During 1980, no fatal law enforcement casualties were recorded according to data provided by the armed institutes and the Ministry of the Interior to the TRC. The internal armed conflict began in 1980, but the first law enforcement casualties were reported from 1981 onwards. In the entire period 1980-2000, 1,674 …
During the period 1980-2000, the CVR recorded a total of 3,593 deaths and disappearances of native Spanish speakers. The Shining Path PCP was responsible for 1,734 victims, State Agents for 1,181, CADS for 49, MRTA for 190, and 439 cases were attributed to undetermined perpetrators or others. Spanish-speaking victims accounted …
The TRC repudiates the crimes committed against students, professors and workers of the Universidad Nacional del Centro (UNCP). More than one hundred students, professors and workers were killed by different actors of the war, including death squads, confronted in a confusing crossfire. The university was severely affected during the internal …
Edith Lagos Sáez, a former law student at San Martín de Porres University, was arrested in Ayacucho and was accused of being one of the 'four most important leaders of the Shining Path'. Guzman later denied this characterization in an interview with the CVR, pointing out that the press had …
During 1981, Peruvian law enforcement suffered 4 fatal casualties as a result of the internal armed conflict, representing 0.2% of the total number of law enforcement casualties during the entire period under investigation. According to information submitted by the Ministry of the Interior and the Joint Command of the Armed …
In March 1981, Decree Law No. 046 was enacted, which typified the crime of terrorism and established penalties against those who incurred in it. This was one of the first legislative measures of the Peruvian State to confront the beginning of subversive actions. However, according to the CVR report, it …
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 …
Between 1982 and 1985, the first cycle of intense violence of the internal armed conflict took place, concentrated basically in the department of Ayacucho. During these years, about a third of the murders perpetrated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso reported to the CVR were committed. This cycle was related to the …
During 1982, Peruvian law enforcement forces suffered 12 fatal casualties in the fight against armed subversion, according to information provided by the armed institutes and the Ministry of the Interior to the CVR. These casualties represented 0.7% of the total number of law enforcement casualties during the entire internal armed …
Between 1982 and 1985, the internal armed conflict was practically confined to the department of Ayacucho. In December 1982, the Armed Forces (FFAA) were charged with leading the counter-subversive struggle, which marked the beginning of a notable escalation of violence, especially from 1983 onwards. The year 1984 corresponds to the …
Between 1982 and 1985, the internal armed conflict was practically confined to the department of Ayacucho. In December 1982, the Armed Forces (FFAA) were charged with leading the counter-subversive struggle, which marked the beginning of a notable escalation of violence, especially from 1983 onwards. The year 1984 corresponds to the …
In December 1982, the Armed Forces (FFAA) were charged with conducting the counter-subversive struggle in the department of Ayacucho. This event marked a crucial turning point in the Peruvian internal armed conflict. From that moment on, there was a notable escalation of violence, especially from 1983 onwards, reaching its highest …
The Armed Forces entered the counter-subversive struggle, replacing the police forces in the control of internal order in the provinces of the department of Ayacucho declared in emergency. This marked a turning point in the conflict, with a dramatic increase in cases of forced disappearance. According to information from the …
From 1983 onwards, there was a notable escalation of violence in the department of Ayacucho, especially after the armed forces were put in charge of the counter-subversive struggle in December 1982. The year 1984 corresponds to the moment of greatest intensity of the conflict, which caused the highest number of …
The first phases of the internal armed conflict were marked by its eminently Ayacucho character and by the high peaks of violence reached in 1983 and 1984. Between 1982 and 1985, the conflict was practically confined to the department of Ayacucho. In December 1982, the Armed Forces (FFAA) were charged …
The year 1984 corresponds to the moment of greatest intensity of the Peruvian internal armed conflict, causing the highest number of deaths and disappearances reported to the CVR (19% of the total number of victims). This period is part of the initial phase of the conflict, centered essentially in the …
During 1983, Peruvian law enforcement agencies suffered 13 fatal casualties as a result of the internal armed conflict, according to information submitted by the Joint Command of the Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior to the CVR. Of these casualties, 4 corresponded to the Armed Forces and 9 …
During 1983, cases of rape were registered in the district of Ayacucho, province of Huamanga. The document specifically mentions this location and date in the context of sexual violations committed during the internal armed conflict. This case is part of a broader pattern of sexual violence documented in the Ayacucho …
In 1983, the marines arrived in an unspecified village where they organized the Rondas Campesinas. This event is part of the broader context of human rights violations documented by the CVR, where multiple abuses committed by members of the armed forces against the civilian population were recorded. The testimony mentions …
Between 1983 and 1985, members of the Army stationed at Barracks No. 51 Los Cabitos and members of the Intelligence Unit known as 'La Casa Rosada' carried out a systematic pattern of human rights violations. They carried out arbitrary detentions through night raids, torture in military installations, forced disappearances and …
On February 2, 1983, the Peruvian government appointed the Uchuraccay Events Investigation Commission, chaired by writer Mario Vargas Llosa. This commission was created to investigate the massacre of eight journalists that occurred on January 26, 1983 in the community of Uchuraccay, province of Huanta, Ayacucho. According to the CVR report, …
Heraclio Palomino Ayala, leader of the Sindicato Único de Trabajadores en la Educación del Perú (SUTEP), was a victim of violence on March 23, 1983 in Paras, Ayacucho. According to the record of complaints to the ILO included in the CVR report, the Civil Guard was responsible for his death. …
According to testimonies gathered by the CVR, on May 20, 1983, about 80 peasants were murdered in San José de Secce, in the district of Santillana. The victims had been previously kidnapped by members of the Peruvian Navy. The testimonies designate members of the Navy as responsible for these deaths. …
The Accomarca massacre occurred on September 3, 1983, perpetrated by the Armed Forces. According to CVR records, 12 people were killed: 5 men and 7 women. During the military incursion, sexual violations were committed against women. The information on this event comes from the testimony of survivors who gave an …
In October 1983, an event occurred at the Cuartel 'Los cabitos' in the province of Huamanga, Ayacucho, Peru. This event is part of a series of incidents involving military bases in the region during a period of significant unrest and conflict. The details of the event are documented in the …
During the early 1980s, the military strategy in Huanta, Peru, operated under the assumption that the entire population was potentially subversive. This led to the establishment of a clandestine detention and torture center at the Estadio Municipal de Huanta. Testimonies collected by the CVR indicate that detainees were subjected to …
During 1984, Peruvian law enforcement suffered 27 fatal casualties in the context of the internal armed conflict, representing 1.6% of the total number of law enforcement casualties during the entire period under investigation. Of these casualties, 15 corresponded to the Armed Forces and 12 to the Police Forces. This year …
Sixta Quispe Licas was a leader of Rondas Campesinas in Ayacucho who died in 1984. She held the position of President or leader of the Rondas Campesinas. According to the CVR's records, the alleged perpetrators of her death were State agents. Her case is part of the documentation on women …
Feliberta Ccaicuri Santi was a leader who held a position as a Board Member in a Peasant Community or peasant association in Ayacucho. She was assassinated in 1984 during the period of political violence in Peru. According to CVR records, the alleged perpetrator of her death was a State Agent. …
