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 Peruvian State ratified the Rome Statute through Supreme Decree No. 79-2001-RE dated October 5, 2001, which was published in the Official Gazette El Peruano on October 9, 2001. The Rome Statute, adopted by the international community in 1998, created the International Criminal Court and entered into force for the …
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued an interpretive judgment on the Barrios Altos case, clarifying central aspects of its previous merits judgment of March 14, 2001. The Court unanimously decided that the judgment on the merits in the Barrios Altos case has general effects. This judgment established that amnesty …
The Peruvian State ratified the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties through Supreme Decree 029-2000-RE dated September 14, 2000, which was published in the Official Gazette El Peruano on September 21, 2000. This Convention establishes fundamental principles of international law, including articles 27 and 53, which establish that …
In 1998, the Statute of the International Criminal Court (Rome Statute) was adopted, to which Peru has been a party since 2001. This Statute made substantial progress in the criminalization of crimes against humanity and war crimes. Crimes against humanity are those derived from a systematic and generalized practice. The …
On December 18, 1992, the United Nations General Assembly adopted by resolution 47/133 the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. This Declaration reinforced the character of enforced disappearance as an international crime, establishing that it constitutes a violation of the norms of international law guaranteeing fundamental …
On April 28, 1991, the Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture entered into force for Peru. This regional convention reinforced the international obligations of the Peruvian State regarding torture and had consequences in the incorporation of the crime of torture in the 1991 Penal Code.
The Peruvian State approved the Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture through Legislative Resolution 25286 dated December 12, 1990, published in the Official Gazette El Peruano on December 14, 1990. This 1985 OAS Convention establishes international obligations for the States Parties in the prevention and punishment of torture. The …
On August 6, 1988, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment entered into force for Peru. This entry into force established international obligations for the Peruvian State regarding the prevention and punishment of torture, and subsequently led to the incorporation of the crime of …
On December 10, 1984, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment was adopted and entered into force for Peru on August 6, 1988. This Convention established universal jurisdiction for the crime of torture and led to the incorporation of the crime of torture in …
The Peruvian State approved the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide through Legislative Resolution 13288 dated December 29, 1959. This Convention had been adopted by the United Nations (UN) in 1948. The approval of this international instrument incorporated into the Peruvian legal system the international …
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