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.
In 2002, several testimonies collected by Peru's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) document the experiences of people who were arbitrarily detained during the country's internal conflict. The testimonies reflect the communities' persistent fear of being re-victimized by unjust detentions, especially in the face of the re-emergence of suspect groups. Affected …
In 1998, as a result of a process of dialogue and study in various international fora, the 'Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement' were formulated. These principles were adopted to address the needs of people internally displaced due to violence, without including other unrelated disasters. The document seeks to protect the …
In 1997, extrajudicial executions were carried out at the residence of the Japanese ambassador. This event was part of a series of human rights violations documented in the report. The executions occurred during a hostage rescue operation, which generated international controversy and criticism.
Decree Law 25744, enacted in Peru, established an unconstitutional extension of the police detention period for the crimes of terrorism and treason. This law allowed the Peruvian National Police to preventively detain suspects for more than fifteen days, with the possibility of extending the term, which was criticized for violating …
In 1993, an individual was detained in the Agustino district of Lima by DINCOTE. During his detention, he was subjected to torture, including being placed on a metal bed with electricity cables and sprayed with water. This event is part of a broader pattern of torture allegations in Peru during …
During the internal conflict in Peru, university students were detained and tortured on suspicion of terrorism. National universities, especially the Universidad Nacional de Educación Enrique y Valle (La Cantuta) and others, were targeted. In 1993, one witness reported the detention of an individual in Piura, who was accused of terrorism …
In 1992, around 20 students from the National University of Central Peru (UNCP) disappeared within six months. Investigations suggest that a clandestine anti-subversive movement may have been behind the kidnappings and murders, with 14 of the students found dead. The authorities have not yet identified those responsible, and the hypothesis …
In 1992, businessman Samuel Dyer Ampudia was illegally detained by members of the National Police and the Army Intelligence Service in Peru. This arrest took place in the context of a hardening of State actions against subversive organizations following the breakdown of constitutional order by President Alberto Fujimori. The new …
In 1989, in the community of Allarpo, a group of 50 hikers conducted a raid. During this raid, they accused the husband of a declarant of not complying with the tasks given to him by the group. He was brutally beaten and tortured, and finally killed by the Shining Path …
The testimony describes abuses committed by the army against Ashaninka women in the Peruvian jungle, including cases of sexual abuse that resulted in abortions. It also describes the poor prison conditions for pregnant women, highlighting the lack of adequate medical assistance during childbirth, which put the lives of the women …
In January 1988, several individuals, including Armando Huamantingo Villanueva and members of the Niño de Guzmán family, were arbitrarily detained by the military in Apurímac, Peru. The detentions were followed by torture and forced disappearances, with some bodies later found in mass graves. Military authorities issued false communiqués about clashes …
In 1987, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights issued a resolution on the disappearance of journalist Jaime Boris Ayala Sulca, recommending that the Peruvian government complete judicial investigations and punish those responsible. The IACHR considered that the facts constituted serious human rights violations. The case was included in the IACHR's …
In 1986, in the Cangallo Barracks, there were disappearances and arbitrary executions of people suspected of narcoterrorism. One incident involved a captain nicknamed 'Boa', who during an interrogation caused the death of a woman and a man. The bodies were dismembered and carried away in sacks by a patrol, while …
The Accomarca massacre was a tragic event that occurred in Peru during the internal conflict between law enforcement and the Shining Path. In this context of violence, more than 15 secular Christian organizations issued a communiqué entitled 'El quinto no matar', condemning the killings and advocating for peace and justice. …
In 1985, criminal proceedings were opened against Lieutenant Commander AP Alvaro Artaza Adrianzén and Jesús Vilca Huincho for the death of six people in the communities of Callqui and Nisperosniyocc. The case generated a dispute between military and civilian jurisdiction, with pressure from military authorities to resolve it in favor …
In July 1984, a mass murder took place in Pucayacu, Ayna, where nearly 80 people were killed by members of the Peruvian Army. This event is part of a series of human rights violations that occurred during the internal conflict in Peru, where both law enforcement and insurgent groups committed …
In 1983, the community members of Canchacancha took action against the Shining Path-PCP Shining Path guerrillas who had attacked their community. In the confrontation, the community members managed to capture several subversives, although they lost community member Albino Tacuri Condori. Those captured were handed over to the police, but their …
In 1983, a woman was arrested by military personnel and taken to the Cangallo base in Ayacucho, Peru. During her detention, she was subjected to torture and held incommunicado for nineteen days. The conditions of detention were inhumane, with cramped quarters, lack of natural light and ventilation, and no access …
In 1983, an individual was arrested in Canaria and transferred to Ayacucho, where he was held in PIP facilities and subjected to torture. Despite his family's attempts to stop the transfer and ask for his release, the authorities did not heed their requests. This case is part of a broader …
In 1983, rape committed by members of the Peruvian Armed and Police Forces was common. Perpetrators adopted nom de guerre and hid their ranks to avoid being identified, contributing to a culture of impunity. Military authorities protected the perpetrators, and victims faced difficulties in reporting due to fear and shame.
