Dr. Antonia Saquicuray heard the Barrios Altos case and supported the unconstitutionality of the Amnesty Law. This case was one of the few in which the impunity established by the amnesty laws was challenged. The Barrios Altos massacre was perpetrated by the death squad called 'Colina'. The case demonstrated that …
On June 20, 1991, Julio Salazar Monroe, head of the SIN, sent official letter 028-SIN-01 to President Fujimori asking him to recognize a group of officers who had been working in tasks related to the counter-subversive struggle. The list included ten people including Santiago Martin Rivas, Carlos Pichilingüe Guevara and …
On August 22, 1991, Director of Intelligence Juan Rivero Lazo ordered the SIE chief colonel to arrange for a group of operational intelligence agents to be present at the SIE maintenance shed to be placed under the command of Lieutenant Colonel EP Rodriguez Zabalbeascoa. This was the first official movement …
In 1992, journalist Pedro Yauri Bustamante was kidnapped and disappeared in Huacho. The crime occurred in the context of selective murders that took place in the coastal provinces since 1992, the year of Abimael Guzman's capture. The crime is presumed to have been committed by the paramilitary group "Colina". This …
The coup d'état on April 5, 1992, led by President Alberto Fujimori, marked the collapse of the rule of law in Peru. The coup had significant public support as many were willing to sacrifice democracy for security amidst the urban offensive by the PCP-SL. Following the coup, a death squad …
On June 24, 1992, the paramilitary group "Colina" murdered five members of the Ventocilla Castillo family in the countryside of the Huaura valley. The victims were accused of providing support to itinerant Shining Path groups. This murder was one of the most notorious crimes committed in the coastal area during …
On June 24, 1992, in the countryside of the Huaura valley, five members of the Ventocilla Castillo family were murdered. The crime was apparently committed by the paramilitary group Colina. The victims were accused of providing support to itinerant Shining Path groups. This murder is part of the context of …
In July 1992, the paramilitary group Colina carried out an operation at the Enrique Guzmán y Valle National University, known as 'La Cantuta'. This operation involved the extrajudicial execution of nine students and a university professor. The events took place in a context of extreme violence and after the self-coup …
In July 1992, a massacre occurred at La Cantuta University, where several students were killed. This event was part of a series of violent actions carried out by the Colina paramilitary group during a period of internal conflict in Peru. The incident is a significant example of human rights violations …
Pedro Huilca was assassinated in December 1992, probably by members of the paramilitary group Colina. The assassination occurred in a context of intensifying violence in Lima, particularly in the popular cones, where the transfer of the "dirty war" from the countryside to the city was being denounced. This crime took …
On March 12, 1993, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights issued a Special Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Peru. The report noted that especially during the first year of the government of former President Alberto Fujimori, 375 forced disappearances of persons had been reported, of which 236 …
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