In March 1982, members of the Peruvian security forces (FFPP) carried out extrajudicial executions of wounded members of the Shining Path (PCP-SL) at a hospital in Huamanga. This incident highlighted the severe human rights violations occurring during the internal conflict in Peru. The event drew attention to the need for …
In 1987, a column of the MRTA (Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement) took control of the city of Juanjui in Peru. Using intense warfare tactics and explosives, the MRTA quickly overpowered the local police force of thirty officers and maintained control of the city for five hours. This event highlighted the …
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission reported that members of the Peruvian security forces stationed at the Castropampa Barracks in Huanta were responsible for the assassination of journalist Hugo Bustíos Saavedra and the serious injury of journalist Eduardo Rojas Arce. These acts, committed against individuals not directly involved in the internal …
