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.
On April 21, 1995, the Peruvian government repealed a controversial law with the enactment of Law 26447, which restored the specialized jurisdiction for children and adolescents. Prior to this repeal, 209 adolescents were detained in common prisons and maximum-security facilities, accused of terrorism and treason. The repeal was a result …
The MRTA forcibly recruited two sons, 17 and 18 years old. The young men were constantly threatened, the subversives would appear at the house night and day telling them that if they did not go with them, their lives would not be safe. Out of fear, they had to follow …
The MRTA forcibly recruited the 14-year-old brother of one affiant, along with other children from the village aged 15, 16 and 17. They promised to pay around 200 soles a month but never delivered. When one young man tried to escape, they beat him badly and when they caught up …
A 15-year-old boy who was carrying an explosive attached to his body was seriously injured when the device he was about to throw on the Gervasio Santillana square exploded. The boy's right hand was amputated and his stomach practically emptied. This case occurred less than 48 hours after a similar …
Since 1984, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) intensified the forced recruitment of adolescents and young people in various rural areas of the country. This practice became frequent in the department of Pasco and other regions, forcing many rural families, especially those with greater resources, to migrate …
In 1984, the bodies of three 15-year-old girls were found in the place called Infiernillo, Carmen Alto district in Huamanga. The victims had been executed with firearms. The bodies were removed by order of the Provincial Prosecutor with the participation of the Police, and Mayor Leonor Zamora provided the car …
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This collection of testimonies gathered and selected by the author during his time in Ayacucho between 1987 and 1991, in the midst of the internal armed conflict, constitutes a valuable …
This research was conducted in the community of Putacca, Ayacucho, with a group of adolescents who participated in a collective memory project promoted by the Asociación Paz y Esperanza. Theory …
Report submitted to the Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) at its 138th session by the Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos. It addresses the use of children and adolescents in …
Human rights groups condemned on Saturday the use of minors by the armed group Sendero Luminoso in its terrorist activities, as occurred the previous Sunday in its most recent attack, …
This text is situated within the singularly dramatic framework of political violence, which having erupted in the 1980s extended into the early 1990s. Specifically, it grows from the work experience …
The objective of this report is to investigate the specific personal and social characteristics of adolescents tried and/or convicted for the crime of terrorism in our country, and thereby to …
This work discusses the relationship between the Catholic Christian message and the situation of peasant families who were forced to leave their place of origin due to the political violence …
The book brings together the various papers presented at the seminar "Violence, Family and Child," organized in the city of Ayacucho by the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Universidad …