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 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 …
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