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.
A female witness was arrested in Chimbote on April 18, 1993 and subsequently transferred to the Police Office in Huacho. During her detention, she was held in a dark room where she was subjected to interrogation. This case is part of the systematic pattern of sexual violence and torture documented …
On May 2, 1992, nine campesinos were reportedly abducted, prompting their families to file a Habeas Corpus petition. Judge María Luisa Kuo Ying investigated the Naval Base and Police Delegation in Chimbote but found no trace of the detainees. The action of Habeas Corpus was ultimately declared inadmissible.
In the first minutes of the day, several individuals carrying military weapons, among them a woman, raided different homes in the human settlements. Approximately 18 members of the Colina Detachment, under the command of Major EP Santiago Martin Rivas, kidnapped nine peasants who were brutally beaten and forced to get …
Following the abduction of nine individuals, their families attempted to file a report at the local police station, but were refused assistance. The families then sought help from the naval base in Chimbote, where they were again denied any information. Eventually, they reached out to the Commission of Social Justice …
Italian priest Alessandro Dordi Negroni was assassinated by members of the terrorist organization PCP-SL in Chimbote, Peru. The investigation identified Santiago Santos Vásquez Naval as one of the perpetrators, who claimed involvement under duress. The incident drew national and international condemnation, including from the Vatican and the Peruvian Episcopal Conference.
Shining Path attempted to assassinate the priest of the diocese of Chimbote, Father Miguel Company, but the attack failed, seriously wounding him. This assassination attempt is part of a systematic campaign against pastoral agents of the Catholic Church. The priest survived but was seriously wounded.
With the presence of dignitaries of the Catholic Church from Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia, the First International Theological Congress was held in Chimbote. The event brought together Catholic representatives from different continents during the month of September 1986. This congress took place in a context of political violence …
On 23 January 1978, the Supreme Decree No. 002-78-CCFA was enacted, allowing the Chief of the Sub-Zone Centro-Norte del Litoral to assume control of Chimbote. This decree was part of a broader state of emergency declared across Peru, where military commanders took over political control in designated security zones. The …
The SiderPerú workers' strike, which began on December 6, 1977, was supported by the social organizations of Chimbote, its Bishop and its Mayor. Towards the end of January 1978, in the face of growing social protests and provincial strikes, the government gave in to the workers' demands. The government announced …
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