Complete database of events related to the internal armed conflict in Peru, extracted from the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR). 5,159 events documented from 1817 to 2003.
The Peruvian State ratified ILO Convention 169 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries through Legislative Resolution No. 26253 dated December 2, 1993. This agreement was published in the Diario El Peruano on December 5, 1993. ILO Convention 169 of 1989 replaced the previous Convention 107 of 1957 on …
One affiant was detained at her home in the district of Comas on November 30, 1993. The case is mentioned in the context of a broader analysis of sexual violence and arbitrary detentions during the internal armed conflict. The detention forms part of a systematic pattern of human rights violations …
On October 20, 1993, the military command delivered shotguns and ammunition to nine self-defense committees in the province of Paucartambo. This event occurred in the context of the end of the cycle of violence in Cuzco, just days after General Petronio Fernandez Davila declared that there were practically no more …
On September 20, 1993, the Peruvian government denounced to the UN the massacre committed by the PCP-SL in the Tsiriari valley. This denunciation was made two days after the news of the massacre, which occurred on August 18, 1993, was disseminated by several media outlets. The Congress of the Republic …
In September 1993, more than 200 subversives of the Shining Path PCP took over several villages in the Monzon valley. During this action, the subversives located suspected informers, criminals and coca intermediaries, approximately 24 people in total. These people were killed in a bloody public act. This event was part …
On August 18, 1993, three Shining Path columns, each composed of approximately 70 settlers and natives, entered eight communities in the Tsiriari valley (six colonists and two Asháninka). The massacre began around 4:00 p.m. in the Nomatsiguenga Tahuantinsuyo community, where twenty-one people were killed, including children, men and women. The …
A female witness was arrested in Chimbote on April 18, 1993 and subsequently transferred to the Police Office in Huacho. During her detention, she was held in a dark room where she was subjected to interrogation. This case is part of the systematic pattern of sexual violence and torture documented …
On March 28, 1993, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out one of its most spectacular actions in the department of Cuzco, trying to emulate other similar actions carried out in Ayacucho and Apurimac. The attack on the Q'enqoro prison resulted in the successful escape of 31 subversives, among PCP-Sendero Luminoso and …
A declarant was arrested in the district of Lima on January 6, 1993 and taken to the DINCOTE premises. During her detention she was subjected to sexual violence and torture. The testimony is part of a systematic pattern of sexual violations that occurred in DINCOTE facilities during the internal armed …
In 1993, 391 Quechua-speaking deaths and disappearances were recorded. The Shining Path PCP was responsible for 278 victims, State Agents for 55, CADS for 12, MRTA for 7, and 39 cases were attributed to undetermined perpetrators or others. A significant decrease is observed after Guzman's capture.
In 1993, cases of sexual violence against women were registered in the Puchcas Community. The report mentions this locality in the context of testimonies of sexual violations committed by members of the armed forces. The community of Puchcas is referenced along with other localities where similar cases of sexual violence …
The native community of Tahuantinsuyo, located in the district of Mazamari in the Central Jungle, was the victim of a massacre in 1993 during the internal armed conflict. This community was selected as a case study by the CVR Report along with Cushiviani to document the effects of violence on …
Ms. Montenegro was arrested in 1993 and subsequently sentenced to 15 years in prison in the military courts. Her case is mentioned in the context of testimonies about sexual violence and torture that occurred in the DINCOTE (National Directorate against Terrorism) during the period of the internal armed conflict. The …
At the end of 1993, the policy of repentance implemented by the Peruvian State reached Alto Huallaga. This policy took place in a context of deterioration of the internal discipline of the PCP-SL in the region, after the large-scale military operations initiated in 1989 and especially after the capture of …
Between 1992 and 1993 the PCP-SL called three armed strikes in the province of Barranca. These strikes were observed by the population, who were frightened by the probable attacks that could occur if they did not comply with the call. The armed strikes were part of the PCP-SL's strategy to …
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