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 Huambalpa, a local leader known as AP was executed by the PCP-SL after being accused of exploiting his power for personal gain, including demanding goods and sexual favors from community members. The community reported these abuses to higher-ranking PCP-SL officials, who captured AP, forced him to dig his own …
The forensic investigation led by Clyde Collins Snow and José Pablo Baraybar examined the remains attributed to the Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Amaru. The findings suggested that some individuals were killed while defenseless, with specific cases indicating that victims were immobilized before being shot. The investigation highlighted the execution-style killings, with …
In April 1994, the Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos received reports of severe human rights violations in Moyuna, Huánuco. These reports included allegations of torture and extrajudicial executions by the Army against local residents. Additionally, there were claims of indiscriminate bombings in areas along the left bank of the Huallaga …
On April 24, 1993, the Fiscal de la Nación, Blanca Nélida Colán Maguiño, appointed Enrique Miranda Palma as Fiscal Ad Hoc to investigate the disappearances and executions of students and faculty from the Universidad Nacional del Centro. Despite the appointment, there is no record of any legal proceedings against military …
On May 2, 1992, nine farmers who had been abducted from the Santa District were executed and buried nearby. This was confirmed years later through witness testimonies. The operation was reportedly ordered by Santiago Martín Rivas and carried out by Carlos Eliseo Pichilingue Guevara, as part of a group created …
In 1991, the Peruvian military and political leadership established a specialized intelligence unit known as the 'Destacamento Colina'. This group, composed of members from the Army Intelligence Service (SIE), was tasked with carrying out operations to eliminate suspected subversives and their sympathizers. The group became notorious for its involvement in …
On 27 September 1990, in the Misión de la Florida-Chanchamayo in Junín, Peru, a group of young individuals, incited by hardened members of the Shining Path, conducted a 'people's trial' that resulted in the summary execution of eight people. Among the victims was Sister María Agustina Rivas, a 70-year-old nun …
On June 8, 1990, Jaime Cerrón Palomino, the academic vice-rector, and his driver were abducted and later executed. This event was perceived by many in the university community as linked to the interests of the PCP-SL, although there was no concrete evidence of Cerrón's affiliation with the group. The incident …
On February 2, 1990, a contingent of approximately fifty members of the PCP-SL entered the areas of Chinchiaco and Marcapata in the district of Ulcumayo, Junín. They forced the residents of Tama to march to Tambillo, where they executed the mayor of Tama, three of his relatives, and three members …
In 1990, a series of human rights violations were committed against the campesino population in the province of Chumbivilcas, Cusco. These violations included arbitrary detentions, forced disappearances, sexual violence, and arbitrary executions. The perpetrators were members of the Peruvian Army stationed at the Antabamba Military Base in Apurímac.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission investigated the deaths of José Abel Malpartida Páez and Luis Alberto Alvarez Aguilar, who were executed using explosives. Despite alleged links to the PCP-SL, their deaths were deemed unjustified, and the official narrative of accidental death was considered implausible. The Commission urged authorities to identify …
The execution of prisoners at the San Pedro de Lurgancho and El Frontón prisons in Peru was a significant event that highlighted the abdication of judicial authority to military courts. Despite the gravity of the incident, no judicial process was initiated by civilian authorities. Instead, the military judicial system conducted …
On May 14, 1989, a column of Shining Path militants captured Fidel Lastra in Alonso Alvarado, accusing him of betraying the party. Lastra was brutally beaten and then subjected to a gruesome ritual execution where local villagers, including his own family, were forced to stab him under threat of death. …
In early 1989, a 14-year-old boy, who was a delegate of sector 5 in the settlement of Justicia, Paz y Vida, was executed. He was allegedly linked to subversive activities and was kidnapped by three masked individuals. Witnesses reported that the execution was carried out by members of the SIN.
In 1987, Janio García Herbozo was executed by the Shining Path (PCP-SL) in the main square of Gorgor, Cajatambo, following a 'popular trial. He was accused of extorting the inhabitants of Cochas. This event was part of the broader strategy of the Shining Path to conduct 'popular justice' and gain …
In 1987, approximately 300 armed guerrillas from Sendero Luminoso arrived in Paraíso. They captured two individuals, subjected them to public torture, and forced the local population to participate in the violence. This event was part of a strategy to instill fear and ensure total obedience from the community.