In 1983, in the town of Cangallo, Ayacucho, the military detained 13 people during an assembly in the town square, accusing them of collaborating with Shining Path members. One of the detainees was later found dead with signs of torture. Despite the family's attempts to denounce the incident, the authorities …
In 1982, in the province of Andahuaylas, members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out a 'popular trial' as part of an armed raid. During this event, the Shining Path members apprehended the lieutenant governor, stripped him naked, knelt him down, and beat him repeatedly with the flat of a machete. …
After the 1965 guerrilla war, there was a significant change in access to education for community members, facilitated by the destruction of the hacienda system. Prior to this event, hacienda owners did not favor the education of their workers' children, which perpetuated ignorance between generations. The event also highlights the …
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On the occasion of the ruling of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the "Barrios Altos" case, this recognized Peruvian constitutionalist publishes this work, which consists of the following …
La Consejería en Proyectos/Project Counselling Service (PCS) is an international organization focused on accompaniment, advocacy, and cooperation that since its founding in 1979 has centered its work on the defense …
On August 14, 1985, 69 peasants from the Ayacuchan district of Accomarca were extrajudicially executed in the area known as LLoccllapampa by military personnel belonging to the Political-Military Command of …
Document that provides a normative and jurisprudential assessment of the pardon and right of grace granted to Alberto Fujimori in December 2018. Among its main conclusions, it identifies the insufficient …
The Ombudsman's Office warned that former president Alberto Fujimori is barred from participating in public events or political affairs, since doing so would demonstrate that his health condition does not …
Full text of the resolution annulling the pardon granted to Alberto Fujimori Fujimori. Published on October 3, 2018.
The pardon of Alberto Fujimori should never have been granted because it did not comply with internal procedures and violates the ruling of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Corte …
The judicial annulment of the pardon granted to former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) restores justice and prevents impunity for the crimes committed by the former president, said three special …
Alberto Fujimori will return to prison. Peru's Supreme Court annulled this Wednesday the pardon granted to the 80-year-old autocrat, who had received the grace on Christmas night last year from …
The Government of Peru announced that it will comply with the judicial ruling that today annulled the humanitarian pardon granted to former president Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) and ordered his arrest …
International human rights organizations and Peruvian civil society organizations issue a statement regarding the decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Corte IDH) determining that the pardon granted to …
A setback for the pardon of former president Alberto Fujimori, granted by Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. The Judiciary annulled this morning the humanitarian pardon granted to Fujimori and ordered his immediate …
Following the release of the resolution by the Supreme Preparatory Investigation Court declaring the humanitarian pardon to former president Alberto Fujimori inapplicable, the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights assured …
The Fujimori case took another twist with the annulment of the pardon. This once again exposed the bitter rivalry between Keiko and Kenji. This entire saga could well inspire a …
Peru's Supreme Court annulled this Wednesday the pardon granted to former Peruvian president (1990-2000) and ordered his return to prison. Former president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK) had granted him this …
President of the Republic Martín Vizcarra stated that the decision of the Judiciary declaring the humanitarian pardon granted to former president Alberto Fujimori Fujimori inadmissible must be respected. He recalled …
Three months before the pardon of Alberto Fujimori, Peruvian president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski received the former president's son. He did so shortly after announcing another cabinet, forced at that time …
The climate of outrage over the pardon granted on Christmas Eve by Peruvian president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski to former president (1990-2000) Alberto Fujimori was reflected in four manifestos signed by …
The Preparatory Investigation Court of the Supreme Court, presided over by judge Hugo Núñez Julca, granted the request by the civil party not to apply the humanitarian pardon in favor …
