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 October 2001, the Supreme Council of Military Justice in Peru nullified a previous resolution in compliance with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights' interpretation on the Barrios Altos Case. This decision required the case to revert to its procedural state prior to the application of amnesty, and mandated the …
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled on the Barrios Altos massacre case, declaring the nullity of amnesty laws that shielded perpetrators from accountability. This landmark decision emphasized the inadmissibility of legal provisions that prevent the investigation and punishment of serious human rights violations, such as torture and forced disappearances.
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that amnesty laws, which aim to provide impunity for international crimes and serious human rights violations, are incompatible with the American Convention on Human Rights. This ruling, specifically in the Barrios Altos case, declared such laws to have no legal effect, prompting Peruvian …
On March 14, 2001, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled against the Peruvian laws of 'Auto-amnistía' No. 26475 and No. 26492, which had previously allowed the release of members of the 'Destacamento Colina' involved in human rights violations. The court declared these laws incompatible with the American Convention on …
The Barrios Altos case was a significant legal proceeding in Peru, where the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled on March 14, 2001, that the amnesty laws No. 26479 and No. 26492 were null and void as they violated the American Convention on Human Rights. This ruling had a broad …
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that the self-amnesty laws in Peru were incompatible with the American Convention on Human Rights. As a result, these laws were deemed to have no legal effect and could not obstruct the investigation and punishment of those responsible for human rights violations. This …
On March 14, 2001, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that Peru's amnesty laws, specifically Laws No. 26479 and No. 26492, were incompatible with the American Convention on Human Rights. These laws, which were enacted to provide amnesty for acts committed during the fight against terrorism from 1980 to …
In 2001, the Peruvian judiciary reopened the investigation into the Barrios Altos massacre, following a ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The case involved high-profile figures such as Vladimiro Montesinos Torres and Nicolás de Bari Hermoza Ríos, who were accused of serious crimes including homicide and public disturbance. …
On 25 October 2000, the Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos filed a criminal complaint against Vladimiro Montesinos Torres and other military officials for crimes against humanity, including forced disappearance and homicide, related to the 'Matanza de Barrios Altos' case. This was part of a broader investigation into human rights violations …
In 1995, the Peruvian government enacted laws that granted amnesty to individuals involved in human rights violations during the fight against terrorism. The 'Ley Barrios Altos' effectively halted judicial proceedings against those implicated in the Barrios Altos massacre, leading to the release of detainees. This controversial legislation was criticized for …
In July 1995, President Alberto Fujimori promulgated Law 26492, making the controversial Amnesty Law mandatory. This law nullified the judicial resolution by Judge Antonia Saquicuray Sánchez, which had previously declared the amnesty inapplicable to those involved in the Barrios Altos case. The Eleventh Criminal Chamber of the Superior Court ruled …
In July 1995, President Alberto Fujimori of Peru promulgated a controversial Amnesty Law (Law 26492) that mandated the application of amnesty to military personnel involved in human rights abuses, notably in the Barrios Altos case. This law was met with significant opposition from the judiciary, public protests, and international criticism, …
The Barrios Altos massacre involved the extrajudicial execution of fifteen people and the injury of four others. In 1995, Judge Antonia Saquicuray declared the Amnesty Law No. 26479 inapplicable to the Barrios Altos case, arguing that crimes against humanity cannot be subject to amnesty. This decision was supported by Senior …
On 15 June 1995, the Peruvian Congress passed an amnesty law granting general amnesty to military, police, and civilian personnel involved in crimes during the internal conflict. This law was passed with 47 votes in favor and 11 against, and it aimed to prevent investigations into cases involving military and …
In a controversial move, the Peruvian Congress approved the General Amnesty Law (Law 26479) on June 14, 1995. This law granted amnesty to individuals convicted of human rights violations during the fight against terrorism, as well as those involved in the attempted coup of November 13, 1992. The approval came …
The Barrios Altos massacre involved the killing of civilians by paramilitary forces, with evidence linking the vehicles used to official government entities. On April 28, 1995, the Supreme Council of Military Justice claimed jurisdiction over the case, leading to a legal dispute with the Supreme Court. Subsequently, on June 14, …
On April 7, 1995, the 41st Provincial Criminal Prosecutor's Office of Lima formally charged several military agents, including General Julio Salazar Monroe, for their alleged involvement in the Barrios Altos massacre. The charges were based on media investigations and reasonable evidence of their participation in the murder and injury of …
In April 1995, a criminal complaint was filed by Prosecutor Ana Magallanes against five army members for extrajudicial executions in Barrios Altos. The case was initially opened by Judge Antonia Saquicuray, but a jurisdictional dispute arose. The case was ultimately closed when the Amnesty Law (26479) was enacted on June …
In 1995, the Peruvian government passed the controversial Law Nº 26479, granting amnesty to military personnel involved in human rights violations, including the Barrios Altos massacre where fifteen people were executed extrajudicially. This law was challenged for its constitutionality, particularly concerning the Barrios Altos case, but the Congress responded by …
In 1994, the government of Alberto Fujimori was compelled to prosecute and convict those responsible for the 'La Cantuta' crime, although the process was deemed unconstitutional due to the involvement of the military court. Despite evidence linking the convicted individuals to the 'Barrios Altos' massacre, the military court irregularly took …