On 24 July 1986, after the assassination of Lucas Terris Acevedo by Sendero Luminoso militants, the military entered Huayao under the command of a lieutenant known as 'TRAIDO'. They took Acevedo's body to the ronderos' meeting place and buried it in the cemetery. Subsequently, they executed Simion Miguel Vargas, who …
On November 30, 1985, a report by Teniente Coronel GC Gustavo O. Bravo Vargas indicated discrepancies in the police account of an alleged arms and explosives seizure in Lucmahuaycco. The police claimed a confrontation with a terrorist group, but no injuries were reported among the officers, and no terrorist members …
On July 4, 1985, a brutal massacre occurred at the Cuartel de Castropampa in Ayacucho, Peru. Women were separated from men, tortured, and subjected to sexual violence by soldiers. Sixty-nine people were executed, and the bodies of the victims, including women who had been raped, were discovered later.
In June 1985, members of the military forces of the PCP-SL executed Máximo Ibarra Paucar, Director of the C.E., Judge Abelardo Duran Padilla, Professor Sósimo Mendoza Huaranga, and farmer Joel Mendoza Huaranga in Pacllón, Bolognesi. These individuals were accused of having denounced the PCP-SL. This event is part of the …
In December 1984, at least 123 men and women from the localities of Cayramayo, Vizcatampata, Orccohuasi, and Putis were victims of an arbitrary execution by the military stationed in the community of Putis. The villagers were deceived by the military, forced to dig a pit, and then shot by the …
In November 1984, in Illahuasi, elements of the PCP-SL entered a home and confronted the resident's mother, accusing her of feeding the Sinchis. They punished her with a leather whip and subsequently executed her by shooting her in the head. This incident reflects the brutal tactics employed by the PCP-SL …
On August 22, 1984, the Peruvian Navy was responsible for the arbitrary detention, torture, forced disappearance, and execution of 50 individuals in Pucayacu. The bodies were discovered in mass graves, and additional disappearances of 57 locals were reported. These events occurred within a broader context of human rights violations during …
Journalist Jaime Boris Ayala Sulca was a victim of forced disappearance, torture, and arbitrary execution by members of the Peruvian Navy at the military base located in the Municipal Stadium of Huanta in August 1984. These events occurred within a broader context of widespread forced disappearances, torture, and arbitrary executions …
On 1 August 1984, a military patrol composed of members of the Peruvian Navy executed six villagers from the communities of Callqui and Nisperosniyocc. The executions took place at the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Callqui. This incident is part of a broader pattern of forced disappearances and arbitrary executions in …
Jesús Manuel Oropeza Chonta was detained by the police on 28 July 1984 and taken to the Military Base of Andamarca. After the military refused to take custody of him, he was executed by members of the police patrol led by Corporal Héctor Wilfredo Campos Yui. The execution involved shooting …
In 1984, during the execution of Plan Operativo CAIMAN XIII by the Infantería de Marina in Huanta, Ayacucho, six residents of the communities of Callqui and Nisperosniyocc were arbitrarily executed. The operation, led by several military officers, violated the right to life and personal integrity of the villagers, as well …
Ciprian Alvarado Carhuas, a 19-year-old from San José de Pincos, was detained by the military in Totos while serving as Alcalde-Vara of his community. Despite his family's efforts to locate him, he was never released. Witnesses later reported that he and other detainees were executed and buried in a mass …
On March 25, 1983, the Tinco Paucarhuanca brothers were accused of being subversives and executed by military forces near Sancos, Peru. They had attempted to present themselves to the military to clarify their positions but were instead apprehended, beaten, and executed. This incident was part of a series of extrajudicial …
On March 22, 1983, the population of Lucanamarca captured and executed Oscar, a leader associated with the PCP-SL (Shining Path). The community, frustrated by the violence and turmoil attributed to Oscar and his group, decided to take justice into their own hands. There are differing accounts of the event, with …
On November 19, 1982, the first public trial and execution by the Shining Path (PCP-SL) took place in Huancasancos, Peru. The community was forced to gather in the town square to witness the trial of a man known as 'Moisés,' who was accused of various crimes such as abuse and …
In 1982, the PCP-SL (Shining Path) proposed redistributing land from those with more to those with less in Pujas, Vilcashuamán. This proposal led to a conflict with local PCP-SL leaders who opposed the redistribution, resulting in their execution. The event highlights the internal conflicts within the Shining Path and the …
The internal armed conflict in Peru began in May 1980, marked by significant human rights violations. The conflict involved subversive groups like Sendero Luminoso and MRTA, as well as state agents, leading to arbitrary executions and massacres. Despite international human rights treaties in place, such as the International Covenant on …
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