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.
Interview with Dr. Yolanda Cáceres Bocanegra, medical examiner and member of the Peruvian Society of Legal Medicine. The interview was conducted in the context of the CVR's investigation into the case of María Magdalena Monteza Benavides, who denounced having been a victim of rape during her detention by Army personnel …
Alipio Chauca de la Cruz and Juan Marcos Donayre Cisneros, workers in the Civil Construction sector, died on November 11, 1994 in Callao. The event occurred during a demonstration at CORDECALLAO (Callao Development Corporation). Both victims were workers of the civil construction union and lost their lives in the context …
One affiant was detained on the premises of the Technical University of El Callao on January 22, 1992 by members of the Peruvian Navy. Subsequently, in October 1993, she was again threatened with rape on the premises of the JECOTE in El Callao. These events are part of a pattern …
Javier Roca Casas, student at the University of Callao and press and propaganda secretary of the Federated Center, disappeared near his home. Members of the Navy acknowledged that on that day they carried out a search operation in the area, although they did not acknowledge having detained Javier Roca.
A female detainee was the victim of rape at the Callao Naval Base in May 1993. The events occurred during her detention by members of the Peruvian Navy. The victim became pregnant as a result of the rape suffered during her detention. This case is part of a systematic pattern …
Unidentified soldiers detain the economics student Keneth Anzualdo Castro in the bus in which he was traveling from his home to the University of Callao. To this day he is still missing. This case represents one of the forced disappearances of university students.
Carlos Ríos Fernández, head of the section of Workers, Neighborhoods and Workers (OBT) and member of the leadership cell of Socorro Popular of the PCP-SL, was arrested by the Peruvian Navy. Ríos Fernández was the political commander of the entire OBT and his capture took place in the Bocanegra human …
A female affiant was arrested on the premises of the Technical University of El Callao on January 22, 1992 by members of the Peruvian Navy. During her detention she was threatened with rape. She was later transferred to a police station in El Callao, where she was again threatened with …
In January 1992, in response to the military and police presence in the area, Shining Path members threw an explosive at a house that the police were going to use to distribute food to the population in Ventanilla. They also destroyed a canvas water reservoir in a young town in …
In December 1991, law enforcement forces conducted coordinated operations in the area between the international airport and the district of Ventanilla in Callao. In two operations by the Navy and one by the police forces, 20 presumed Shining Path members were captured. These operations were part of the State's response …
In October 1991, a PCP-Sendero Luminoso annihilation commando was captured in Callao. This capture allowed access to valuable information on the zoning of the Shining Path annihilation commandos operating in Metropolitan Lima. The captured commando was part of the military structure of the PCP-SL operating in the Callao area and …
On August 31, 1991, Juana López León, Coordinator of the Glass of Milk Program in the Juan Pablo II human settlement in El Callao, was murdered by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. Juana had begun her work in 1985 during an invasion in the area of Gambetta in Callao and since then …
Juana López was assassinated in Callao in August 1991, in the context of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso offensive against leaders of grassroots organizations. Her murder occurred in the midst of a wave of violence against women leaders that intensified in mid-1991. This crime was part of a series of murders and …
On June 21, 1991, brothers Emilio and Rafael Gómez Paquillauri were murdered along with Félix Rodríguez Pighi. The day after their assassination, their bodies were found in a hospital in Callao. This event occurred during the so-called 'red month of the PCP-SL', a period of intense violence that lasted from …
In June 1991, the Peruvian government extended the state of emergency in the provinces of Lima, Callao and Puno for a further sixty days. This measure was framed in the context of the intensification of political violence in the country, particularly during the so-called 'red month' of the PCP-SL, which …
A young university student was arrested for terrorism in 1991 and later acquitted. During his detention at DINCOTE, the police told him that his background was ideal to be a member of the Shining Path: he was the son of Ayacucho parents, spoke Quechua, studied at the Universidad Nacional Mayor …
The government declares a state of emergency for thirty days in the provinces of Lima and Callao. This measure is taken in the context of the electoral period and orders the immobility of all members of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) during the electoral period. The declaration of emergency implies …
In 1989, the APRA government ordered the Armed Forces to take charge of internal order in Lima and Callao, within the framework of a state of emergency. This measure was taken in a context of escalating subversive violence, particularly by the PCP-SL, which had intensified its actions in the capital. …
The municipality of Carmen de la Legua was attacked in 1989 as part of a series of sabotage and intimidation actions carried out by subversive groups in the Northern Zone of Metropolitan Lima. This attack was part of a broader strategy to weaken the presence of the state through attacks …
On December 1, 1987, the commission investigating the case of the prisons presented its report, signed by six members, pointing out the President of the Republic, the Alva Castro ministerial cabinet and the Joint Command of the Armed Forces as politically responsible for the massacre of the prisons that took …
