Peruvian Amazon

Timeline Events 2

1. Jan. 1, 1974

   Law on Native Communities and Agricultural Promotion of the Jungle and Ceja de Selva Regimes

   In 1974, the government of Velasco Alvarado enacted the Law of Native Communities and Agricultural Promotion of the Jungle and Jungle Edge Regimes. This law marked the first civil registration of indigenous peoples in the Peruvian Amazon, albeit with Spanish names instead of their native ones. It initiated a process …

   Peru pp. 78-79, 670

   #indigenous rights #Peru #asháninkas #land recognition #velasco alvarado
2. Jan. 1, 1992

   Abuses Against the Asháninka People in Peru

   The Asháninka people, an indigenous group in the Selva Central region of the Peruvian Amazon, suffered severe human rights abuses during the internal conflict involving the PCP-SL. These abuses included forced displacement, murder, enslavement, and other inhumane conditions. The actions against the Asháninka violated fundamental human rights and international humanitarian …

   Selva Central, Amazonia, Peru página 657

   #asháninkas #Peru #human rights #forced displacement #genocide #pcp-sl