In June 1991, soldiers at La Cantuta University burned a significant number of books from the Central Library, claiming they promoted subversion. This event was part of a broader military intervention in universities, where subversive groups were forced into hiding. The incident reflects the tension between military forces and academic …
Nine students and a professor of La Cantuta University were arrested in a military intervention carried out at night on the campus of that university. After the arrest, all the victims disappeared. The intervention was carried out by military personnel and the whereabouts of the detainees were not subsequently known, …
The declarant was detained by special forces of the Army. The military asked him about a person and took out a list of teachers who were union leaders. They told him that if he was a leader, then he was a terrorist. Since they found his degree from La Cantuta …
In July 1993, 4 graves with human remains were found in Cieneguilla, thanks to a report made to the weekly SI. The remains belonged to nine students and a professor of La Cantuta University who had disappeared in July of the previous year (1992). This discovery confirmed the massacre perpetrated …
On July 12, 1993, the magazine Sí, directed by Ricardo Uceda and with a team of Edmundo Cruz and José Arrieta, located the bodies of nine students and a professor from La Cantuta University in burial sites in Cieneguilla. This journalistic investigation solved the mystery of their disappearance and evidenced …
The La Cantuta massacre involved the murder of nine students and a professor from the Universidad La Cantuta, with their bodies discovered on 12 July 1993 in Cieneguilla, Lima. Investigations led by journalists like Ricardo Uceda faced significant challenges, including threats and lack of cooperation from authorities. The event highlighted …
On July 26, 1995, the Review Chamber of the Supreme Council of Military Justice confirmed the decision to dismiss the proceedings in the La Cantuta case issued on July 6, 1995. This confirmation consolidated the strategy of impunity implemented by the military to avoid the punishment of those responsible for …
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