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 March 28, 1984, there was a riot of common prisoners in the El Sexto prison that was broadcast live by several television channels. Viewers suddenly witnessed images of an inmate dousing one hostage with gasoline and stabbing another. This event set a precedent on the impact of live transmission …
Riot in El Sexto prison leaves 29 dead and fifty wounded. The confrontation was between people from Chalaca and people from Lima. This event generated an extensive discussion about the situation of prisons in the country and the conditions of overcrowding and violence that existed in the penitentiary centers.
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