amnesty should be applied. This decision consolidated …
On July 26, 1995, an explosion occurred in Huancavelica that killed seven policemen. Among the victims was a major of the Peruvian National Police (PNP). The event occurred in the context of the political violence that affected the department of Huancavelica during the 1990s. This attack was part of the …
A resident of Moya, Huancavelica, Huancavelica suffered the murder of her parents and other family members by members of the Armed Forces. The testimony was collected in Lima in January 2003. This case illustrates the victims' adaptive attempts that included passivity and accommodation to the new situation following the violence. …
During a public hearing held in Huancavelica on May 25-26, 2002, Olga Huamán shared the mysterious circumstances surrounding the disappearance of her husband, Víctor Gonzalo, at the hands of unknown individuals. Although lacking concrete evidence or testimonies from the perpetrators, the hearing provided Huamán an opportunity to express her grief …
In September 2002, testimonies were collected in Lima, Peru, detailing various human rights violations. These included accounts of detention, torture, and murder in regions such as San Pedro, Chulucanas, Piura, and Ticrapo, Castrovirreyna, Huancavelica. The testimonies highlight the role of religion as a source of strength and solace for those …
Testimony collected in September 2002 in Lima on the murder of the declarant's husband in Ticrapo, province of Castrovirreyna, department of Huancavelica. The testimony is part of the documentation compiled by the CVR on the acts of violence that occurred during the internal armed conflict. The declarant narrates the facts …
In November 2002, a woman recounted the disappearance of her husband in San Carlos, Huancavelica. This event is part of a broader context of violence and unrest in Peru, which led to increased consumption of coca and alcohol as coping mechanisms among the affected population.
In November 2002, testimonies were collected from individuals in Ayacucho and Huancavelica, Peru, detailing the disappearance of family members during a period of political violence. These accounts highlight the long-lasting emotional and social impacts on survivors, who often grew up in disrupted family structures. The testimonies underscore the need for …
The affiant recounts the disappearance of her husband in San Carlos, Huancavelica. This testimony was collected in November 2002 in Huancayo. The case is one of many testimonies of forced disappearances that occurred during the internal armed conflict in Peru. The disappearance of her husband left the affiant in a …
A witness told the CVR about the disappearance of her husband in San Carlos, Huancavelica. The testimony was collected in November 2002 at the Central Regional Headquarters. This case is part of the testimonies on forced disappearances that represented 18.70% of the facts reported to the TRC. Most of the …
The witness recounts the murder of her husband in Huaytara, Huancavelica. The testimony was collected in November 2002 at the Central Regional Headquarters. This case is part of the multiple murders documented during the internal armed conflict in the Huancavelica region. The testimony reflects the emotional and psychological impact that …
Testimony number 302397 collected at the Central Regional Headquarters of the CVR in November 2002. The declarant narrates the murder of her husband in Huaytara, Huancavelica. The testimony is part of the documentation on cases of violence and loss of family members during the internal armed conflict. The witness recounts …
The affiant recounts the disappearance of her husband in San Carlos, Huancavelica. The testimony was collected at the Central Headquarters in November 2002. This case is part of the numerous testimonies of forced disappearances documented by the CVR in the region of Huancavelica during the internal armed conflict.
Testimony collected at CVR Headquarters in November 2002. The affiant narrates the disappearance of her husband in San Carlos, Huancavelica. The testimony is part of an analysis of coca and alcohol consumption as coping mechanisms in the face of traumatic experiences of violence. The affiant recounts how these practices intensified …
Testimony collected in Lima in January 2003 from a resident of Moya, Huancavelica, Huancavelica. The affiant suffered the murder of her parents and other family members by members of the Armed Forces. The testimony is part of the documentation on the psychological and emotional impacts of violence, specifically related to …
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