On 5 May 1993, General Rodolfo Robles Espinoza publicly denounced that the Barrios Altos massacre and the disappearances at the Universidad Nacional de Educación Enrique Guzmán y Valle 'La Cantuta' were perpetrated by a criminal structure within the Peruvian state. This structure was reportedly under the control of General Nicolás …
The Barrios Altos massacre and La Cantuta case involve the extrajudicial killing of nine students and a professor from the Universidad Nacional de Educación 'Enrique Guzmán y Valle' in July 1992. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled against the Peruvian state for these human rights violations. Despite the court's …
The Barrios Altos massacre involved the killing of several individuals in a district of Lima, Peru, and was linked to anti-terrorism operations by state forces. Following the massacre, a commission was formed by the Senate to investigate the incident. However, the investigation was halted when President Alberto Fujimori dissolved the …
The Barrios Altos and La Cantuta massacres were carried out by the Colina Group, a death squad within the Peruvian Army, under the influence of Vladimiro Montesinos, the presidential advisor to then-President Alberto Fujimori. These operations were coordinated with high-ranking military officials and involved the use of resources from the …
In December 1991, the Peruvian Episcopal Conference published a significant document entitled 'Peace on Earth' in response to the Barrios Altos massacre. The document condemned the violence in Peru, highlighting the impact on poor communities and criticizing both terrorist groups and certain members of the security forces for human rights …
On June 1, 1991, several individuals were detained in Barrios Altos, Lima, Peru, under accusations of terrorism. This event was linked to the activities of a paramilitary death squad known as the 'Destacamento Colina,' which was reportedly connected to state intelligence services. Investigations into these activities were met with resistance …
In April 1991, three agents from the National Intelligence Service (SIN) were detained by the National Police near Plaza Italia in Barrios Altos, Lima. This incident led to a Senate motion expressing dissatisfaction with the information provided by the ministers of Interior and Defense. The ministers were called to provide …
In 1991, the Barrios Altos Massacre shocked Peru as it marked the first mass killing of civilians in the capital amidst escalating political violence in urban centers. The massacre led to a Senate Human Rights Commission hearing on November 10, 1991, where former Interior and Defense Ministers were questioned but …
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Barrios Altos and La Cantuta are the cases that could put former President Fujimori behind bars. Most Peruvians know fragments of what happened — broken accounts, painful images — but …
The Idehpucp, together with Abogados sin Fronteras – Canadá, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa, Fundación para el Debido Proceso, Clinique internationale de défense des droits humains, …
Family members of the victims in the Barrios Altos and La Cantuta cases, along with their legal defense team comprising APRODEH, COMISEDH, FEDEPAZ, and IDL — organizations that make up …
We greet you on behalf of the Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDDHH), an institutional platform that brings together 78 organizations at the national level that defend and promote human …
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has underscored the role of truth commission reports in Latin America in establishing the facts that constitute the violation of a right, affirming the …
Lima accounts for only 2% of the disappeared at the national level. But this does not prevent the identification of a pattern of disappearances. Three moments are identified in the …
The obsessive question resurfaces: this time, when did Peru go wrong? How did this (another) missed opportunity come about? How has the crude and arrogant right — being a minority, …
On July 20, the Supreme Court of Peru issued a highly controversial ruling in a case involving members of the annihilation squad known as the Grupo Colina. According to human …
The Consejo Nacional de la Magistratura, as the sole disciplinary body for Supreme Court judges, agreed yesterday to open a preliminary investigation into the magistrates of the Sala Penal of …
This year, in connection with the sentence issued by the Corte Suprema de Justicia in the Barrios Altos case, crimes against humanity returned to the top of the public agenda …
During the Fujimontesinista decade, a pernicious style emerged and took hold — one that few of us denounced and that the majority refused to see or confront. Society accepted it …
Last Friday the Sala Penal Permanente of the Corte Suprema de Justicia made public the ruling in the Barrios Altos case, following a television interview with the president of that …
It should be recalled that the amnesty laws were enacted in 1995 because of this case, as the existence of a military organization dedicated to killing people, and its connection …
Exactly 2 years ago, the Special Criminal Chamber, presided over by magistrate César San Martín Castro, issued a condemnatory sentence against former president Alberto Fujimori Fujimori for the commission of …
In a historic ruling, a Peruvian court sentenced former President Alberto Fujimori to 25 years in prison for human rights violations. Fujimori, 70, was accused of being the intellectual author …
In order to highlight and analyze the Fujimori trial in comparative perspective, as well as other proceedings for human rights violations currently underway in various parts of Latin America, the …
With only a few days remaining before sentence is handed down against former president Alberto Fujimori (1990–2000) for the crimes of Barrios Altos and La Cantuta, the prosecutor in the …
The First Transitional Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court confirmed the 25-year prison sentence for Alberto Fujimori for the murders in the Barrios Altos and La Cantuta cases, and for …
"People were no longer asking how you were, but who had been murdered," recalled former president Alberto Fujimori in a passage of his self-defense begun on Wednesday the 1st. He …
The trial of Alberto Fujimori Fujimori for the commission of serious crimes against human rights is, without doubt, the most important in our history, not only because a former president …
Resolution of the Peruvian State ratifying the sentence against Alberto Fujimori. Published on December 30, 2009.
