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 affiant is a displaced person from Guacamayo, Padre Abad, Ucayali. The testimony was collected in Lima in November 2002. The case is part of the testimonies on forced displacement of population during the internal armed conflict in the region of Ucayali. The testimony is registered in the CVR Report …
In 1995, the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees, Francis Deng, visited the Asháninka area to report on their situation. That same year, the National Human Rights Coordinator published a report on the disappearance of Asháninka communities. During the internal armed conflict, out of 55,000 Asháninka, nearly 10,000 were forcibly displaced …
In 1995, the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees, Francis Deng, visited the Asháninka area in the central jungle of Peru. The purpose of his visit was to raise international awareness of the grave humanitarian situation faced by the Asháninka people as a result of the internal armed conflict. This visit …
In 1994, the inhabitants of the settler community of Selva de Oro, Rio Tambo district, who had crossed the Ene River fleeing the military offensive, left the area where they were located with the consent of the subversive commanders of the PCP-SL. The villagers had been living in extreme conditions …
Between 1993 and 1995, the number of Asháninkas rescued from the PCP-SL grew significantly as a result of the intensification of the counter-subversive struggle. Joint operations between the Army and the ronderos in the Tambo and Ene river valleys made it possible to free thousands of Asháninkas who had been …
Between 1992 and 1993, the number of Asháninkas who attempted or succeeded in fleeing the Popular Committees controlled by the PCP-SL increased significantly. The Asháninkas rejected the living conditions in these committees, which functioned as concentration camps with forced labor, strict schedules, rigorous rules of conduct and loss of individual …
After suffering multiple PCP-SL attacks since 1988, including raids, looting, kidnappings of youths and assassinations of opponents, the Cutivireni Asháninkas who had not joined the subversive group fled to the bush, to a high part of the valley called Tzibokiroato. In September 1991, a group of 169 Cutivireni Asháninka were …
In September 1991, a group of 169 Asháninkas from Cutivireni were transferred by air to the Urubamba valley with the support of the Franciscan priest Mariano Gagnon, after suffering multiple attacks by the PCP-SL. In 1991, the Peruvian Army installed a military base in Cutivireni. Along with the installation of …
The Inter-American Institute of Human Rights (IIDH) and the Episcopal Commission for Social Action (CEAS) organized the First Seminar-Workshop on Population Displaced by Violence. This event was held in Lima on May 10-12, 1991. The seminar addressed the problem of internally displaced persons in the context of the internal armed …
By 1991, specialists and institutions estimated that out of 55,000 Asháninkas in the Central Jungle, about 10,000 were forcibly displaced in the Ene, Tambo and Perené valleys. It is estimated that 6,000 people died during the conflict and about 5,000 people were held captive under the control of the PCP-SL. …
On May 13, 1990, three Peruvian Army helicopters arrived in the community of Quempiri, in the Ene Valley. Upon hearing the helicopters, the community's population fled to their farms in search of refuge. This attack was part of a series of military operations carried out by the Peruvian Army between …
In 1990, the PCP-SL committed selective assassinations in colonist communities in the Tsiriari valley, including Union, Santa Isabel, Dos de Mayo, San Francisco de Cubaro and Monterrico. The massacre of fifteen ronderos in Dos de Mayo was a crucial event that marked the massive displacement of Tsiriari valley communities to …
The Shining Path PCP assassinated 15 ronderos from the Tsiriari valley communities in Dos de Mayo. This provoked the affected communities to move to Mazamari in search of protection. The assassination occurred in the context of the control that the PCP-SL had been developing in the Satipo area, which turned …
By the end of 1990, the PCP-SL managed to establish absolute control over the entire Ene River and the upper Tambo River, up to the Poyeni bend. This control was the result of an intensification of actions that began in 1989, when the PCP-SL increased its presence in the area …
Between 1990 and early 1992, the Peruvian Army carried out several military operations in the Tambo and Ene basins, attacking several communities controlled by the PCP-SL. In Quempiri, on May 13, 1990, the community fled to their farms when they heard three army helicopters. On May 14, 1991, the Sinchis …
Bellavista was a hamlet that functioned as a PCP-SL Open Popular Committee and a drug production zone on the Aguaytia River. Due to its importance and strategic location, the Army bombed Bellavista up to 3 times using helicopter gunships, followed by ground patrols that burned the houses that survived the …
In the first days of January 1990, an undetermined number of Ashaninka, which according to the CVR report could have reached 2,500 natives, armed mostly with bows, arrows, and some hunting shotguns, took over the town of Puerto Bermudez. The Ashaninka people removed villagers from their homes in search of …
