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.
A teacher was arrested in Aquia, Bolognesi, Ancash, and subjected to torture. During his detention, he experienced severe physical mistreatment that led him to lose consciousness. The perpetrators attempted to bury him believing him dead, referring to him as "this dog" and ordering him to be thrown away. The testimony …
Testimony of a teacher who was detained in Aquia, Bolognesi, Ancash. The declarant narrates his experience of torture and mistreatment during his detention. The testimony describes situations of extreme humiliation and dehumanization, where he relates that he begged his captors not to kill him and that they treated him brutally. …
Testimony of a person who was accused of treason and subsequently imprisoned in Lima. The testimony was collected in January 2003 as part of the statements documented by the CVR. The interviewee recounts his experience of arrest, unjust accusation and imprisonment, forming part of a group of testimonies about people …
The declarant, who was an authority in the area, recounts his detention and experience of torture in Tingo María, Huánuco. The testimony is part of the documented cases of mistreatment and torture suffered by local authorities during the internal armed conflict. She also recounts the murder of her husband in …
A woman testified before the CVR about the torture she suffered at the time of her detention in Huacho, Lima. The testimony was collected in December 2002 as part of the process of compiling testimonies on human rights violations during the internal armed conflict. This case is part of the …
During the internal armed conflict in Monzón, Huamalies, Huánuco, cases of detention and sexual violence against women were recorded. Most of the sexual abuses were imputed to members of the Armed Forces, especially on those they detained, as part of the torture inflicted. The victims showed their enormous pain and …
Testimony of a person who was detained and imprisoned, where he recounts the conditions of mistreatment and humiliation experienced in prison. The declarant describes how at 12 o'clock at night they were taken out one by one, stripped naked and doused with water, and interrogated about alleged activities and people …
Testimony documenting experiences of detention and torture during the internal armed conflict. The testimony is part of the CVR's compilation of human rights violations. It is mentioned in the context of cases where the victims could not count on a system that would guarantee the possibility of a fair trial …
The affiant recounts his experience of detention and imprisonment in San Pedro, Chulucanas, Piura. The testimony was collected in Lima in September 2002. This case is part of the testimonies about detentions that became a way of terrorizing the population, where people not only suffered restriction of their personal freedom, …
Testimony collected by the CVR in September 2002 in Lima, where the declarant narrates his experience of imprisonment in Chiclayo. This testimony is part of the cases analyzed on imprisonment and detentions during the internal armed conflict. Detentions became a way of terrorizing the population, meaning not only the restriction …
Testimony of a person who suffered detention and torture, narrating the humiliations received during his captivity. The declarant describes how he was taken to Lima and subjected to mistreatment at DINCOTE at around 12:00 midnight, where an officer kicked him in the back and humiliated him with insults. The testimony …
Exaltación Vargas Rojas gave her testimony in a public hearing held in Accomarca, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho. Her testimony is part of case N° 7 of the second session of CVR public hearings. The testimony is related to experiences of detention and torture, being cited in the context of documenting the extreme …
Julia Castillo Ccopa gave her testimony at the first session of the CVR's public hearings on June 21, 2002. Her testimony corresponds to case N° 2 of that session. She narrated her experience of detention and torture in Lima. This testimony is part of the public hearings organized by the …
The declarant, who was a local authority, recounts his experience of detention and torture in Tingo María, Huánuco. The testimony is part of the documented cases of mistreatment of community leaders and authorities who were treated as suspects during the internal armed conflict. The detention and torture of local authorities …
The declarant, who was a former authority, narrates his experience of detention and torture in Tingo María, Huánuco. The testimony is part of the documentation of cases of mistreatment and torture suffered by authorities and leaders who were treated as suspects during the internal armed conflict. This case illustrates how …
Carmen Marcelino Sandoval Loayza was arrested in Curgos, Santiago de Chuco, accused of being a suspected Shining Path member. This arrest took place in her home, the same place where in 1986 there had been a confrontation between the Peruvian National Police and five members of the PCP-SL. In that …
Miguel Rincón Rincón, an important member of the MRTA (Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru) leadership, was arrested on November 30, 1995. This capture represented another resounding blow to the MRTA, which had already suffered the arrest of other important leaders such as Víctor Polay Campos in 1992. Rincón Rincón's arrest took …
One informant was detained in the district of Villa María del Triunfo on June 21, 1995. The testimony appears in the context of documentation on sexual violence and arbitrary detentions during the internal armed conflict. The detention is part of the cases registered by the CVR where human rights violations …
Drug trafficker Abelardo Cachique Rivera is arrested in Colombia. Later, in August, the military justice system sentenced him to life imprisonment. His case would later involve accusations against ten officers of the Peruvian Army, among them two generals, for allegedly supporting his drug trafficking activities.