Guillermina Galindo Bejar was a woman leader who held the position of Board Member in a Peasant Community or association of peasants in Ayacucho. She was assassinated in 1984 during the internal armed conflict. According to CVR records, the alleged perpetrators of her death were the PCP-SL (Communist Party of …
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, during the execution of Plan Operativo CAIMAN XIII by the Infantería de Marina in Huanta, Ayacucho, six residents of the communities of Callqui and Nisperosniyocc were arbitrarily executed. The operation, led by several military officers, violated the right to life and personal integrity of the villagers, as well …
The year 1984 marked the first peak of violence in the internal armed conflict, being the moment of greatest intensity that caused the highest number of deaths and disappearances reported to the CVR (19% of the total number of victims). This period is part of the initial phase of the …
The year 1984 represents the moment of greatest intensity of the internal armed conflict in Peru, causing the highest number of deaths and disappearances reported to the CVR, reaching 19% of the total number of victims. This peak is part of the initial period of the conflict, centered essentially in …
On June 18, 1984, a massacre occurred in Soras, province of Lucanas, department of Ayacucho. The event is mentioned in the context of a series of violent actions that took place in June 1984. Days earlier, on June 9, there was another incident where people were taken from their homes …
In July 1984, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso murdered 12 people in the district of Hualla, Fajardo province. This event is part of a series of murders committed by the PCP-SL in the area during that year. Most of the murders that appear in the Hualla accounts were committed by the PCP-SL. …
On July 15, 1984, the Peruvian Army perpetrated a massacre in Muyurina, Ayacucho. During this event, six men were executed. According to surviving witnesses, the women were victims of rape before or during the massacre. This event forms part of the pattern documented by the CVR where the armed forces …
On August 1, 1984, six young men belonging to the Evangelical Presbyterian Church were murdered by members of the Marine Infantry in the place called "pago" of Callqui, in the province of Huanta. This event occurred in the context of the indiscriminate repression exercised by the armed forces in the …
On September 15, 1984, soldiers from the Putis Base entered the annex of the same name in Ayacucho. The next day they continued with the massacre in the annex. According to testimonies collected by the CVR, most of the women were raped before being killed. One young woman was saved …
The text of the CVR report mentions the District of San Martin, Province of La Mar, Department of Ayacucho during 1985 in the context of human rights violations that occurred during the internal armed conflict. Although the reference is brief and appears in a list of locations, it is found …
According to the testimony of a female witness, in 1985 she was the victim of rape in the district of San Martin de Porres, Lima. The events occurred during her detention in that district. The case is part of a broader pattern of sexual violence against women during the internal …
The Vilcabamba massacre occurred in the department of Cusco between 1985 and 1990. According to the CVR report, this event included sexual violence against women. The available information is limited and appears in a table of massacres that involved sexual violence during the internal armed conflict. It does not specify …
Gregoria Bocanegra Otiniano was a leader of a welfare organization in La Libertad who was murdered in 1985. According to CVR records, the alleged perpetrators of her death were the PCP-SL (Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path). Her case is part of the PCP-SL's offensive against the leaders of …
Between 1985 and 1989, Peruvian Army troops from the Quicapata Barracks conducted early morning raids in the neighborhoods of the Carmen Alto district. During these operations, the military cordoned off the surrounding neighborhoods, preventing residents from entering or leaving the area, even when their homes were located in the cordoned-off …
During 1985, Peruvian law enforcement agencies suffered 31 fatal casualties in the fight against armed subversion, according to information provided by the armed forces and the Ministry of the Interior to the CVR. Of these casualties, 15 corresponded to the Armed Forces and 16 to the Police Forces. These deaths …
In May 1985, an incident occurred at the Military Base of Julcamarca, located in the district of Julcamarca, Province of Angaraes, Department of Huancavelica, Peru. This event is documented in the CVR Testimonio 202564. The base was part of a network of military installations in the region during a period …
On July 4, 1985, arbitrary executions took place in the Castropampa barracks, in the department of Ayacucho. The events occurred in the context of human rights violations that included sexual violence. According to testimony gathered by the CVR, before the executions, the commandos first executed the men to prevent them …
The PAP took office under the presidency of Alan Garcia on July 28, 1985. During this period, the government tried to vary the counter-subversive strategy with emphasis on economic and social development. The CVR registered 8173 deaths and disappearances during the PAP government, 58% of which corresponded to subversive organizations …
On September 26, 1985, a mass crime occurred in the town of Huayllay, Tambo district, Ayacucho. The CVR report mentions this event in the context of September 1985, noting that it overshadowed the debate on political amnesty that was taking place in Congress. The Huayllay mass crime is mentioned along …
In October 1985, a violent eviction was carried out against the invaders of the Garagay estate in Callao. The event is briefly mentioned in the CVR report within the context of political events of October 1985. No additional details are provided on the specific circumstances of the eviction, the number …
In 1986, the Peruvian government, led by the PAP, violently repressed riots in three prisons in Lima. This decision, criticized by the CVR, resulted in a high number of deaths and indications of extrajudicial executions. The incident marked a turning point in the government's approach to handling subversion and human …
During her detention in 1986, a declarant was subjected to torture in the district of San Juan de Lurigancho. The events occurred in the context of detentions carried out by law enforcement forces during the internal armed conflict. The affiant witnessed that during the days she was detained, the police …
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 …
In the community of Ccentabama, district of Sivia, province of Huanta, department of Ayacucho, during 1986, cases of rape were recorded. The report mentions this event in the context of sexual violations perpetrated during the internal armed conflict. The victims were women from the community, in a context where sexual …
A car loaded with explosives detonated at the residence of the U.S. ambassador in Lima. This attack was part of a series of violent actions that intensified during that period in the Peruvian capital. The event is registered in the 1986 summary of the CVR Report as one of the …
On June 18, 1986, there was a Shining Path riot in the Lurigancho, El Frontón and Santa Bárbara prisons with hostage taking. The Council of Ministers decided to reestablish order with maximum energy, entrusting the task to the Joint Command of the Armed Forces. The repression resulted in the death …
A woman was detained in the city of Tarma in July 1986. During her testimony, the affiant used indirect terms such as 'my condition as a woman' or 'my dignity' to refer to the rape she suffered during her detention. This case exemplifies how many victims did not explicitly mention …
In 1987, in the Morales barracks located in the province of Tarapoto, department of San Martin, a witness reported to the TRC the rape of a woman by numerous military personnel. This case is part of the systematic pattern of sexual violence perpetrated by members of the armed forces against …
On February 19, 1987 a fire broke out at the Las Palmas Air Base. The CVR report mentions this event very briefly, noting that the origin of the fire has not been explained. This incident occurred in a context of intense political violence, just one day before a car bomb …
A declarant was detained in the Cercado district of Lima on April 5, 1987 by members of DINCOTE. During her detention, she was subjected to sexual violence and torture. The testimony is part of a broader pattern of human rights violations documented by the CVR, where detentions were frequently accompanied …
On May 19, 1987, a national strike was called by the General Confederation of Peruvian Workers (CGTP). According to the CVR report, this measure of force was moderately successful. The strike took place in the context of political and social tensions of the Alan Garcia Perez administration, in a year …