Peruvian justice today put an end to the freedom that octogenarian former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori had enjoyed since the past Christmas, by annulling the controversial pardon that had been …
The Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDDHH) welcomes the scope of Ombudsman's Report No. 177 on the "Pardon and right of grace granted to former president Alberto Fujimori" and highlights …
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH) today (October 5, 2018) welcomed the annulment of the pardon granted to former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000), who was sentenced to 25 …
Peru's president, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK), pardoned former president Alberto Fujimori on Christmas Eve. This decision triggered a wave of marches across the South American country in rejection of the …
The Madre Mía Case, related to an alleged human rights violation, is haunting former president Ollanta Humala once again. The Investigative Unit of El Comercio revealed information contained in 111 …
The former president accused of human rights crimes was released from prison thanks to the political use made of the Odebrecht scandal. Peru is not the only country in which …
More than 230 Peruvian writers, including 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, signed a letter of protest against the "illegal and irresponsible conduct" of Peruvian president Pedro …
The pardon granted by Peruvian president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski to former president Alberto Fujimori on Christmas began to have its first consequences, in the form of resignations by officials and …
Press bulletin from the IDEHPUCP.
Judges established that the murder of an elderly woman and the enforced disappearance of a minor in Ayacucho in 1984 was part of a systematic practice of the Peruvian Army, …
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued its judgment on the merits in the case of Santa Bárbara vs. Peru. It condemned the State for the violation of the rights …
IDEHPUCP presents the compilation of winning texts from the 2nd National Research Competition on Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law for students — an activity aimed at promoting research and …
A delegation from the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances will carry out an official visit to Peru from June 1st to 10th, 2015, to gather information …
IDEHPUCP is pleased to present the winning papers of the 1st National Research Competition on Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, which saw the participation of students from various universities …
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) orders the Peruvian State to pay $60,000 in compensation to a female terrorist who was raped and tortured by the police in 1993.
1. SUMMARY. Memory is recollection — the persistent remembrance of something. Thus, based on the study of various bibliographic, pedagogical, and historical sources, as well as national and international legal …
1) SUMMARY. This essay aims to provide a broad overview of the situation of children within non-international armed conflicts (hereinafter NIAC), and mainly addresses two latent problems: the voluntary and …
The publication of a book about what happened at the Los Cabitos barracks in Ayacucho in 1983 invites reflection on a tragedy that some wish to silence (Cuartel Los Cabitos. …
"What would be the best way to characterize 2013 for human rights in Peru? Perhaps it could be said that the inaction of institutions tasked with safeguarding rights intersects with …
CHAPTER I METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK CHAPTER III HYPOTHESES, VARIABLES AND INDICATORS AND THEIR OPERATIONALIZATION CHAPTER IV DEVELOPMENT OF THE RESEARCH HYPOTHESES, VARIABLES AND INDICATORS CHAPTER V TESTING …
David Sulmont, current director of the Instituto de Opinión Pública of the PUCP, was head of the Information Systems area of the CVR. From that role he oversaw everything related …
The main finding of the Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación (CVR), ten years ago, was quantitative in nature: the 69,000 fatal victims and the assertion that the main perpetrator …
The obsessive question resurfaces: this time, when did Peru go wrong? How did this (another) missed opportunity come about? How has the crude and arrogant right — being a minority, …
Salomón Lerner, who presided over Peru's truth commission, reflects on the eventual creation of a truth commission in Colombia. On August 28, the tenth anniversary of the presentation of the …
The Peruvian CVR is a direct heir of the Comisión Nacional sobre la Desaparición de Personas (CONADEP) in Argentina and of the Comisión de Esclarecimiento Histórico (CEH) of Guatemala. Its …
Political actors and opinion columnists who have questioned the Final Report of the Comisión de la Verdad y la Reconciliación (CVR) have frequently sought to dismiss it by accusing it …