International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Timeline Events 2

• May 1, 1980

  Conflict and Human Rights Violations in Peru

  The internal armed conflict in Peru began in May 1980, marked by significant human rights violations. The conflict involved subversive groups like Sendero Luminoso and MRTA, as well as state agents, leading to arbitrary executions and massacres. Despite international human rights treaties in place, such as the International Covenant on …

  Peru CVR. Audiencia pública de casos en Huancayo. Caso 17. Tercera sesión, 23 de Mayo del 2002

  #Peru #human rights #sendero luminoso #mrta #conflict #executions #massacres
• July 24, 1990

  Impunity in the Case of Seven Civilian Deaths

  On July 24, 1990, the Supreme Council of Military Justice in Peru confirmed the decision of the Permanent War Council of the Second Judicial Zone of the Army to archive the case involving the deaths of seven civilians. Despite evidence and admissions that the civilians were killed by gunfire, the …

  Peru

  #Peru #human rights #impunity #military justice #civilian deaths #international law