On October 15, 1987, the Army carried out an operation with helicopter gunships against the town of Paraíso, the headquarters of drug traffickers in the Huallaga area. The attack allegedly originated in a request for help from a drug trafficker nicknamed 'Machi', who was attacked in his refuge by the …
Cerila Marcelo Travezaña was a leader of a welfare organization in Huanuco who was murdered in 1988. According to CVR records, the alleged perpetrators of her death were the PCP-SL (Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path). Her case is part of the systematic offensive by the PCP-SL against women …
During the 1988 police reform process in Peru, several records of police members who had died in the fight against subversion were lost. The Ministry of the Interior submitted to the CVR a list of 568 members of the police who died as a result of the fight against subversion, …
The CVR identified significant political responsibility of the PAP government in the cover-up of the Cayara massacre, which occurred in May 1988. A Senate commission led by PAP member Carlos Enrique Melgar concluded that the massacre did not happen, despite contrary evidence from a minority of the commission and a …
On May 14, 1988, a massacre took place in Cayara, Ayacucho, perpetrated by the Peruvian Army. During the military incursion 25 men were killed. Testimonies collected by the CVR indicate that during the massacre sexual violations were committed against women. One woman who was raped during these events managed to …
The declarant was detained in September 1988 on the Central Highway in the district of Ate Vitarte, Lima. This case is part of the testimonies documented by the CVR on arbitrary detentions that included sexual violence against women during the internal armed conflict. The detention took place in an important …
CVR testimony 205316 documents a case of sexual violence that occurred in the district of Capaya, province of Aymares, department of Apurimac in 1989. This testimony is mentioned in the context of a broader analysis of human rights violations during the internal armed conflict. The case is part of the …
Between 1989 and 1992, 313 cases of irregular detentions were registered in the province of Leoncio Prado, of which 183 people are missing. According to the CVR database, in this province between 1989 and 1994 around 232 people lost their lives and 198 are missing. Most of the cases took …
In 1989, in the town of Azángaro, Puno, the father of a witness who gave testimony in Sicuani was murdered. The testimony was registered by the CVR under code 520406. This case is part of the numerous murders of family members that occurred during the internal armed conflict in the …
A woman was arrested at her home in the district of Huancayo in 1989. During her detention, she was the victim of rape by State agents. The case illustrates the pattern of systematic sexual violence against women detained during the internal armed conflict. The victim did not denounce the facts …
During 1989 in the district of Uchiza, province of Tocache, department of San Martin, multiple cases of sexual violence and abuse by members of the armed forces were registered. The testimonies documented by the CVR refer to the Uchiza Military Base as the place where these events took place. The …
The Yanac Military Base, located in the District of Pilcomarca, Province of Huancayo, Department of Huancayo, was the scene of human rights violations during 1989. The CVR report mentions this military base in the context of cases of sexual violence and other abuses committed by members of the armed forces …
The CVR report records events that occurred in the Province of Aimaraes during 1989, in the context of the internal armed conflict in the Department of Apurimac. The document refers to testimony 500254 related to this province and year. However, the text provided does not offer specific details about the …
In 1989, the systematic use of the practice of forced disappearance by Peruvian State agents intensified as part of their counter-subversive strategy. This practice involved extracting a specific person from his or her context, removing him or her from the public eye and from the legal mechanisms of individual protection, …
Gilberta Perez Quiñónes was a leader of a welfare organization in the department of Junín who was assassinated in 1989. According to CVR records, the alleged perpetrators of her death were the PCP-SL (Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path). Her case is part of the PCP-SL's offensive against the …
Margarita Hilario Tacsa was a leader of a university student organization who died in 1989 in the department of Junín. Her case appears in the TRC database as one of the women leaders killed and/or disappeared during the internal armed conflict. Unlike other cases documented in the same period, the …
Victoria Rosario Domínguez Pozo was a leader of political organizations in Huanuco who was murdered in 1989. According to CVR records, the alleged perpetrators of her death were the PCP-SL (Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path). Her case is part of the systematic offensive of the PCP-SL against social …
Marcela Quispelaya Lopez was a leader of a welfare organization in the department of Junin who was assassinated in 1989. According to CVR records, the alleged perpetrators of her death were the PCP-SL (Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path). Her case is part of the PCP-SL's offensive against leaders …
On January 23, 1989, the Aprista provincial mayor of Satipo, Fidel Juarez Torres, was assassinated. This crime took place in a context of intensifying political violence in the department of Junín during 1989. The assassination was part of a systematic campaign against elected authorities, with 1989 being the year with …
On February 13, 1989, in Lima, a paramilitary group assassinated mining leader Saúl Cantoral Huamaní and social worker Consuelo García. This crime occurred in the context of the political violence affecting the mining sector in the central region of Peru. The murder took place during a period of intense repression …
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 CVR report briefly mentions the fall of the Berlin Wall as a significant international event that occurred during the period analyzed. This event is recorded in the 'Foreign' section of the report, which documents international events relevant to the Peruvian context at the time. The event is mentioned together …
In 1990, in the village of Contay, district of Saurama, province of Vilcashuaman, department of Ayacucho, cases of rape were recorded. The event was documented in testimonies presented to the CVR. The facts were exposed during the Women's Public Hearing, Case No. 2, Single Session, held on September 10, 2002. …
In the hamlet of Santa Rosa de Mishollo, during 1990, a case of rape was registered in the context of the internal armed conflict. The case is mentioned in the CVR report as part of the testimonies on sexual violence perpetrated during the period of political violence. This event occurred …
In the district of Saurama, province of Vilcashuaman, department of Ayacucho, during 1990, cases of rape were registered in the context of the internal armed conflict. According to testimonies gathered by the CVR, both women and a mute person became pregnant as a result of these rapes. The children born …
Antonia Arizapana Ignacio was a leader of an aid organization in the department of Junin who was assassinated in 1990. According to CVR records, the Peruvian Army was allegedly responsible for her death. Her case is part of the systematic violence against social leaders, particularly women leaders of grassroots organizations, …
The CVR report mentions the hamlet of Unión Nueva Victoria in the context of cases of sexual violence that occurred during the internal armed conflict in 1990. This locality is located in the District of Pólvora, Province of Tocache, Department of San Martin, an area that was the scene of …
According to testimony gathered by the CVR, all the women detained in the Totos barracks were raped without distinction of age. A declarant stated that he learned from fellow detainees that even an elderly person was raped in the military barracks. This testimony shows that rape was a systematic practice …
In 1990, in the Hacienda Orihuela of the Caserío de Punray, a woman was the victim of rape by approximately 60 soldiers. According to the testimony gathered by the CVR, the victim was a presumed Shining Pathist woman. The soldiers raped her systematically, one by one, until she was half …
The Cartagena Declaration was an international agreement made in the context of a meeting of presidents. According to the CVR report, this declaration would include emergency social programs, rural development and promotion of non-traditional exports. The document is mentioned in the context of Peru's foreign relations during Alan Garcia's administration. …
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 …
