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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Island - Documentary
Testimony of Juana Bustos Huamaní
Testimony of Eugenia Altamirano Huamán
Testimony of Cirila Súñiga Quispe
Testimony of Faustina Huamán Junco
Testimony of Agripina Pedraza Martínez
Testimony of Evaristo Contreras Huamán
Testimony of Gladis Felicitas Tello Merino
Testimony of Cecilia Barrios Alarcón
Testimony of Eugenia Quispe Sánchez
Testimony of Simeón Alarcón Santi
Testimony of Víctor Sánchez Marca
Warmicha (Women) - Documentary
Jaynapuncha Pajarin (Yesterday and tomorrow)
Lirio Qasa - Song
Testimony of Toribia Casa Carrasco
Testimony of Igidia Arullca Oscco
Paths - Documentary
Courageous women - Documentary
Manzana lote - Documentary
Other memories: Mama Quilla. Arpilleras from Huaycán
CVR public hearings: thematic hearing on displaced communities. November 2002
2000
RETURN TO THE LAND
2000
DISPLACED PERSONS
1984
Woman holding a malnourished child.
1984
A group of Ayacuchan residents flee their community with their belongings
1984
Displaced family sheltering in San Francisco
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Internal Displacements in Peru
The Ministerio de la Mujer y Poblaciones Vulnerables (MIMP), which is responsible for national population and internal migration policy and for the prevention, protection, and care of internally displaced persons …
The New Horizons of Displaced Families from Ayacucho and Huancavelica. Process of Integration into Urban Areas: The Case of Huancayo
This post-graduate thesis in anthropology addresses the phenomenon of displacement in Peru and attempts to shed light on the reality experienced by a large sector of the civilian population during …
The Displaced People of Ayacucho Remain Trapped in Their Memories
On May 17, 1980, in Chuschi, Ayacucho, terror was born. In this province whose Quechua name means 'corner of the dead,' the number of those killed and disappeared approaches 26,000, …
Reparations Council Began Registration of Organized Groups of Persons Displaced by Violence
In sessions held on February 23 and March 7 of the current year, the Consejo de Reparaciones approved the registration in the Registro Único de Víctimas of the first organized …
National Agenda for the Displaced. CONDECOREP's Proposal for Comprehensive Reparation for Those Displaced by Political Violence in Peru
This document was developed participatively by the regional chapters of the Coordinadora Nacional de Desplazados y Comunidades en Reconstrucción del Perú - CONDECOREP. Its objective is to make available to …
Reparations Council Began Registration of Organized Groups of Persons Displaced by Violence
By means of a press release dated March 23, 2011, the Consejo de Reparaciones reports that registration of organized groups of internally displaced persons has begun, and that to date …
MORE THAN 120,000 VICTIMS
The victims of the internal war that bled our country for more than 20 years would surpass 120,000 people, among the dead, disappeared, tortured, raped, and displaced, said Jairo Rivas, …
MORE THAN 120,000 VICTIMS
The victims of the internal war that bled our country for more than 20 years would surpass 120,000 people, among the dead, disappeared, tortured, raped, and displaced, said Jairo Rivas, …
5,001 Displaced Persons Have Been Registered and Accredited by MIMDES
The National Registry for Displaced Persons currently comprises 5,001 displaced persons who are in the process of resettlement in the cities of Huancayo, Lima, Ica, Puno, Ayacucho, and Apurímac — …
Peace Census 2006
The 2006 Peace Census was prepared by the Ministerio de la Mujer y Desarrollo Social (MIMDES), through the Dirección General de Desplazados y Cultura de Paz (DGDCP), at the request …
Census 2000–2003. Preliminary list of dead, disappeared, tortured, orphaned by peasant community, native community and settlements
This preliminary record is the result of the Census for Peace conducted in the years 2001, 2002, and 2003. It comprises three lists of dead, tortured, disappeared, widows, disabled persons, …
Displacement, Integration and Return in Ayacucho (1993–1997)
Displacement is a relatively new phenomenon in Peru. It is a new type of migration whose determining factor is political violence. Unlike traditional migration, displacement is characterized by being forced, …
Voices from the Global Margin: Confronting Poverty and Inventing New Lives in the Andes
"Your passport, Sir!" It was 1965 and I had just landed in Lima, the capital of Peru, the first stop on my way to the Andes, where I was to …
Census 2006. Complementary list of dead, disappeared, tortured, orphaned by peasant community, native community and settlements
This preliminary record is the result of the Census for Peace conducted in 2006. It comprises three lists of dead, tortured, disappeared, widows, disabled persons, displaced authorities, deceased, affected organizations, …
Latin America: Displaced Persons in Peru, Is Their Process Concluding?
