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 …
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 …
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 …
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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