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.
On February 13, 1989, in Lima, a paramilitary group assassinated mining leader Saúl Cantoral Huamaní and social worker Consuelo García. This crime occurred in the context of the political violence affecting the mining sector in the central region of Peru. The murder took place during a period of intense repression …
In April 1985, mining leader Demetrio Martínez was assassinated with a bullet to the head. He had proposed on several occasions that the mining company Centromín Perú grant a special bonus and medical benefits to cover the consequences of the chemical reagents used by the workers in the extraction of …
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