During 1983 and 1984 there was a significant concentration of cases of arbitrary executions, forced disappearances and torture by State agents. This stage was characterized by the application of a strategy of massive and indiscriminate repression, especially in the rural areas of the department of Ayacucho. The members of the …
From 1989 to 1992, the number of cases of forced disappearance of persons by State agents increased significantly. The change in strategy was associated with the new conflict scenarios opened up by the actions of subversive organizations, especially in urban areas where operations to eliminate suspected subversives were carried out …
From 1993 onwards, the counter-subversive strategy was characterized by a substantial increase in the number of detentions of alleged subversives and a decrease in the number of cases of arbitrary executions and forced disappearances, although the number of cases of violation of the due process of detainees increased notoriously. The …