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.
The text of the CVR report mentions the Monzon District in the context of a military base located in that area during 1998. This reference appears in a section of the report that documents cases of sexual violence and other human rights violations that occurred at different military bases in …
A military base that had been installed in Uchuraccay to provide security for families returning to the community after displacement caused by violence was removed in March 1997. This military base had remained in the village since the return of the first displaced people in October 1993, providing the security …
The PCP-SL harassed the military base located on the Abancay-Chuquibambilla highway, in the province of Grau. This harassment is evidence of the continuity of armed actions by the PCP-SL against military installations.
In June 1994, the military base that had been in operation for almost a decade was withdrawn from the district of Marcas, in the province of Angaraes. This withdrawal took place in the context of a significant decrease in subversive activity after the capture of Abimael Guzmán in 1992 and …
In June 1994, the military base installed in the district of Marcas withdrew from the area. This withdrawal took place in a context of declining subversive activity in the region, after years of military presence aimed at combating the Shining Path. The withdrawal of military forces marked a change in …
In 1994, the Peruvian army installed a military base in Chiquibamba, Cachachi district, Cajabamba province. This installation was part of the counter-subversive strategy implemented by the armed forces in the northern region of the department of Cajamarca. The base was established in the context of the fight against the PCP-Sendero …
The CVR report mentions the Huancavelica Military Base in the context of sexual violence during the internal armed conflict. Specific reference is made to cases of rape that resulted in pregnancies of the victims. The facts are documented in testimonies that indicate that the victims in both testimonies related to …
Carmen Pariona was raped by military personnel at a military base in the Huanuco area. The case was reported to the Special Prosecutor's Office for Human Rights in Huánuco. When Mrs. Amalia Tolentino was intercepted by a military patrol on April 8, 1993 while she was traveling from Puerto de …
The brutal acts of the PCP-SL and its growing presence in local organizations forced the Armed Forces to establish a Military Base within VES, near the Zonal Park and Pachacamac. The military base was established with the supposed purpose of protecting district authorities and certain leaders threatened by the PCP-SL, …
In 1993, the Peruvian Army retook control of Venenillo, located on the left bank of the Huallaga River. As part of this operation, it established a military base at the entrance to Bolsón Cuchara, thus consolidating control of the hamlets located along the Marginal Highway on the right bank of …
Cases of sexual violence were recorded at the Las Palmas Military Base in 1993. A declarant was detained on May 17, 1993 in the district of Los Olivos, province and department of Lima. The acts of sexual violence occurred later that year at the Las Palmas Military Base. This case …
In 1993, in the Las Palmas Military Base located in the district of Surco, Lima, there were cases of rape against women detainees. A declarant testified before the CVR about the case of two women who were detained together with her and who were raped by military personnel in that …
After the establishment of a military base in the Carhuarán community, military personnel began to systematically abuse the civilian population. The abuses were mainly of a sexual nature and were directed especially against young women in the community. These events occurred in the context of counter-subversive operations in the Huanta …
During 1993, acts of sexual violence against female detainees took place at the Las Palmas Military Base. The victims used terms such as 'my condition as a woman' or 'my dignity' to refer to the rape they suffered. These acts were part of a systematic pattern of sexual violence perpetrated …
On May 1, 1992, around 100 MRTA subversives attacked and destroyed the counter-subversive base of Villa Rica in Oxapampa. This attack was carried out in the context of the anniversary of their defeat in Molinos and represented a major action by the MRTA after its reconstitution. The success of this …
On February 25, 1992, a military base was established in the communal premises of the Juan Pablo II human settlement, located in the district of San Juan de Lurigancho, Lima. This occurred in a context of intensifying political violence in the Peruvian capital. Days earlier, on February 15, María Elena …
In 1992, in the Manta Military Base located in the district of Huancayo, cases of sexual violence against women were recorded. The document also mentions a specific case in the Culebra hamlet, Huancayo, where in November or December 1989 the army arrived looking for a woman who was wanted by …