On May 23, 1987, the Peruvian government extended for sixty days the state of emergency in the provinces of Lima and Callao. This measure was taken in the context of a series of terrorist attacks that had been affecting the capital and the port of Callao. The state of emergency …
President Alan Garcia Perez made a public statement demanding sanctions for those responsible for the events that occurred in the Lima and Callao prisons during the riot of June 18, 1986. In his message, the President used a strong phrase: "Either all those responsible leave or I leave", expressing his …
President Alan Garcia Perez addressed a message to the country on June 24, 1986, four days after the riot of terrorist detainees in three prisons in Lima and Callao (Lurigancho, El Fronton and Santa Barbara) occurred on June 18. In his message, the president condemned terrorism and reiterated his support …
There was a massacre of prisoners in the jails of Lima and Callao, where hundreds of human beings died. The bishops of Peru pronounced themselves against violence 'wherever it came from'. They pointed out that they could not accept the method of terror as a means to achieve change, but …
On June 18, 1986, detainees held for terrorism in three prisons in Lima and Callao (Lurigancho, El Frontón and Santa Bárbara) rioted. In Santa Barbara two subversives died on June 19. The government ordered the Joint Command to have the military justice system carry out the necessary investigations to determine …
On June 18 and 19, 1986, a massacre took place in the prisons of Lima and Callao. This event occurred in the context of riots and tensions in the prisons where prisoners accused of terrorism were being held. The incident is mentioned as one of the most significant events of …
Between June 18 and 19, 1986 there were simultaneous riots in three prisons: CRAS Lurigancho, CRAS El Frontón in Callao, and CRAS Santa Bárbara. The riot in Lurigancho was broken up by members of the Navy and the Republican Guard, resulting in 124 inmates dead. In the Frontón prison approximately …
During March 1986, five private schools were targets of terrorist attacks that caused serious material damage. The schools affected were Inmaculada, Pedagógico, León Pinelo, Markham and Maristas del Callao. These attacks occurred in the context of a state of emergency and curfew which had been extended for sixty days in …
The government decreed a state of emergency and a curfew for sixty days in the provinces of Lima and Callao. These measures were taken after a series of terrorist attacks in the capital city. When referring to these attacks, President Alan Garcia Perez suggested the participation of new subversive groups …
During the riot at the Frontón Prison in 1986, a debellation operation (riot suppression) took place, resulting in fatalities among law enforcement officers. Three members of the Peruvian Navy died during the operations to control the riot. This event is part of the context of the internal armed conflict in …
AH José Carlos Mariátegui arose as a result of a land seizure carried out on October 14, 1984, by a group of 200 families from the shantytowns of Barrios Altos and Callao. The families, faced with rising rents, organized themselves and decided to have their own land in this area. …
In October 1985, a violent eviction was carried out against the invaders of the Garagay estate in Callao. The event is briefly mentioned in the CVR report within the context of political events of October 1985. No additional details are provided on the specific circumstances of the eviction, the number …
The prison massacres occurred in 1985, 1986 and 1992, remaining in the terrible tally of penitentiary history. Approximately 350 inmates were killed, most of them as a result of extrajudicial executions. The State, unable to apply a correct and efficient anti-subversive strategy in the prisons, opted on these occasions for …
The José Carlos Mariátegui Human Settlement arose as a result of a land seizure carried out on October 14, 1984, by a group of 200 families from the shantytowns of Barrios Altos and Callao. The families, faced with rising rents, organized themselves and decided to have their own land in …
On July 16, 1984, there was an attack against high tension towers that seriously affected the interconnected electrical system of Lima, Callao, Huancayo and other cities in Peru. This attack was part of an escalation of violence that began throughout the country on June 22, 1984. Parallel to the attack …
The Civil Guard went on strike on May 25, 1983, in a context of growing political violence and social tension in the country. As an immediate response to this paralyzation of the police forces, the government decreed a state of emergency in Lima and Callao. This measure was part of …
A state of emergency was declared in Lima and Callao for 60 days. The PCP-SL had planned a 'Great Response' to this declaration, consisting of a campaign of 'panic' actions aimed at psychologically wearing down the forces of law and order. However, this plan apparently aborted because during those months …
On August 20, 1982, a State of Emergency was declared in Lima and Callao, after it had already been decreed in some places in the interior of the country. This measure marked the beginning of a series of attacks in the capital and was part of the State's response to …
On August 2, 1982, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso blew up 5 high tension towers, causing a general blackout in Lima and Callao. This attack was part of the initial strategy of sabotage and attacks against state infrastructure that characterized the period 1980-1984. Attacks on high voltage pylons were a recurrent tactic …
The Council of Ministers declared a state of emergency in Lima and Callao for sixty days through Supreme Decree 036.82.IN. This measure was taken in the context of a growing wave of terrorist attacks by the PCP-SL both in the capital and in the interior of the country. Prime Minister …
On March 1, Abel Callirgos Granero, secretary general of SUTEP of Callao, died in strange circumstances when two officers were about to arrest him. The circumstances of his death were considered suspicious and occurred during the context of the mining strike and the state of emergency.
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