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 1993, eleven campesinos were arbitrarily detained in San Ignacio, Peru, following a legal dispute over forest exploitation contracts. The controversy involved the company INCAFOR, which was accused of violating forest laws by engaging in extraction activities under the guise of reforestation commitments. The case highlighted economic ties between the …
On 27 June 1992, ten residents of San Ignacio, who were actively defending the local forests, were arbitrarily detained following an attack on the company INCAFOR S.A. Víctor Morales Labán, one of the detainees, recounted being forcibly taken from his workplace by police officers and accused of involvement in an …
At approximately 11:30 p.m., the INCAFOR S.A. camp, located in San Ignacio, was the victim of an explosive attack that killed two workers (Enrique Reyna Cruz and Narciso Agurto Guevara), injured several people and caused serious material damage. The following day, police officers arbitrarily detained ten residents of San Ignacio, …
On June 5, 1990, the Ministry of Agriculture in Peru issued a resolution allowing the exploitation of the Bosques de San Ignacio, reversing a previous decision that declared the forests untouchable. Contracts were made with individuals for timber extraction, who then subcontracted with INCAFOR S.A. Allegations arose that these contracts …
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