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.
In 1994, the Peruvian army decided to withdraw from Sancos, a district in the Ayacucho region. The army urged the local population to organize Civil Defense Committees (CADC) to maintain security as the intensity of violence had decreased but vigilance was still necessary. Despite initial efforts, the initiative was abandoned …
In 1984, the community of Uchuraccay in Huanta, Peru, faced violent incursions as part of a broader conflict involving the PCP Sendero Luminoso and organized Civil Defense Committees. These committees, in coordination with the military, conducted raids in search of PCP SL members, which often resulted in punitive actions against …
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