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 September 25, 2002, at approximately 4:00 AM, the witness returned to the grave accompanied by other family members. During this visit, they dug a few centimeters into the place and human bones began to appear. They also found a sweater (garment) that a lady had knitted for her husband, …
A Quispillacta villager showed the prosecutor a grave containing human remains, including clothing characteristic of the Quispillacta people and a woven sweater that could be identified. Despite the fact that the CVR manual established that the prosecutor should take custody of the grave once notified, the prosecutor did not comply …
On November 2, 1993, the magazine Sí reported that in the early morning of July 18, 1992, the ten bodies of the victims of La Cantuta were initially buried in a hollow located at kilometer 1.5 of the Ramiro Prialé Highway (Huachipa) used by the National Police as a shooting …
On July 8, 1993, the magazine Sí revealed that the remains of some students from La Cantuta had been buried in the Chavilca ravine, in the district of Cieneguilla. Prosecutor Víctor Cubas Villanueva carried out a verification diligence before representatives of the national and international press, finding buried bone and …
The discovery of the La Cantuta graves gave new impetus to the denunciations of human rights violations. Fujimori's government did not assume responsibility, opting instead for the disqualification of the legitimacy of the denouncers and their permanent harassment. The government will continue with a series of intentional changes in legislation …
In Cieneguilla, Lima, four graves with human remains were found thanks to a report made to the weekly Sí. The complainants do not identify themselves and assure the editor of the weekly, Ricardo Uceda Perez, that the remains belong to the nine students and a professor of the National University …
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