Project Counselling Service (PCS) organized an international seminar "Experiences of Displaced Populations from Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala and Peru" on March 26-27, 2003, during which the situation of displaced persons …
Depopulation and Depopulation in Areas of Political Violence. Peru: 1980–2000
The aspects highlighted in this research involve the variables of natural population growth: fertility, mortality, nuptiality, and migration. The research aims to generate new knowledge from a demographic perspective, based …
Hatun Willakuy: abridged version of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Peru.
Hatun Willakuy reproduces the main ideas and findings of the Report of the Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación (CVR). It was prepared by the CVR's Handover Commission, commissioned by …
Mirror of Truth. Memory Not to Forget, Lessons for History
The book is composed of two parts. The first consists of three chapters. The first chapter briefly recounts the vicissitudes and the origin of the idea to write the book, …
The Problem of Internally Displaced Persons Due to Political Violence and the International Community
In order to make the issue of internal displacement easy to understand, this university thesis has been structured in three parts, which offer a panorama of all the issues surrounding …
The Displaced in Peru
With the publication of the book "Los desplazados en el Perú," the CICR aims to contribute to the efforts of many organizations and of the affected people themselves to place …
Violence against girls and boys
Why publish the CVR report on the impact of 20 years of political violence on children in Peru? The answer is simple: no one can doubt that it was precisely …
Violence, Gender, and Ethnicity
The purpose of this work is to analyze to what extent the ethnic and gender affiliations of the populations affected by the violence influenced the way they experienced it and …
1st Convention of Organizations and the Masses for an Authentic Truth Commission
During the development of this event, motions were presented for each of the topics, which, after debates and with contributions, observations, and suggestions, were approved; these constituting proposals, conclusions, agreements, …
Ayahuanco: Under the Shadow of Shining Path
For more than a decade the district of Ayahuanco, located to the north of the Ayacucho province of Huanta, was ravaged by political violence. As a result, a great number …
Peru After 15 Years of Violence
The fifteen years of war with nearly thirty thousand dead, more than three thousand disappeared, at least half a million displaced, and some hundreds of recovered individuals have profoundly shaken …
Peru After 15 Years of Violence (1980–1995)
In mid-1992, thousands of Peruvian men and women were seeking at the embassies of numerous countries a saving passport to flee; many left due to lack of work and fear, …
Assessment of the Process of Displacement Due to Political Violence in Peru 1980-1997 (National Workshop)
This report is an approximation of the topic: the correlation between the variable of political violence and population displacement in Peru between 1980 and 1997, based on records from the …
Peru After 15 Years of Violence (1980–1995)
The fifteen years of war with nearly thirty thousand dead, more than three thousand disappeared, at least half a million displaced, and several hundred who were recovered have profoundly shaken …
Changes in peasant family relations following political violence and the new role of women
The work consists of four chapters. The first addresses the socioeconomic context of Ayacucho before and after the emergence of violence. The second chapter describes the socioeconomic and cultural characteristics …
Welcome Home. Ayacuchan Displaced Persons Return to Their Land, But Shining Path Also Awaits Them
It was 11:30 at night on August 29, and Ramón Guillén, owner of a pharmacy in San Miguel, was asleep while just a few meters from the Plaza de Armas …
Pacification and the Displaced. Basis for a Sustainable Development Program - Seminar
CONAPO and CER, with the sponsorship of FNUAP, organized this roundtable to which individuals and representatives of institutions involved in work with displaced populations were invited, as well as representatives …
Displacement Due to Political Violence in Peru 1980-1992
"This document presents a synthesis of the research carried out by the Centro de Promoción y Desarrollo Poblacional-CEPRODEP, enriched by contributions from national specialists at successive events. The research is …
Peru: Caught in the Crossfire
A woman from Huamanga, the capital of Ayacucho, was asked by a cousin if he could stay in her house one evening. Even though she knew her cousin was said …
Peru: Insurgent Developments
This DIA cable lists several recent terrorist attacks by Sendero Luminoso and the effects they have had in the province of Satipo. As a result of the attacks, refugees are …