In the first days of January 1990, between 2,000 and 2,500 native Ashaninka settled in Puerto Bermudez, armed mainly with bows, arrows and some hunting shotguns. On January 29, 1990, a large contingent of Asháninkas entered Ciudad Constitución. This uprising, known as the "Asháninka Army", was a response to the …
During 1989, the PCP-SL significantly intensified its actions in the Central Jungle, particularly in the province of Satipo. The presence of the PCP-SL in the area became widespread and open, increasing its visits to native communities and carrying out looting accompanied by initial indoctrination of the population through prolonged meetings. …
Since 1988, the PCP-SL made incursions into the Asháninka community of Cutivireni, where it indoctrinated the population and recruited young people. The incursions, looting, kidnappings of young people and assassinations of opponents multiplied progressively. The community of Cutivireni showed greater resistance to the advance of the PCP-SL along with the …
When the displacement of families to Vilcashuamán and Huamanga increased, the population in Pujas dropped considerably. The PCP-SL brought peasants from Umaru to Pujas to repopulate the area. The PCP-SL did not take over the farms of people who left the community or those who were killed, but rather they …
In August 1984, displaced people arrived in Carhuapampa due to the violence affecting the region. The displaced people settled in this place, adopting the name Huantaqasa for their new settlement. This population movement was part of the generalized pattern of forced displacement that characterized the internal armed conflict in Peru.
By August 1984, after multiple attacks by the Shining Path PCP and the armed forces, the villagers of Uchuraccay had no choice but to completely abandon their community. During the previous months, incursions by the PCP-SL, the Self-Defense Committees and the military arrived indiscriminately, burning houses, stealing belongings and livestock, …
In August 1984, the Peruvian army committed assassinations against villagers in Uchuraccay. The wife and young son of Faustino Gómez were killed, as well as the youngest daughter of Paulino Figueroa. Also killed were Angelina Llancce Puclla, Inocencia Llancce, Bonifacia Gálvez Farfán, Emilia Ccahuana Cunto and María Maule. These murders …
In mid-1984, after months of continuous violence that left 135 community members murdered as a result of attacks by the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path, repression by counter-subversive forces and the peasant patrols, Uchuraccay ceased to exist as an inhabited community. The surviving families fled the community, taking …
Throughout 1984, Uchuraccay was repeatedly attacked by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, the military and the peasant patrols of the surrounding communities. These attacks resulted in numerous deaths and the complete abandonment of the town. The survivors fled to the jungle, Tambo, Huanta, Huamanga and Lima. Not only did the State leave …
In November 1983, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) arrived in the district of Chungui. This arrival forced the villagers to live in "retreats," that is, to take refuge in remote and hidden areas to escape Shining Path control. This event marked the beginning of a period …
On October 1, 1983, a delegation of the Peruvian Investigative Police (PIP) traveled to Uchuraccay in search of the community members who had been requisitioned for the judicial process related to the massacre of journalists that occurred in January of that year. Upon arriving in the community, the members of …
In July 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso perpetrated a massacre against ronderos and community members in Buenavista, Los Morochucos district, Cangallo province. This attack took place in the context of the intensification of violence in the region during 1983, a year that registered the highest number of deaths in the department …
After the events of January 26, 1983, when Uchuraccay villagers murdered eight journalists, believing them to be members of the Shining Path, the community suffered devastating reprisals. The Communist Party of Peru-Shining Path carried out multiple attacks against Uchuraccay throughout 1983 and 1984, killing more than a hundred villagers. The …
During the months following the murder of the journalists in January 1983, Uchuraccay continued to be the scene of violence, death and desolation. One hundred and thirty-five community members were killed as a result of attacks by the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path, repression by counter-subversive forces and …
In June 1982, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso murdered Martina de la Cruz and 11 other villagers in Buena Vista, Los Morochucos district, Cangallo province. This attack was part of the Shining Path's strategy to "beat the countryside" by assassinating authorities and "enemies" in general. As a consequence of these attacks, the …
The district of Chungui was one of the territories most affected by the internal armed conflict in Peru. Between 1980 and 2000, 1,381 people were recorded dead and missing, almost 17% of the district's population counted in 1981. The conflict involved actions by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, the Armed Forces, and …
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