In 1992, a military base was established in the UNCP university cafeteria, at the entrance to the campus. The military intervention was carried out peacefully, and the troops proceeded to clean and paint the walls. The base remained for many years until it was removed when Javier Valle Riestra became …
The Manta Military Base in the district of Huancayo was the scene of human rights violations during 1992. The CVR report mentions this military base in the context of cases of sexual violence and other abuses committed during the internal armed conflict. The base is listed along with other military …
In 1992, at the FAP Base in Lima, sexual violence occurred against a female detainee. The affiant was detained on November 18, 1992 in the district of Magdalena, Lima. The rape occurred later at the FAP Base. This case is part of the pattern of sexual violence documented by the …
At the end of 1991, the army installed a military base in Pausa, capital of the province of Paucar del Sara Sara. This military installation took place very late compared to other areas of Ayacucho, due to the late arrival of violence in this province. From this military base in …
On September 6, 1991, the Army installed a military base in the Raucana Human Settlement, which remained in place until the year 2000. This military installation put an end to the organization of daily life that the PCP-SL had established in the settlement since its founding on July 28, 1990. …
In September 1991, a military base was installed in Raucana, a human settlement in Lima where the Shining Path PCP had established the first and only open Popular Committee in Lima. The PCP-SL had been present since the founding of the settlement in July 1990, organizing the neighborhood defense against …
In September 1991, a group of 169 Asháninkas from Cutivireni were transferred by air to the Urubamba valley with the support of the Franciscan priest Mariano Gagnon, after suffering multiple attacks by the PCP-SL. In 1991, the Peruvian Army installed a military base in Cutivireni. Along with the installation of …
In September 1991, a military base was installed in Huaycán, a human settlement in the Eastern Cone of Lima. This installation took place after in April 1991, during the Second Statutory Congress of the Urban Self-Managed Community of Huaycán, the Shining Path PCP suffered a political defeat when the delegates …
In mid-1991, the Armed Forces installed themselves in Vista Alegre, Chicche district, the entrance zone to the Canipaco valley. This military installation was part of the counter-subversive strategy in the region and marked the beginning of a permanent military presence in the area. From this base, the Army controlled the …
La Cantuta was militarily intervened at 3:00 a.m. on May 22, 1991, following a visit by then president Fujimori to the campus. Military troops stormed the university. By then, most of the 300 residents were aware of the situation and had managed to leave the premises beforehand. Among the students …
On April 24, 1991, the Provincial Prosecutor of Cangallo, Guillermo García Zamora, together with authorities from Fajardo, entered the Huancapi Military Base to check if the seven detained persons were there. They were received by the Chief of the base, Artillery Lieutenant EP Julio Cumpa Arisnavarreta, who had returned the …
In the early morning of March 15, 1991, the military patrol transferred the four detainees from Chuschi to the Pampa Cangallo counter-subversive base. Family members followed the patrol and watched as the detainees were taken along a bridle path to a river that led to the back of the military …
Police raids in Huaycán were carried out intermittently until March and April 1991, as part of the combined law enforcement operations in the human settlements of the Eastern Zone. These operations had begun in 1987, when nearly 300 settlers were detained in two successive raids. In 1991, military bases were …
In 1991, the Peruvian Army installed a counter-subversive base in Cutivireni, located in the district of Rio Tambo. This installation was part of a broader military strategy in which the Army established bases in strategic areas of the central jungle to combat the Shining Path PCP. The base was established …
On July 28, 1990, coinciding with the national anniversary and the date of the change of government, the Human Settlement was founded under the name of 'La Estrella'. Since its foundation, the PCP-SL tried to direct the destiny of the settlement, which was finally baptized as 'Felix Jorge Raucana' in …
In April 1990, the Peruvian Army installed a military base in the Misquipata annex, San Juan de Jarpa district. This military installation was part of the counter-subversive strategy in the area of Alto and Bajo Cunas, where the PCP-SL had established popular committees since 1987. The presence of the military …
In February 1990, a contingent of military personnel from the counter-subversive base in the district of Goyllarisquizga was installed in the Chacayán Municipality. This military base operated until 1992 as part of the State's counter-subversive strategy in the region. The installation of this base was part of the counter-subversive struggle …
