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.

Years All years
1817 2003
Tag abusos-militares × Browse all tags
  1. Three ronderos arrested for missing rehearsals in Misquipata

    In 1992, three ronderos from Misquipata were detained by military forces for missing rehearsals for the Fiestas Patrias parade. The ronderos were taken to the 'bote' (dungeon) of the Misquipata military base, where they were detained for 6 hours. This incident exemplifies the tensions and abuses that existed between the …

    Misquipata, San Juan de Jarpa, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, pág. 167
  2. Massacres, abuses and rapes by the army in Aucayacu

    A witness reported to the CVR that around 1992 in the city of Aucayacu, department of Huánuco, there were massacres, abuses and rapes by the army. These events were part of the pattern of sexual violence and abuses against the civilian population that characterized the actions of the armed forces …

    Aucayacu, Huánuco, Perú Informe CVR, página 159
  3. Detention and torture of ronderos by the military in Misquipata

    In April 1991, soldiers from the Misquipata base detained and tortured ronderos Higinio Quispe Pérez and Eleuterio Inga Quispilaya. This event occurred in the context of the organization of Self-Defense Committees in the Alto and Bajo Cunas area, where the Army had established a military base in April 1990 to …

    Misquipata, San Juan de Jarpa, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, pág. 167
  4. Complaint by residents of Santa Carmen in Andahuaylas

    As a result of extrajudicial killings, rapacious actions and acts of pillage committed by members of the army, villagers from Santa Carmen approached the Andahuaylas barracks in 1986 to denounce these abuses. Testimonies indicate that in the raids carried out by the Peruvian Army and the Mollebamba civil defense, every …

    Andahuaylas, Apurímac, Perú Informe CVR (páginas 111-112)

Showing 1–4 of 4 events