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. Torture at Los Laureles Military Base

    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 …

    Base Militar Los Laureles, Tingo María, provincia de Leoncio Prado, departamento de Huánuco, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 3630-3635

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