During the installation of the military base in Huarcatán around 1990, the villagers were abused by the military. The military entered the homes of the villagers and sexually abused young girls from the community. These events were part of a broader pattern of sexual violence perpetrated by the forces of …
The Ayahuanco Military Base was the scene of human rights violations during 1990 in the context of the Peruvian internal armed conflict. The CVR Report document mentions this military base as one of the places where events related to sexual violence and other abuses against the civilian population took place. …
Another witness who lived in Pangoa said that around 1990, soldiers at Military Base 48 raped women who were detained. The treatment given by the soldiers to the women was similar to that given to the men, but they were also raped. Young girls and women were raped if they …
A declarant detained at the Cayguanas Military Base in 1990 witnessed the rape of a woman accused of subversion. The testimony documents how during his detention he witnessed these acts of sexual violence committed against women detained under accusations of subversion. This case is part of the pattern of sexual …
Under Alberto Fujimori's government, a military base was installed in 1990 in the Vista Alegre annex, Chicche district. This installation was part of the military counteroffensive in the Canipaco valley, along with other bases established in San Juan de Jarpa that same year, and later in Chongos Bajo, Huamancaca Chico …
Counter-subversive Battalion No. 313 in Tingo Maria was a detention center where people were systematically tortured for their alleged links to terrorism. Methods included beatings, electric shocks, boiling water, drowning, hanging and the use of 'la parrilla'. Several former soldiers and detainees testified about torture, extrajudicial executions and disappearances. The …
Under Alberto Fujimori's government, a military base was installed in the San Juan de Jarpa district in 1990 as part of the state counter-offensive against the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the Canipaco valley. This installation was part of a broader military deployment that included bases in Chicche (Vista Alegre Annex) that …
There was a second narcoterrorist attack on the Santa Lucia base, also repelled by helicopter gunships, with no deaths or captures reported. This attack occurred during the resumption of anti-drug actions in Alto Huallaga, after having been suspended for seven months.
Hundreds of hikers attacked the Santa Lucia base, center of operations of the anti-narcotics fight, in an attempt to destroy it, but without achieving their objective, as they were repelled with gunfire from the ground and from helicopters. Unofficially it was said that dozens of subversives and drug traffickers were …
On June 30, 1989, Ronald Rojas Muñoz was arrested in the city of Huancavelica by military personnel. He was taken to the military base located in the Santa Ana neighborhood of Huancavelica. He later disappeared, with no further information on his whereabouts. This event occurred in the context of the …
In May 1989, Elisa was detained and taken to the Capaya Military Base, from where she sent a note asking for help, threatened with firing squad. Her sister (witness 500331) went to the base where a lieutenant tricked her, took her to a room and raped her threatening her with …
The military arrived for the first time in the Canipaco valley after the event of April 12, 1989, which was the most shocking massacre in the entire Canipaco area. This military arrival was in response to the massacre perpetrated the previous day (April 11-12) in Chongos Alto, where authorities and …
Bernardino Flores Arbieto was detained by 24 soldiers from the Capaya Base and taken to the base where he was severely beaten with the butt of a gun. According to the testimony of his wife Gertrudes Arbieto Huamaní, after the mistreatment her husband became ill, unable to work and with …
During the period of detention at the Suracasi Base, multiple cases of rape against female detainees were recorded. One witness testified that he heard a woman who had accused him of being a terrorist being sexually abused. The victims were forced to do domestic work for the military during their …
The Yanac Military Base, located in the District of Pilcomarca, Province of Huancayo, Department of Huancayo, was the scene of human rights violations during 1989. The CVR report mentions this military base in the context of cases of sexual violence and other abuses committed by members of the armed forces …
Between 1989 and 1990, subversive incursions by the Shining Path took place in Pausa, capital of the province of Paucar del Sara Sara. During these incursions, Shining Path columns set fire to state offices and committed some murders against the population. The very late arrival of violence in the province …
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