Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Peru

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.

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  1. Community of Collana agrees to form anti-beagle teams

    The community of Collana in Livitaca, province of Chumbivilcas, agreed in a general assembly to form teams and identify the cattle rustlers in order to hand them over to the police. This communal decision is evidence of the peasant organization to confront the problem of cattle rustling that was affecting …

    Collana, Livitaca, Chumbivilcas, Cuzco, Perú Informe CVR, página 1601
  2. Agreement to form crews in Collana

    On March 23, 1989, the community of Collana in Livitaca, Chumbivilcas, agreed in a general assembly to form squads to identify the cattle rustlers and hand them over to the police. This act was considered by the PCP-SL as an act of treason, since the subversive group intended to maintain …

    Collana, Livitaca, Chumbivilcas, Cuzco, Perú Informe CVR (página 294)
  3. Capture of abigeos in Colquemarca

    The communal peasant patrol captured a pseudo-terrorist band of cattle rustlers in Colquemarca, province of Chumbivilcas. This event took place in the context of the fight against cattle rustling in the high provinces of Cuzco, where the PCP-SL had gained initial support by fighting the abigeos. However, the communities began …

    Colquemarca, Chumbivilcas, Cuzco, Perú Informe CVR, página 292
  4. Murder of Maza brothers in Nunumia

    In 1988, the Maza brothers were murdered in the town of Nunumia by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. They were accused of cattle rustling by the subversive organization. This murder was part of a series of executions of people considered 'undesirable' or of 'anti-social behavior' that the PCP-SL carried out in the …

    Nunumia, Cajatambo, Ancash, Perú Informe CVR, página 471
  5. Murder of bee-eaters in Colca

    In 1988, in the town of Colca, Raquia district, Cajatambo province, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso executed two people accused of cattle rustling. This type of killing of people considered 'undesirable' or 'antisocial behavior' was part of the Shining Path's strategy to establish its presence in rural communities through acts of 'popular …

    Colca, distrito de Raquia, Cajatambo, Lima, Perú Informe CVR (página 472)
  6. Series of PCP-SL attacks against police posts in highland provinces

    In June 1987, in the high provinces of Cuzco, the PCP-SL began a series of attacks against various police posts. In addition, subversives and abigeos acted in the districts of Chamac and Livitaca, province of Chumbivilcas, demonstrating the convergence between subversive activity and common delinquency.

    Provincias altas, Cuzco, Perú Informe CVR, página 1601
  7. Murders in Huayllacayán

    Between 1987 and 1988, in the Nunumia, Cochas, Paca and Colpa basins in the provinces of Bolognesi and Ocros, the PCP-SL carried out murders of people considered to have "antisocial behavior" as part of its territorial control strategy. In 1987, in Huayllacayán, Bolognesi province, the PCP-SL killed a peasant woman …

    Huayllacayán, Bolognesi, Ancash, Perú Informe CVR, página 470-471
  8. Organization of peasant patrols in San Marcos

    In 1986, peasant patrols were organized in the province of San Marcos, initially forming approximately 80 committees to combat cattle rustling, with the support of the United Left. Later, in 1987, autonomous patrols were organized in the same province, reaching a total of 112 committees. These autonomous peasant patrols, dominant …

    San Marcos, Cajamarca, Perú Informe CVR

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