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 …
One affiant was detained for the second time at the end of 1991 in Tarapoto, department of San Martin. The document mentions this event in the context of detentions and sexual violence during the internal armed conflict. The second detention took place specifically at the end of that year in …
During 1991 events of violence were recorded in the Province of Huamanga, department of Ayacucho, in the context of the internal armed conflict. The report mentions this location and date in relation to cases documented by the CVR. Reference is also made to the district of Ayacucho, province of Huamanga, …
Brígida León Marcelo was a leader of a welfare organization in Ayacucho who died in 1991. Her case is part of the offensive against leaders of grassroots organizations, particularly women, during the period of the internal armed conflict. According to CVR records, the alleged perpetrators of her death were the …
The text of the CVR report mentions the District of San Juan, Lucanas Province, Department of Ayacucho in 1991 as one of the places where events occurred during the internal armed conflict. However, the document does not provide specific details about what kind of events occurred in this particular location …
Concepción Cárdenas Quispe was a leader of a welfare organization in Ayacucho who was assassinated in 1991. Her death occurred in the context of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso offensive against the leaders of popular women's organizations that intensified from mid-1991 onwards. According to the CVR records, the alleged perpetrators of her …
Zenaida Vilcamiche Llactahuamán was a leader of the Comunidad Campesina or peasant association in Ayacucho who held the position of Member of the Board of Directors. She was assassinated in 1991 during the period of political violence in Peru. According to CVR records, the alleged perpetrators of her death were …
During 1991 there was one of the highest number of fatalities among Peruvian law enforcement personnel in the internal armed conflict. According to information provided by the armed institutes and the Ministry of the Interior to the CVR, 207 law enforcement personnel died that year, representing 12.4% of the total …
The Sario Primavera massacre occurred in 1991 in the department of Huánuco. This event is recorded in the TRC Report in a table documenting massacres where sexual violence occurred during the internal armed conflict. However, the report does not provide specific details on the number of victims, the perpetrators identified, …
Francisca Perez Valle Alida was a leader of a university student organization in Junin who was assassinated in 1991. According to CVR records, the alleged perpetrators of her death were the Army or the Colina Paramilitary Group. Her case is part of the systematic violence against social leaders during the …
Rayda Maruja Dávalos Arias was a union leader murdered in Apurímac during 1991. According to CVR records, she held the position of union leader in Trade Unions or Federations of Workers, workers or employees. Her death is part of the offensive of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso against social and union leaders …
The affiant was detained on April 5, 1991 in Surquillo, Lima. This detention event is mentioned in the context of cases of sexual violence and other human rights violations documented by the CVR. The detention is part of the pattern of arbitrary detentions that occurred during the internal armed conflict …
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 …
On August 31, 1991, rape and physical abuse occurred in the department of Cajamarca. The case was mentioned in the context of an official response that attempted to discredit the accusations against members of the police. The authorities described the accusations against police officers of rape and physical abuse as …
The Peruvian State implemented a series of legal measures to combat terrorism, particularly targeting groups like Sendero Luminoso and MRTA. This included the introduction of new anti-terrorism legislation starting in 1992, which had significant implications for human rights, affecting both innocent individuals and those guilty of crimes. The report by …
Magdalena Monteza Benavides was a victim of rape in 1992 at the headquarters of the First Division of Special Forces of the Army located in the district of Chorrillos. This case had great resonance at national level. The CVR report makes specific reference to this case indicating that there is …
The CVR had access to the statement of a person who was detained with several women in the 9 de Diciembre Barracks in 1992, among them three women who were later found dead. Acts of sexual violence were not limited to rape but also included forcing women to have sex …
A witness reported to the CVR that around 1992 in the city of Aucayacu, department of Huánuco, there were massacres, abuses and rapes by the army. These events were part of the pattern of sexual violence and abuses against the civilian population that characterized the actions of the armed forces …
The Manta Military Base in the district of Huancayo was the scene of human rights violations during 1992. The CVR report mentions this military base in the context of cases of sexual violence and other abuses committed during the internal armed conflict. The base is listed along with other military …
In 1992, at the FAP Base in Lima, sexual violence occurred against a female detainee. The affiant was detained on November 18, 1992 in the district of Magdalena, Lima. The rape occurred later at the FAP Base. This case is part of the pattern of sexual violence documented by the …
In 1992, sexual violence occurred in the Cristo Rey de Cachiche prison in the department of Ica. An affiant was a victim of rape during her imprisonment in this penitentiary. As a result of the rapes suffered, the affiant became pregnant. This case is part of the pattern of sexual …
During 1992 in the district of Huamanquiquia, province of Fajardo, department of Ayacucho, cases of rape were registered. The CVR report mentions this district as one of the places where acts of sexual violence occurred during the internal armed conflict. This case is part of the generalized context of human …
A woman was the victim of rape in the district of El Tambo. According to the testimony, the victim said: 'it must have happened during the rape that the marines raped me in Tambo'. The case is part of a broader pattern of sexual violence perpetrated against women during the …
The TRC found that the strict and uncritical application of the 1992 anti-terrorist legislation meant that the prosecution of detainees did not guarantee fair trials. Hundreds of innocent people had to suffer long sentences. The violation of due process guarantees cast a shadow of doubt over the proceedings. The discredit …
In 1992, during states of emergency in Peru, there were widespread human rights violations, including illegal detentions, torture, forced disappearances, arbitrary executions, and sexual violence against women. The legal framework allowed for the isolation of detainees for up to 10 days, which facilitated these abuses. The CVR highlighted these practices …
On March 31, 1992, Ana Carolina Lira Chupingahua's husband was murdered in Lima. According to Ana Carolina's testimony, her husband accompanied her two blocks to the bus stop, without foreseeing what would happen. This case is mentioned in the context of victims among the forces of law and order during …
On April 24, 1992 in Cayena, Juanjui, Mariscal Caceres, San Martin, a son disappeared and three of his friends were murdered. This event was perpetrated by the Shining Path PCP. The declarant narrates these facts in her testimony before the CVR. The case is part of the multiple acts of …
Between May 6 and 9, 1992, the government decided to retake by force the control of the wards where the accused and convicted terrorists of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso were being held. On May 6, members of the National Police entered by surprise and in the face of resistance used firearms …
A declarant was detained on May 10, 1992 in the district of Los Olivos, province and department of Lima. The testimony is part of the cases documented by the CVR related to detentions during the internal armed conflict. The detention occurred in the context of law enforcement operations during the …
On July 3, 1992, a woman was arrested in the Urbanización San Felipe, located in the district of Comas, Lima. The detention was carried out by law enforcement forces in the context of the Peruvian internal armed conflict. This case is part of the testimonies documented by the CVR about …
Car bomb attack perpetrated on Tarata Street in the Miraflores district of Lima. This attack was part of the escalation of violence by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso during 1992, a year in which the subversive organization intensified its terrorist actions in the capital. The attack occurred a little more than a …
