In the context of military incursions in emergency zones, rapes occurred in the Pampa Coris population center. The women victims were perceived as suspected of being Shining Path members because they were in emergency zones. These rapes occurred during military operations where community members were considered suspects. The case is …
Teodosio was on his farm stalking corn when he was executed by the military. Isabel heard the sound of gunshots and ran to the farm where she found that the military had executed Teodosio. When Isabel ran to the scene, she was threatened with death by a gun to her …
In 1983, in the town of Cangallo, Ayacucho, the military detained 13 people during an assembly in the town square, accusing them of collaborating with Shining Path members. One of the detainees was later found dead with signs of torture. Despite the family's attempts to denounce the incident, the authorities …
Members of the Chonta community approached the group of soldiers and accused Benigno Quichca Taipe of being an alleged terrorist. Faced with this accusation, the soldiers shot Benigno without explanation, then tied his mouth with a sweater and began to hang him. His stomach had been cut open and he …
In October 1984, soldiers disappeared 4 peasants and killed 6 peasants in Huayllay, Luricocha district, Huanta province. This event occurred in the context of the intensification of the internal armed conflict in the area, during the period of greatest violence in the provinces of Huanta, Huamanga and La Mar. The …
On August 28, 1985, one month after the extrajudicial executions, the mass grave containing the bodies of the seven victims was discovered by neighbors of Pucayacu, who informed the authorities. This discovery made it possible to initiate investigations into the executions perpetrated by the military on August 7.
On October 22, 1985, approximately twenty members of the military entered the home of a declarant in the district of Miraflores. During the raid, they detained the affiant and her brother, who was a municipal agent. The military also beat the affiant's mother during the raid. This case forms part …
In May 1987, the military and the National Police intensified patrols in the mining centers of central Peru. This intensification of military operations occurred in the context of increasing Shining Path activity in the mining area. Law enforcement continued to arbitrarily detain union leaders during these operations. This increased military …
On May 18, 1988, in the province of Churcampa, Huancavelica, Sonia Muñoz de Yangali was kidnapped and tortured by the military. The perpetrators shot her in the head, believing her dead. Subsequently, they placed a poster with supposed slogans of PCP-SL members on her, apparently to simulate that she had …
Sonia Muñoz de Yangali was kidnapped and tortured by the military on May 18, 1988 in the province of Churcampa, Huancavelica. The military shot her in the head and, believing her dead, placed a poster with alleged slogans of PCP-SL members on her. Two months after the failed assassination attempt, …
In June 1989, the mining businessmen of Huancavelica used the media to accuse all the leaders of the mining unions in the region of being terrorists. This public accusation provoked the military to arrest and torture the accused union leaders. The accusations took place in a context of labor conflict …
The Chillca Huayco massacre occurred on September 21, 1990 in the department of Ayacucho. It was perpetrated by ronderos and the military, resulting in the death of 27 people: 15 men and 12 women. The event included sexual violence against the victims. This massacre forms part of the pattern of …
On April 6, 1992, soldiers attacked a family in the community of Vilca. According to the testimony of a woman from the community, the soldiers beat and raped her two sisters and her mother, and then killed them. The victims were calling for help during the attack. The events occurred …
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