A declarant was detained in the district, province and department of Huancayo on February 22, 1995. During her time at DINCOTE, they took her clothes off her top and said things to terrorize her. The testimony is part of a broader context of sexual violence and torture documented during detentions …
Miguel Rincón Rincón, Lori Berenson and other MRTA members arrested. The arrest of U.S. citizen Lori Berenson sparks international controversy over her involvement with MRTA.
A female declarant testified that after being interrogated at DINCOTE in 1994, she was taken to a cell where three other women were being held, one of whom had been raped. The events occurred in May 1994 at the DINCOTE facilities. The rapes took place in addition to the DINCOTE …
During 1994, sexual violence occurred in the barracks called 'La Veterinaria' in Trujillo. A declarant was detained for the second time in 1994 in Trujillo and taken to this barracks, where the reported events occurred. The barracks was a military facility used to detain people accused of terrorism. The testimonies …
During her second detention in 1994, the declarant was taken to the barracks called 'La Veterinaria' in Trujillo. The acts of sexual violence took place in this military detention center. The La Veterinaria barracks is mentioned in the context of human rights violations during the internal armed conflict. The affiant …
President Alberto Fujimori revealed for the first time that Major Santiago Martin Rivas was detained for the La Cantuta crime. The other names of those involved remained confidential. This revelation marked the beginning of the judicial process against those responsible.
Fifteen UNCP students were captured accused of belonging to subversive groups. These arrests occurred after several students captured 15 days earlier took advantage of the law of repentance and gave names of university students, professors or workers, possibly innocently implicating them.
Mrs. Huertas was arrested in August 1993 in Lima. During her detention, she was taken to DINCOTE where she suffered sexual violence. She was pardoned in December 2000, after being detained for more than seven years. The case of Mrs. Huertas is mentioned in the context of testimonies of sexual …
A female witness was arrested in Chimbote on April 18, 1993 and subsequently transferred to the Police Office in Huacho. During her detention, she was held in a dark room where she was subjected to interrogation. This case is part of the systematic pattern of sexual violence and torture documented …
A declarant was detained in the district of Miraflores on February 16, 1993 and later transferred to the premises of the DINCOTE (National Directorate against Terrorism). The acts of sexual violence and torture occurred in the DINCOTE facilities after her transfer. This case is part of the systematic pattern of …
The declarant was arrested for the second time at her home in the district of Villa El Salvador, province and department of Lima, on January 31, 1993. This arrest occurred in the context of prior surveillance and harassment by law enforcement officials. During the monitoring prior to the arrest, the …
A declarant was arrested in the district of Lima on January 6, 1993 and taken to the DINCOTE premises. During her detention she was subjected to sexual violence and torture. The testimony is part of a systematic pattern of sexual violations that occurred in DINCOTE facilities during the internal armed …
During 1993 in the district of El Agustino there were cases of sexual violence against women detained by police officers. One witness was detained on November 11, 1991 in El Agustino and later transferred to the DINCOTE where she was groped and mistreated. Another witness was detained in El Agustino …
From 1993 onwards, the counter-subversive strategy was characterized by a substantial increase in the number of detentions of alleged subversives and a decrease in the number of cases of arbitrary executions and forced disappearances, although the number of cases of violation of the due process of detainees increased notoriously. The …
In 1993, there were 53 reports of detentions in the department of Huánuco, as a result of which 178 people are missing. The military authorities were identified as the main perpetrators of these detentions-disappearances. According to the Public Prosecutor's Office, this figure was lower in urban areas but not in …
In 1993, in the Las Palmas Military Base located in the district of Surco, Lima, there were cases of rape against women detainees. A declarant testified before the CVR about the case of two women who were detained together with her and who were raped by military personnel in that …