The declarant was arrested on July 23, 1992 in the district of San Martin de Porres, Lima. During her detention, she was the victim of sexual violence and other abuses. The case is part of a documented pattern of sexual violence against women detained during the internal armed conflict. Testimonies …
Magdalena Monteza was detained and subjected to interrogation without legal representation by officials lacking the authority to investigate terrorism charges. During the interrogation, she was physically assaulted and sexually violated, a practice identified by the CVR as a common form of torture during Peru's armed conflict. Monteza was coerced into …
The medical examination performed by the Peruvian National Police on María Magdalena Monteza Benavides resulted in the presence of small ecchymosis on the left knee anterior face, considered as a recent injury, with no old injuries observed. Forensic Medicine Report No. 11605/92 concluded that the person presented signs of recent …
Forensic medical examination requested by DINCOTE to María Magdalena Monteza Benavides, issued by doctors Yolanda Cáceres Bocanegra and Judith Maguiña Romero of the Institute of Forensic Medicine of Peru. The examination showed ecchymosis and swelling in the left knee that did not require disability. This certificate was one of several …
The declarant was detained on November 18, 1992 in the district of Magdalena, Lima. This case is part of the testimonies compiled by the CVR on detentions during the internal armed conflict. The detention occurred in the context of operations against subversion in the capital during 1992. The testimony documents …
Forensic medical examination ordered by the 14th Criminal Court of Lima at the request of the representative of the Public Prosecutor's Office, performed on María Magdalena Monteza Benavides. The certificate was issued by the Institute of Legal Medicine of Peru and indicated as results old tears and "signs of old …
A woman testifies that during her detention in 1993 she was subjected to sexual violence in the San Isidro district of Lima. The testimony is part of the numerous cases of rape documented by the CVR that occurred during the period of political violence in Peru. This case is mentioned …
Cases of sexual violence were recorded at the Las Palmas Military Base in 1993. A declarant was detained on May 17, 1993 in the district of Los Olivos, province and department of Lima. The acts of sexual violence occurred later that year at the Las Palmas Military Base. This case …
The native community of Tahuantinsuyo, located in the district of Mazamari in the Central Jungle, was the victim of a massacre in 1993 during the internal armed conflict. This community was selected as a case study by the CVR Report along with Cushiviani to document the effects of violence on …
In 1993, in the Las Palmas Military Base located in the district of Surco, Lima, there were cases of rape against women detainees. A declarant testified before the CVR about the case of two women who were detained together with her and who were raped by military personnel in that …
In 1993, a strict curfew was implemented in Tocache starting at 6:00 p.m. where no one was allowed to travel. People who urgently needed to travel had to pay to be able to do so. According to testimonies gathered by the CVR, this meant that in some cases women "had …
Andrea Lidi Tutacano Tucapuca was a leader murdered in Puno in 1993. According to CVR records, she appears in the database of women leaders killed and/or disappeared during the internal armed conflict. The PCP-SL (Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path) is identified as the alleged perpetrator of her death. …
On February 20, 1993, María Magdalena Monteza Benavides made a statement at the Lima police station. During this statement, she denounced having been subjected to physical and psychological torture, including rape, by members of the Peruvian Army during her detention on October 30, 1992. This statement was made in the …
A female witness was arrested in Chimbote on April 18, 1993 and subsequently transferred to the Police Office in Huacho. During her detention, she was held in a dark room where she was subjected to interrogation. This case is part of the systematic pattern of sexual violence and torture documented …
The Peruvian State ratified ILO Convention 169 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries through Legislative Resolution No. 26253 dated December 2, 1993. This agreement was published in the Diario El Peruano on December 5, 1993. ILO Convention 169 of 1989 replaced the previous Convention 107 of 1957 on …
The CVR report mentions the Huancavelica Military Base in the context of sexual violence during the internal armed conflict. Specific reference is made to cases of rape that resulted in pregnancies of the victims. The facts are documented in testimonies that indicate that the victims in both testimonies related to …
During the Operativo Aries in 1994, severe human rights violations were reported, including the sexual assault of minors by military personnel. Testimonies collected by the CVR indicate that some members of the armed forces used rape as a method to instill fear in local populations. On April 8, 1994, 15 …
The War Chamber of the Supreme Council of Military Justice issued a sentence absolving Commander Raúl Valverde Añorga of the crime of Negligence and sentencing José Emilio Campos Chira for the offense of Disobedience, for which the possibility of imposing a sentence had already expired, and Víctor Vargas Giraldés for …
Between April and May 1994, the Armed Forces carried out Operation Aries with the objective of eliminating the presence of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the area. The operation involved intense military patrol activity and even aerial bombardment of villages and homes with rocket grenades from helicopters. The areas of greatest …
In April 1994, the Army entered the town of Moyuna. During this military incursion, the women of this locality were victims of sexual violence, torture and executions. This event was part of a pattern of behavior identified by the CVR in which members of the Army committed rape against women …
Carmen Rosa Pariona Yachi, 23 years old, filed a formal complaint before the Mixed Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Tocache on May 30, 1994. The complaint is framed in the context of sexual violence during the internal armed conflict in the Alto Huallaga area. The CVR report mentions this case as …
In 1995 there was a significant increase in law enforcement casualties in the upper Huallaga area. According to information provided by the Joint Command of the Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior to the CVR, 132 law enforcement personnel died that year (104 from the Army and 28 …
The Permanent War Council of the Second Judicial Zone of the Army declared the dismissal of the sexual violation case involving Magdalena Monteza, which was later confirmed by the Supreme Council of Military Justice on February 26, 1997. The decision was based on medical examinations indicating old injuries, but the …
The Supreme Council of Military Justice confirmed the dismissal of the case related to the rape of María Magdalena Monteza Benavides. The Chamber of the Permanent War Council of the 2nd Judicial Zone of the Army had previously declared the dismissal and referred it to the Supreme Council for consultation. …
The text of the CVR report mentions the Monzon District in the context of a military base located in that area during 1998. This reference appears in a section of the report that documents cases of sexual violence and other human rights violations that occurred at different military bases in …
Olivia Fabian Jara was a leader of a political organization in Huanuco who died in 1998. Her case appears in the CVR database as one of the women leaders killed and/or disappeared during the internal armed conflict. Unlike many other documented cases, the person responsible for her death could not …
The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention issued a report on its mission to Peru, evaluating the situation of detentions and anti-terrorist legislation. The report noted that the crime of treason as a crime in law has nothing to do with terrorism, calling it an obvious abuse of language …
In 2000, the Peruvian government initiated the process of establishing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) to address crimes committed during the internal conflict. The Ministry of Justice recognized these crimes as 'grave violations of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law.' The commission aimed to apply both national and international …
In 2000, 16 Quechua-speaking deaths and disappearances were reported. The Shining Path PCP was responsible for 8 victims, State Agents for 2, CADS for 1, and 5 cases were attributed to undetermined perpetrators or others. This year marks the end of the period analyzed by the CVR.
