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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1817 2003
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  1. Interview Health Care Personnel in Retiro

    Interview conducted by the CVR with retired Police Health personnel in the city of Lima. This interview is part of the documentation on the psychological and mental health effects on members of the police forces during the internal armed conflict. The testimony is mentioned in the context of an analysis …

    Lima, Perú Informe CVR, página 248
  2. Disappearance of son in Lima

    A woman testifies about the disappearance of her son in the city of Lima. The testimony was collected in Ayacucho in December 2002. The mother recounts how, out of grief and anger over the disappearance, she took to drinking and learned to chew too much coca. The case illustrates the …

    Lima, Perú Informe CVR, BDI-SM-P257, BDI-II-P904 Testimonio 201251
  3. Testimony on alcohol consumption as a coping mechanism for pain

    Testimony collected in Sicuani in October 2002 where the affiant expresses how he resorted to alcohol consumption as a mechanism to cope with the pain and grief caused by political violence. The phrase "I will kill the pain with a drink" reflects the use of substances as a palliative in …

    Sicuani, Perú Informe CVR, página 248
  4. Report on Psychiatric Disorders in the National Police of Peru.

    The Mental Health Service of the Police Hospital prepared a report on the incidence of psychiatric disorders in the Luis N. Saenz Central Hospital of the National Police of Peru, in relation to social violence during the period 1993-1997. The second conclusion of the report points to a significant increase …

    Lima, Perú Informe CVR, página 248

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