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 Barrios Altos case was a significant legal proceeding in Peru, where the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled on March 14, 2001, that the amnesty laws No. 26479 and No. 26492 were null and void as they violated the American Convention on Human Rights. This ruling had a broad …
The Lomé Peace Agreement, signed in 1999, aimed to end the civil conflict in Sierra Leone by granting a complete amnesty for crimes committed by combatants since March 1991. However, the United Nations made a reservation that this amnesty would not apply to international crimes such as genocide, crimes against …
The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court was adopted in 1998 at the United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries. It entered into force on July 1, 2002, for the States Parties. The Statute is significant for codifying international customary or imperative norms, particularly in defining crimes against humanity and …
In 1998, the international community made a significant advancement in the fight against impunity by approving the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The Court, which became operational in July 2002, is empowered to prosecute individuals for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity when national justice systems are …
The United Nations General Assembly approved the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance on 18 December 1992. This declaration was a significant step towards codifying international customary law regarding enforced disappearances. It emphasized the need for an instrument to classify enforced disappearances as crimes against humanity …
The crime of genocide was incorporated into national law with the Penal Code of 1991, categorizing it as a crime against life, body, and health. In 1998, through Law No. 26926, genocide was reclassified under Crimes against Humanity, expanding protection to social groups as potential victims. This legal framework allows …
In response to subversive groups challenging the constitutional order, the Peruvian government authorized the armed forces to confront these groups starting on 29 December 1982. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) found that the military initially engaged in indiscriminate repression, which later became more selective but still resulted in numerous …
The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity in 1968. This convention establishes that certain crimes, regardless of when they were committed, are not subject to statutory limitations. It obliges state parties to ensure that no statutory limitations apply …
The Nuremberg Military Tribunal, established after World War II, recognized crimes against humanity, including murder, extermination, and other inhumane acts against civilian populations. The tribunal's statutes and subsequent international legal frameworks, such as the Geneva Conventions, codified these acts as war crimes and crimes against humanity. This recognition laid the …
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