In 2000, Peru embarked on a new transition to democracy following the fall of an authoritarian and corrupt government. This period marked a renewed hope among the populace for a state that truly represents all Peruvians and fosters a united, peaceful, and prosperous society. To address the legacy of two …
On April 9, 2000, presidential elections were held in Peru, resulting in the victory of Alberto Fujimori. The CVR report describes this victory as "murky", suggesting irregularities in the electoral process. These elections represented the re-election of Fujimori, who had already won in 1990 and 1995. The electoral result was …
The report discusses the arbitrary executions that were often the result of a series of severe human rights violations, including forced disappearances and torture. Testimonies and statistical patterns analyzed by the CVR indicate a high probability that victims of forced disappearances were executed and their remains hidden to prevent identification. …
The decree of urgency 122-2001 established the FEDADOI in Peru on October 27, 2001. This decree allocated resources for reparations to victims of human rights violations, as recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR). The CVR suggests a strategy for financing reparations, involving both internal and external resources, and …
A declarant testified before the CVR about the disappearance of one of her brothers and the murder of two other brothers. The violent events occurred in the locality of El Arabe, in the province of J. Crespo y Castillo, department of Huánuco. The testimony was collected in 2002 as part …
According to a report by the Defensoría del Pueblo published in 2002, the Peruvian Armed Forces were responsible for 81% of the forced disappearance cases attributed to state agents. The report also highlights that the National Police accounted for 17% of these cases. The CVR received reports indicating that about …
The declarant recounts the murder of his son in Poyeni, a locality located in Rio Tambo, province of Satipo, department of Junin. The testimony was recorded in 2002 as part of the statements compiled by the CVR. The case reflects the devastating emotional impact on the victims' families, who expressed …
A declarant testified before the CVR about the disappearance of a brother and the death of two other brothers in El Arabe, José Crespo y Castillo, Huánuco. The events occurred in the context of the political violence that affected the region. The testimony reflects the profound pain and incomprehension at …
During the political violence in the province of Huancasancos, women were disproportionately affected by extrajudicial executions and assassinations. The data from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) indicates that 23% of the 11,319 people killed were women. Unlike men, women's deaths were not selective by age, suggesting they were more …
The political violence in Peru led to significant economic hardships for affected communities. Families lost their means of subsistence, leading to widespread poverty and forcing many to relocate in search of better living conditions. Testimonies collected by the CVR in 2002 highlight the struggles faced by these communities, including increased …
The testimony recorded in the CVR Report documents the murder of a younger sister in Palian, district of the province of Huancayo, department of Junin. This case was narrated by the declarant during 2002 before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The event is part of the multiple cases of violence …
Testimony that is part of the CVR documentation on the psychological effects of political violence in Peru. The testimony addresses experiences of extreme suffering and impacts on human dignity during the internal armed conflict. It is mentioned in the context of testimonies about people who were deeply affected, described as …
Interview with Saturnina Figueroa, widow of Severino Huáscar Morales Ccente, in the community of Uchuraccay. Severino Morales was identified in Shining Path documents as 'commissary of the Popular Committee of Uchuraccay' and was locally responsible for the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the community. The interview is part of the CVR's investigations …
Group interview conducted with teachers from the village of Venenillo in the province of Leoncio Prado, department of Huánuco, as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's work to collect testimonies. The teachers provided information on the impact of the internal armed conflict on the educational community and the local …
The TRC held a university workshop in Huánuco to discuss reconciliation issues. Issues related to physical and mental health reparations were addressed, and the role of the State in providing security, stability, equity and rational distribution of resources for citizens was discussed. Participants reflected on the ultimate purpose of the …
Interview conducted with a Dominican nun of Colombian nationality in the city of Ayacucho during May 2002. The interview is part of the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) in compiling testimonies on the internal armed conflict in Peru. The testimony of the nun is framed in the …
In-depth interview with a former president of CODDEH (Committee for the Defense of Human Rights) who was also a university professor in the city of Puno. The interview was conducted in the context of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's collection of testimonies on human rights violations during the internal armed …
In June 2002, the TRC conducted focus groups with women in Accomarca, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho, and took field notes from interviews with witnesses of the Accomarca massacre. Women participants shared testimonies about violence experienced since childhood, describing how exposure to violence had affected them psychologically, manifesting aggression and other traumatic effects. …
Focus group conducted with women in Accomarca, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho, as part of CVR's research activities. During this meeting, women participants shared testimonies about aggressive manifestations and psychological sequels derived from the violence experienced during the internal armed conflict. One of the participants recounted how she became aggressive after witnessing violence …
The TRC held a workshop with grassroots peasant communities in Huanta to discuss reconciliation. The communities expressed their needs for support from the government and regional and local authorities with food, clothes and other basic necessities. The participants stated that because of violence and corruption they were left without the …
Interview conducted with a 50 year-old villager and teacher from Accomarca, in the context of the CVR's research on the effects of the internal armed conflict in the communities of Ayacucho. The interview is part of the documentation work on the social consequences of political violence in the area, including …
Julia Castillo Ccopa gave her testimony at the first session of the CVR's public hearings on June 21, 2002. Her testimony corresponds to case N° 2 of that session. She narrated her experience of detention and torture in Lima. This testimony is part of the public hearings organized by the …
Exaltación Vargas Rojas gave her testimony in a public hearing held in Accomarca, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho. Her testimony is part of case N° 7 of the second session of CVR public hearings. The testimony is related to experiences of detention and torture, being cited in the context of documenting the extreme …
Informal interview conducted with two villagers, a woman and a man, in Huambalpa, Vilcas Huamán. The interview is part of the TRC's fieldwork to document the testimonies of communities affected by the internal armed conflict. The villagers shared their experiences about the violence lived in the area during the conflict …
A mother and her son gave testimony to the CVR in August 2002 narrating the murder of their relatives in Chavinillo, province of Yarowilca, department of Huánuco. The testimony was recorded as part of the documentation of cases of violence during the internal armed conflict. This case is part of …
The Special Prosecutor's Office for Forced Disappearances conducted an exhumation in Ccarpaccasa with the participation of international experts from the CVR and experts from the Forensic Investigation Unit. The remains of the 4 victims executed in 1983 were located. Studies were carried out in a morgue in Ayacucho between August …
A Quispillacta villager showed the prosecutor a grave containing human remains, including clothing characteristic of the Quispillacta people and a woven sweater that could be identified. Despite the fact that the CVR manual established that the prosecutor should take custody of the grave once notified, the prosecutor did not comply …
Testimony 487516 recorded in Aguaytia, Padre Abad, Ucayali in September 2002, documents the murder of a brother of the affiant in La Merced, Padre Abad, Ucayali. The case is part of the testimonies compiled by the CVR on acts of violence in the Ucayali region. The declarant narrated the facts …
Testimony collected by the CVR in Apurimac during September 2002. The declarant narrates the murder of her father in the locality of Haquira, province of Cotabamba, department of Apurimac. This testimony is part of the documentation of cases of political violence in the Apurimac region during the internal armed conflict. …
Testimony collected by the CVR in September 2002 in Lima, where the declarant narrates his experience of imprisonment in Chiclayo. This testimony is part of the cases analyzed on imprisonment and detentions during the internal armed conflict. Detentions became a way of terrorizing the population, meaning not only the restriction …
A woman testified before the CVR about the murder of her husband in Tingo Maria, Leoncio Prado province, department of Huanuco. The testimony was collected in September 2002. This case is part of the numerous testimonies of widows who reported the loss of their spouses during the internal armed conflict. …
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 …
A woman testified before the CVR in September 2002 about the murder of her relatives in Pomahuasi, Huanta, Ayacucho. The testimony was collected in the context of documenting human rights violations during the internal armed conflict. The witness found strength in religion to face the state of fear and hopelessness …
The witness recounts the murder of her father in Haquira, province of Cotabamba, department of Apurimac. The testimony was collected in September 2002. This case is part of the multiple murders of family members documented by the CVR in the Apurimac region during the period of political violence in Peru.
