Minister of Justice

Timeline Events 3

1. May 21, 1986

   Action of Amparo by Prisoners in Peru

   On May 21, 1986, prisoners from the Santa Bárbara, San Juan Bautista, and San Pedro (Lurigancho) penitentiaries filed an action of amparo against several high-ranking officials, including the Minister of the Navy and the Minister of Justice. This legal action was part of a broader investigation into the events that …

   Lima and Callao, Peru pp. 31-33, Informe al Congreso sobre los Sucesos de los Penales (1988); referencia 210

   #Peru #human rights #amparo #prisons #1986 #legal action
2. June 1, 1986

   Slaughter in San Pedro and El Frontón prisons

   In June 1986, a violent crackdown occurred in the Peruvian prisons of San Pedro and El Frontón, where numerous prisoners accused of terrorism were killed. The most severe actions took place at El Frontón, where the Navy's Demolition Unit destroyed the Blue Pavilion, housing 150 subversives. The government acknowledged excesses …

   San Pedro (Lurigancho) and El Frontón, Peru 117

   #Peru #terrorism #prison massacre #El Frontón #San Pedro #Alan García #human rights
3. Jan. 1, 1996

   Formation of the Ad Hoc Commission for Reviewing Terrorism Cases

   In 1996, the Peruvian government established a Commission Ad Hoc to address the issue of wrongful imprisonment under anti-terrorism laws. The commission, which included the Minister of Justice, the Ombudsman, and Father Hubert Lanssiers, was tasked with reviewing individual cases and recommending presidential pardons for those wrongfully convicted. By the …

   Peru Página 107

   #Peru #human rights #anti-terrorism #wrongful imprisonment #presidential pardon

Photos, Videos & Documents 2

1996

Peru: presumption of guilt. Human rights violations and the faceless courts in Peru.

Human Right Watch of Americas

1986

Current Crisis in Peru

U.S. Embassy (Lima)