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.
The report discusses the implementation of Law 24150 in Peru, which established a 'Political-Military Command' that was deemed unconstitutional. This law led to a state of exception that concentrated power in the hands of the military, resulting in severe human rights violations such as torture, forced disappearances, and arbitrary executions. …
In 1992, President Alberto Fujimori of Peru enacted a series of decrees that significantly altered the country's anti-terrorism laws. These changes included the establishment of life sentences for certain terrorism cases, the introduction of 'faceless judges,' and the reduction of the age of criminal responsibility for terrorism from 18 to …
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