During September 2002, the TRC collected multiple testimonies in the department of Huanuco on various acts of violence that occurred during the internal armed conflict. The testimonies include cases of forced disappearances, murders and sexual violence perpetrated mainly by State agents. Among the documented cases is the testimony of the …
A woman testified before the TRC in September 2002 about the murder of her relatives in Hatuncungullo, San Pedro de Cachi, province of Huamanga, department of Ayacucho. The testimony is part of the documentation compiled by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on human rights violations during the internal armed conflict. …
Testimony documenting experiences of detention and torture during the internal armed conflict. The testimony is part of the CVR's compilation of human rights violations. It is mentioned in the context of cases where the victims could not count on a system that would guarantee the possibility of a fair trial …
In order to interview residents and authorities of the Asháninka communities and discuss with them the results of the reports, four visits were made to the area on three separate dates. The first visit was carried out from September 16 to 29, 2002. The study focused on the areas that …
A resident of the community of Puerto Inca gave testimony about her experiences during the internal armed conflict. The testimony is part of the statements collected by the TRC about situations in which community members were forced to bury corpses immediately after the killings were carried out. This testimony documents …
The affiant recounts the murder of her father in Huamanga, Ayacucho. The testimony was collected in Lima in October 2002. As a consequence of this violent event, the affiant reports serious health problems, including constant worries and fainting. The case is part of the testimonies documented by the CVR on …
The affiant recounts the murder of her father in Huamanga, Ayacucho. As a consequence of this violent event, the affiant suffered serious physical and emotional health problems. She reported being in very poor health, with headaches, fainting and constant worry. The testimony was collected in Lima in October 2002 as …
Testimony documenting experiences of humiliation and devaluation during the internal armed conflict. The testimony is part of a section of the TRC report that analyzes attacks on individuals, their families, communities, institutions, values and forms of organization, which in addition to arousing fear and pain, generated feelings of profound humiliation. …
A woman testified before the CVR about the murders that occurred in the village of Rayama, located in San Miguel, province of La Mar, Ayacucho. The testimony was collected in October 2002 as part of the documentation of human rights violations during the internal armed conflict. The affiant was a …
Testimony collected in Lima during October 2002, where a woman narrates the murder of her husband in Cachicoto, Monzón, Huamalies, Huánuco. This testimony is part of the documentation of cases of violence perpetrated during the internal armed conflict. The affiant provides information on the violent events that affected her family …
A woman testified before the CVR about murders that occurred in the community of Chaca, located in the province of Huanta, department of Ayacucho. The testimony was collected in October 2002 as part of the process of documenting political violence in Peru. The affiant was a direct witness to the …
Testimony collected by the CVR in October 2002 in Ayacucho. The declarant narrates the murders of some of her relatives that occurred in Sivia, province of Huanta, department of Ayacucho. The testimony is part of the documentation on the psychological impacts of violence, specifically related to feelings of humiliation and …
The TRC organized a university workshop on reconciliation in Huamanga where ideas on reparations were discussed. Participants proposed to design and implement development policies, create a National Reparation Commission, institutionalize free access to education, honor and name recognition, indemnification and economic and moral compensation, and that the justice system should …
The affiant witnessed murders in the town of Rayana (also known as Rayama), located in San Miguel, province of La Mar, department of Ayacucho. The testimonies refer to these violent events in the context of the internal armed conflict. The witness describes the traumatic impact of witnessing these murders, subsequently …
A declarant told the CVR about the disappearance of her brother in San Miguel, La Mar, Ayacucho. The testimony was collected in October 2002 in Ayacucho. This case is part of the numerous testimonies of forced disappearances that occurred in the province of La Mar during the internal armed conflict. …
Testimony collected in October 2002 in Ayacucho on the murder of the declarant's sister in Vinchos, province of Huamanga, Ayacucho. The testimony is part of the CVR's documentation on the psychological and emotional impacts of political violence on victims and their families. The case illustrates the extreme suffering and emotional …
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.
A woman testified before the CVR about the murder of her husband in Huasicancha, Huancayo province, Junin department. The testimony was collected in October 2002 in Ayacucho. The declarant describes the traumatic impact of witnessing or learning of her husband's death, expressing the state of shock and daze she experienced. …
The TRC organized a university workshop in Puno where the strengthening of the Rule of Law was discussed. Participants proposed linking police work with an eminently human and community service work, for which police personnel should be trained. It was also recommended to restructure the rules and sanctions for police …
The TRC organized workshops with Asháninka communities in Satipo to discuss reconciliation. The communities expressed hope for reparations but also distrust towards the State. The participants stated that the State, through its institutions, has not participated in anything, has not repaired the damage, has not done justice and has not …
An attack occurred in Pacaycasa, province of Huanta, department of Ayacucho, which resulted in the death of the husband of a woman who gave testimony to the TRC. The testimony was recorded in October 2002 in Sicuani. The woman narrated the death of her husband as a consequence of this …
Testimony collected in Sicuani in October 2002 from a woman who narrates the death of her husband in an attack in Pacaycasa, Huanta, Ayacucho. The testimony is part of the CVR's documentation on the emotional and psychological impacts of political violence on victims and their families. This case illustrates the …
During October 2002, the TRC collected multiple testimonies in Ayacucho on various acts of violence that occurred during the internal armed conflict. The testimonies include accounts of killings, disappearances, torture and sexual violence perpetrated by both the Shining Path and State forces. The statements document cases in various locations in …
A woman testified before the CVR in October 2002 about the murder of her husband in Ocros, a district in the province of Huamanga in Ayacucho. The testimony is part of the documented cases of loss of family members during the internal armed conflict. The witness recounted the circumstances of …
Mother and daughter narrate the kidnapping and murder of family members that occurred in San Miguel, province of La Mar, department of Ayacucho. The testimony was collected in October 2002 as part of the statements before the CVR. This case is part of the multiple murders and disappearances that affected …
The declarant gave testimony at the Central Regional Headquarters of the CVR in November 2002. She narrated the murder of her father in Ataquero, district of Acobamba, province of Tarma, department of Junin. The testimony is part of the documentation of cases of political violence in the central region of …
A woman narrates the disappearance of her first and second husband in La Morada, district of Marañon, department of Huanuco. The testimony was collected in November 2002 by the CVR. This case illustrates the situation of multiple losses suffered by some people during the internal armed conflict, losing more than …
In November 2002, a declarant testified before the CVR about the murder of eight of his relatives in Tocache, San Martin. The testimony was recorded in Huanuco and forms part of the documented cases of violence in the San Martin region during the internal armed conflict. This case illustrates the …