The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) sent Dr. Jo-Marie Burt, professor of political science at George Mason University, to Lima to observe the trial of former Peruvian President Alberto …
A compilation of the events and investigations that brought Alberto Fujimori to the defendant's bench.
The opinions of former attorney Antonio Maldonado and José Miguel Vivanco, of Human Rights Watch, constitute a long and compelling list of arguments why the Chilean justice system must rule …
In a testimony that, as is known, appears in the book "Eye for an Eye" ("Ojo por ojo") by journalist Umberto Jara, Major EP (r) Santiago Martin Rivas, former operational …
Peruvian authorities captured on Monday one of the most wanted men by the country's justice system. He is Santiago Martín Rivas, former leader of the paramilitary group "Colina," a squad …
More than 10 years have passed since the night when the killers burst into the old building on Jirón Huanta 840. If until then many had doubted the magnitude of …
This Ombudsman's report presents the background and the political, institutional, and legal context in which the amnesty laws were enacted, along with the parameters for evaluating, analyzing, and resolving the …
One of the most complex problems faced by processes of democratic re-institutionalization, such as the one currently underway in the country, is overcoming and resolving the human rights violations that …
An intelligence agent who participated as a member of the "Special Team" self-styled "Grupo Colina" and an officer who held a senior position in the Army Intelligence Service (SIE) have …
In the Barrios Altos case, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issues the present Judgment: 1. To accept the acknowledgment of international responsibility made by the Peruvian State. 2. To …
The criminal proceedings brought against former president Alberto Fujimori in the Barrios Altos and La Cantuta cases, and the case of the Basements of the Army Intelligence Service (SIE), has …
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued a forceful and unequivocal pronouncement on the withdrawal of the government of Peru from its jurisdiction.
Alberto Fujimori's bad temper is growing, as protests mount against the infamous amnesty law promulgated last week. On Tuesday he went to a highland village — with the cameras of …
The outrage provoked by the Amnesty Law enacted on Thursday the 16th reached unforeseen levels, as reflected in an Apoyo S.A. poll. But that popular sentiment had equally unexpected counterparts, …
The Amnesty Law bill emerged, in the middle of the night, from the folder of congressman Gilberto Siura. "This is the same parliamentarian who presented the disgraceful ruling on the …
Judge Antonia Saquicuray waited in vain from last Monday onward for the military personnel and SIN officials she had summoned to give testimony about the Barrios Altos crime, which occurred …
The Shining Path attacks following the promulgation of the Amnesty Law and the Barrios Altos law show that the counter-insurgency war is far from over. The car-bomb attack on Víctor …
Once again the Poder Judicial will face a test of its autonomy and independence with the jurisdictional dispute raised by the military courts regarding the Barrios Altos massacre case, which …
Twenty minutes after the "Barrios Altos law" was passed in the CCD, the magistrates who had been staging a Japanese strike — working more than normal — at the Palacio …
This cable contains information provided by a source that has been [CENSORED], according to which the investigation into the 1991 Barrios Altos killings and other information point to the same …
The U.S. Embassy's Political Counselor discusses death squad allegations with a Peruvian officer. The officer notes that the death squad was responsible for Barrios Altos and La Cantuta, and corroborates …
This update of developments in the investigation into the Barrios Altos massacre notes that the Peruvian government has demonstrated little "political will" to find the perpetrators of the crime, and …