Liga Agraria

Timeline Events 2

1. Sept. 24, 1990

   Arrest of Marcelino Valencia

   On September 24, 1990, a group of drunken policemen, according to testimonies, arrested lawyer Marcelino Valencia in Chumbivilcas. Valencia was an advisor to the Agrarian League and a defender of peasant communities. This event occurred in the context of military and police operations in the highland provinces of Cusco and …

   Chumbivilcas, Cusco, Perú Informe CVR, página 131

   #detenciones #chumbivilcas #cusco #abogados #liga-agraria #defensor-comunidades #policías #violencia-policial
2. Sept. 29, 1990

   Bodies of high school student and student detained by police found dead

   The bodies of law graduate Marcelino Valencia Alvaro, legal advisor of the Agrarian League, and student Zacarías Pasca were found on the 29th in Santo Tomás, Chumbivilcas. Days before they had been detained by the police. This case is evidence of the practice of forced disappearance and extrajudicial execution.

   Santo Tomás, Chumbivilcas, Cuzco, Perú Informe CVR, página 1601

   #desaparición-forzada #ejecución-extrajudicial #santo-tomás #chumbivilcas #policías #estudiantes