Two women testified before the TRC in November 2002 narrating the death of their parents in an attack in Huancayo. The testimony was recorded at the Central Regional Headquarters. The declarants described memory problems as a symptom of a major ailment derived from the loss of their parents. This case …
The younger sister of a witness was a victim of kidnapping, torture and subsequent death in Palian, Huancayo, Junin. The case was narrated by the victim's sister in her testimony before the TRC. This fact is part of the multiple cases of human rights violations documented in the Junin region …
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 …
A woman testified before the TRC about the disappearance of her first and second husband in La Morada, Marañon, Huanuco. The testimony is part of the documentation of cases of forced disappearance that occurred during the internal armed conflict in the Huanuco region. The witness recounted the circumstances in which …
Testimony documenting the somatic and physical manifestations associated with the psychological trauma caused by political violence. The witness reports suffering fainting spells and intense brain pains when recalling the traumatic events. The testimony illustrates how the memory of the massacres and the violence experienced generates immediate physical symptoms, including stomach …
The affiant is a displaced person from Guacamayo, Padre Abad, Ucayali. The testimony was collected in Lima in November 2002. The case is part of the testimonies on forced displacement of population during the internal armed conflict in the region of Ucayali. The testimony is registered in the CVR Report …
The declarant gave testimony before the CVR narrating the disappearance of his nephew in the locality of Acco, Tambo District, La Mar Province, Ayacucho. The testimony was collected in November 2002 in Ayacucho. This case is part of the numerous testimonies documented by the TRC on forced disappearances that occurred …
Testimony collected in Ayacucho in November 2002, identified with code 201920. The declarant was a direct witness of murders that occurred in the community of Huayau, located in the district of Tambo, province of La Mar, department of Ayacucho. This testimony is part of the documentation compiled by the CVR …
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 …
Testimony collected by the CVR in November 2002 in Huánuco. The declarant narrates an experience of attempted escape and capture, where he begged for his life saying "I don't have anything, don't kill me". The testimony reflects the terror and desperation experienced during the internal armed conflict, when people tried …
A female affiant testified before the TRC in November 2002 narrating the disappearance of two members of her family in Venenillo, Tingo Maria, Huanuco. The testimony describes the psychological impact of these disappearances, manifesting itself in memory and concentration problems. The witness relates how she was mentally invaded by these …
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 …
The testimony documents the murder of the son of a declarant in Vinchos, district of Huamanga, department of Ayacucho. This case is part of the testimonies compiled by the CVR on family losses during the internal armed conflict. The witness narrates the circumstances of her son's murder in this Ayacucho …
The declarant narrates the death of her brothers in a confrontation that took place in Callqui, Huanta, Ayacucho. This testimony was collected in November 2002 as part of the statements to the CVR. The testimony is mentioned twice in the report, related to experiences of loss and grief during the …
Testimony collected in December 2002 at the CVR's South Andean Headquarters, where the declarant narrates the murder of his parents in Chuschi, province of Cangallo, department of Ayacucho. The testimony is part of the documented cases of loss of family members during the internal armed conflict. This case is part …
A woman testified before the CVR about the murder of her father in Tranca Pata, province of Aimaraes, department of Apurimac. The testimony was collected in Sicuani in December 2002. This case is part of the documented testimonies that illustrate the psychological effects of violence, specifically related to mental health …
A woman testified before the CVR in December 2002 about the murder of her father in Jauja, Junin. The testimony is part of the cases documented at the Central Regional Headquarters of the CVR. This case is part of the testimonies on loss of family members during the internal armed …
A woman testified before the CVR about the torture she suffered at the time of her detention in Huacho, Lima. The testimony was collected in December 2002 as part of the process of compiling testimonies on human rights violations during the internal armed conflict. This case is part of the …
During December 2002, the TRC collected multiple testimonies in Ayacucho on various events of violence that occurred during the internal armed conflict. The testimonies include accounts of forced disappearances, assassinations and other acts of violence perpetrated by both subversive groups and State agents. The affidavants and declarants recounted events that …
Testimony collected at the South Andean Headquarters of the CVR in December 2002. The testimony is part of the documentation of cases of violence during the internal armed conflict. The statement is registered with code BDI-SM P215, BDI-II-P872 Testimony 510200. The testimony reflects the emotional and psychological impact of the …
A declarant gives testimony before the TRC narrating the disappearance of her son in the city of Lima. The testimony reflects the deep pain and emotional suffering caused by the disappearance. The affiant mentions that out of grief and rage she took to drinking and from that moment on she …
Testimony of a former authority of Macamango, La Convención, Cuzco, collected at the South Andean Headquarters in December 2002. The declarant narrates experiences of humiliation and devaluation suffered during the internal armed conflict. The testimony is part of the documentation of attacks on individuals, families, communities and institutions that generated …
The testimony documents the murder of the declarant's husband in Cachicoto, a town located in the district of Monzón, province of Huamalies, department of Huánuco. The case was recorded in December 2002 during interviews conducted by the CVR in Lima. This event is part of the context of violence that …
Two women testified at CVR's Central Regional Headquarters in December 2002, narrating the death of their parents in an attack in Huancayo. The testimony is part of the documentation of cases of violence during the internal armed conflict. The women recounted the memory problems and other psychological symptoms they experienced …
Testimony of a person who was accused of treason and subsequently imprisoned in Lima. The testimony was collected in January 2003 as part of the statements documented by the CVR. The interviewee recounts his experience of arrest, unjust accusation and imprisonment, forming part of a group of testimonies about people …
In 2003, the Sala Nacional de Terrorismo, along with the ICRC and IDL, initiated a pilot project to clear 4,411 requisitorias, addressing issues of multiple detention orders and wrongful detentions. The CVR recommended the annulment of detention orders issued by military courts since 1992 and the modernization of the requisitoria …
Between January 15 and 25, 2003, interviews were conducted with representatives of the Regional Association of Indigenous Peoples of the Central Jungle (ARPI) and the Asháninka Emergency Commission (CEA) in the city of Satipo. These interviews were part of the TRC's fieldwork to document the effects of the internal armed …
Interview with Dr. Yolanda Cáceres Bocanegra, medical examiner and member of the Peruvian Society of Legal Medicine. The interview was conducted in the context of the CVR's investigation into the case of María Magdalena Monteza Benavides, who denounced having been a victim of rape during her detention by Army personnel …
Interview conducted by the CVR with retired Police Health personnel in the city of Lima. This interview is part of the documentation on the psychological and mental health effects on members of the police forces during the internal armed conflict. The testimony is mentioned in the context of an analysis …
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