A woman testifies that during her detention in 1993 she was subjected to sexual violence in the San Isidro district of Lima. The testimony is part of the numerous cases of rape documented by the CVR that occurred during the period of political violence in Peru. This case is mentioned …
Ms. Montenegro was arrested in 1993 and subsequently sentenced to 15 years in prison in the military courts. Her case is mentioned in the context of testimonies about sexual violence and torture that occurred in the DINCOTE (National Directorate against Terrorism) during the period of the internal armed conflict. The …
The affiant was detained on November 22, 1992 in the district of Chulucanas, province of Morropon, department of Piura. This case is mentioned in the context of testimonies on sexual violence and detentions during the internal armed conflict. The detention was carried out by law enforcement forces in the context …
The declarant was detained on November 18, 1992 in the district of Magdalena, Lima. This case is part of the testimonies compiled by the CVR on detentions during the internal armed conflict. The detention occurred in the context of operations against subversion in the capital during 1992. The testimony documents …
Forensic medical examination requested by DINCOTE to María Magdalena Monteza Benavides, issued by doctors Yolanda Cáceres Bocanegra and Judith Maguiña Romero of the Institute of Forensic Medicine of Peru. The examination showed ecchymosis and swelling in the left knee that did not require disability. This certificate was one of several …
The medical examination performed by the Peruvian National Police on María Magdalena Monteza Benavides resulted in the presence of small ecchymosis on the left knee anterior face, considered as a recent injury, with no old injuries observed. Forensic Medicine Report No. 11605/92 concluded that the person presented signs of recent …
Nancy Pimentel Cuellar, a student at the Enrique Guzmán y Valle University of Education, was arrested at her home in the early hours of October 10, 1992 by members of the Armed Forces, who beat her before taking her to DINCOTE. She was taken to the third floor of the …
The arrest of Abimael Guzmán, leader of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, occurred in September 1992. This event marked a turning point in the internal armed conflict, although the PCP-SL maintained military capacity to develop actions against the population and the forces of law and order in the central region even after …
A woman was arrested on July 23, 1992 in the district of San Martin de Porres, Lima. During her detention, she was subjected to sexual violence with objects by security personnel. The affiant reported that the fact that she had soiled her underwear due to menstruation saved her from possible …
The declarant was arrested on July 23, 1992 in the district of San Martin de Porres, Lima. During her detention, she was the victim of sexual violence and other abuses. The case is part of a documented pattern of sexual violence against women detained during the internal armed conflict. Testimonies …
Carlos Ríos Fernández, head of the section of Workers, Neighborhoods and Workers (OBT) and member of the leadership cell of Socorro Popular of the PCP-SL, was arrested by the Peruvian Navy. Ríos Fernández was the political commander of the entire OBT and his capture took place in the Bocanegra human …
On July 3, 1992, a woman was arrested in the Urbanización San Felipe, located in the district of Comas, Lima. The detention was carried out by law enforcement forces in the context of the Peruvian internal armed conflict. This case is part of the testimonies documented by the CVR about …
A declarant was detained on May 10, 1992 in the district of Los Olivos, province and department of Lima. The testimony is part of the cases documented by the CVR related to detentions during the internal armed conflict. The detention occurred in the context of law enforcement operations during the …
Decree Law No. 25475, promulgated on May 6, 1992, established the typification and penalization of the crime of terrorism, as well as the procedures for investigation, instruction and trial. This norm was part of the new anti-terrorist legislation imposed days after the coup d'état of April 1992, granting broad attributions …
Beginning in May 1992, new anti-terrorist legislation was established that established severe penalties and special procedures for the investigation and trial of cases typified as crimes of terrorism and treason. This legislation was accompanied by the Repentance Law, a procedure that offered benefits in exchange for informing on those allegedly …
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