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 1994, Juan Mallea Tomailla was unjustly detained for nine months under accusations of participating in a subversive plot. Despite the lack of evidence and the insistence of anonymous prosecutors for his release, the judicial system initially resisted freeing him. The case highlighted the misuse of anti-terrorism laws and the …
The Commission of Human Rights and Pacification reported on the arbitrary detention and human rights violations of popular leaders in San Ignacio, Cajamarca. The report, approved on 26 February 1993, highlighted the misuse of anti-terrorism laws leading to unjust detentions. It called for a comprehensive review of legislation to prevent …
In 1993, Peru implemented an anti-terrorism law that allowed trials to be conducted in penitentiary establishments with measures to prevent the identification of judges and legal personnel by defendants and their lawyers. This law was in contrast to the Peruvian Constitution, which mandates public trials, and international norms that emphasize …
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