1983
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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Oronqoy
For five years, SL took over the village of Oronqoy and turned it into a "liberated zone," renaming it Puka Llacta. The entire community was held captive because, like others, …
Uchuraccay or the Silence of the Killers
The writer and journalist Alfredo Pita recalls that fateful day when he arrived in Uchuraccay immediately after the massacre, about which clear answers are still lacking due to what has …
Uchuraccay, Vargas Llosa's Nightmare
It has been a long time since Mario Vargas Llosa has referred to Uchuraccay, that horrific episode in the history of Peru that, on January 26, 1983, cost the lives …
What Did Vargas Llosa Write About Uchuraccay?
Vargas Llosa bade farewell to Uchuraccay forever and never referred to the subject again, not even, as we recall, in his memoirs titled "El Pez en el Agua," perhaps because, …
The Extrajudicial Executions in Accomarca
The Final Report of the Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación established that on August 14, 1985, an Army patrol belonging to the "Lince" company of Huamanga, under the command …
Acocro District Sows 33 Tonnes of Potatoes – News Item
Through a potato seed harvesting project, the Municipalidad Distrital de Acocro managed to plant 33 tons of certified potato in the same district. This means it will no longer be …
Comparative Analysis of News Coverage in the Newspapers El Comercio, La República, and El Diario Marka in the Uchuraccay Case
The following research captures each of the events that left us with reflection and above all a lesson about what it means to carry out journalistic work. Here, details of …
Peru: Investigating Twenty Years of Recent Violence
The cataclysm that befell Peru during the last two decades of the 20th century — perhaps the most severe in its history — is the subject of all the works …
Never So Close Did the Distant Strike. Memory and Political Violence in Peru
This work explores the scenario of violence and the ways in which the memory of Uchuraccay operates — a community that, after the massacre, became an emblematic reference point for …
How We Learned to Kill Our Neighbor: Memory, Violence and Reconciliation
We have always believed that to achieve true national reconciliation it was necessary to know the truth of what had occurred during the years of the war. In the following …
High Risk. 13 Years Since the Uchuraccay Massacre and 22 Unresolved Cases
On January 26, thirteen years ago, the community of Iquicha, in the jurisdiction of Uchuraccay, was the scene of the massacre of eight journalists who, in their eagerness to document …
Report on Uchuraccay
In the following pages OIGA offers its readers the complete report of the Investigative Commission on the Uchuraccay massacre. Aware of the historical value of this document, we have not …
Death of Eight Journalists in Uchuraccay Confirmed
Front page of El Comercio. Monday, January 31, 1983. Other headlines: Due to a misunderstanding, comuneros confused them with terrorists.
Perpetrators of the Massacre Were Transferred to Ayacucho
Front page of El Comercio. February 2, 1983. Other headlines: Among them the Lieutenant Governor and several women. Lima gives a massive farewell to the murdered journalists. Relatives, upset at …