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.
Interview conducted by the CVR with retired Police Health personnel in the city of Lima. This interview is part of the documentation on the psychological and mental health effects on members of the police forces during the internal armed conflict. The testimony is mentioned in the context of an analysis …
During 2000, 8 law enforcement fatalities were recorded as a result of the internal armed conflict, representing 0.5% of the total number of law enforcement casualties during the entire period under investigation. This figure includes 6 members of the Armed Forces and 2 members of the Police Forces. The year …
A woman was detained at DINCOTE (Dirección Nacional contra el Terrorismo) in Lima during 1996. During her detention, the affiant suffered violations of her dignity and status as a woman, terms frequently used by victims to refer to rape without explicitly mentioning it. This case is part of a documented …
During 1995, 132 law enforcement fatalities were recorded in the internal armed conflict, representing 7.9% of the total number of law enforcement casualties during the entire period. Of these casualties, 104 corresponded to the Armed Forces and 28 to the Police Forces. A new and brief increase in casualties was …
In 1995 there was a significant increase in law enforcement casualties in the upper Huallaga area. According to information provided by the Joint Command of the Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior to the CVR, 132 law enforcement personnel died that year (104 from the Army and 28 …
A woman detained at DINCOTE in April 1994 was the victim of rape during her detention. The victim used indirect terms such as 'my condition as a woman' or 'my dignity' to refer to the rape she suffered. This case is part of a systematic pattern of sexual violence against …
During 1994, Peruvian law enforcement suffered 67 fatal casualties in the internal armed conflict, representing 4.0% of the total number of law enforcement casualties during the entire period investigated. Of these casualties, 52 corresponded to the Armed Forces and 15 to the Police Forces. This year is in the period …
One affiant was detained on the premises of the Technical University of El Callao on January 22, 1992 by members of the Peruvian Navy. Subsequently, in October 1993, she was again threatened with rape on the premises of the JECOTE in El Callao. These events are part of a pattern …
A woman was arrested on May 17, 1993 in the district of Los Olivos, Lima. During her detention she was the victim of sexual violence by State agents. The case is part of a systematic pattern of sexual violence against women detained during the internal armed conflict. The affiant used …
The Mental Health Service of the Police Hospital prepared a report on the incidence of psychiatric disorders in the Luis N. Saenz Central Hospital of the National Police of Peru, in relation to social violence during the period 1993-1997. The second conclusion of the report points to a significant increase …
A woman was arrested on July 23, 1992 in the district of San Martin de Porres, Lima. During her detention, she was subjected to sexual violence with objects by security personnel. The affiant reported that the fact that she had soiled her underwear due to menstruation saved her from possible …
The police intervention in the Canto Grande prison took place between June 6 and 9, 1992, culminating in the assassination of prominent cadres of Socorro Popular of the PCP-SL. This action was one of the triggers of the wave of Shining Path violence that culminated in the attack on Tarata …
On May 9, 1992, a police intervention called "Mudanza Uno" took place in the Shining Path wards of the Canto Grande prison with the objective of transferring more than 100 women to the Chorrillos prison. The operation resulted in the murder of 35 inmates accused of terrorism. Among the victims …
On March 31, 1992, Ana Carolina Lira Chupingahua's husband was murdered in Lima. According to Ana Carolina's testimony, her husband accompanied her two blocks to the bus stop, without foreseeing what would happen. This case is mentioned in the context of victims among the forces of law and order during …
On February 14, 1992, the PCP-SL called for an armed strike in Metropolitan Lima, during which 25 attacks were carried out in the city. The most spectacular act of that day was the blowing up of a police patrol truck in the district of Comas. This attack occurred in a …
In 1992, Shining Path attacked a police station in the province of Huancavelica, resulting in the death of 4 policemen. This attack took place in a context where the communities of Julcamarca, with the support of the army and the ronderos of Lircay, were consolidating the Rondas Campesinas. The attack …
A woman was the victim of rape in the district of El Tambo. According to the testimony, the victim said: 'it must have happened during the rape that the marines raped me in Tambo'. The case is part of a broader pattern of sexual violence perpetrated against women during the …
The capture of Abimael Guzmán, the main leader of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, occurred in 1992 and marked a turning point in the Peruvian internal armed conflict. This event occurred during the period of the so-called 'leap to strategic balance' when PCP-SL members had intensified their attacks against police and military …
On December 21, 1991, there was an armed confrontation between law enforcement forces and MRTA militants in Cedroccasa, district of Vilcabamba, province of La Convención, in which four MRTA militants died. In this confrontation, four MRTA militants were killed. This was a definitive blow to the front that MRTA had …
A woman was arrested in the district of El Agustino on November 11, 1991. During her detention, police officers asked her to kiss another girl detained with her in the cell and to get into the doggy style position. The police exercised sexual and psychological violence against the detainees. This …
A woman was arrested in the San Luis Urbanization in the district of Salamanca, department of Lima, on November 1, 1991. She was later transferred to the DINCOTE where she was constantly groped by the police. The witness's account shows how since her arrival at the DINCOTE she was beaten …
In October 1991, a PCP-Sendero Luminoso annihilation commando was captured in Callao. This capture allowed access to valuable information on the zoning of the Shining Path annihilation commandos operating in Metropolitan Lima. The captured commando was part of the military structure of the PCP-SL operating in the Callao area and …
On August 31, 1991, rape and physical abuse occurred in the department of Cajamarca. The case was mentioned in the context of an official response that attempted to discredit the accusations against members of the police. The authorities described the accusations against police officers of rape and physical abuse as …
On May 4, 1991, a Shining Path detachment assaulted the Ollantaytambo police post. During the attack, three policemen guarding the facility were killed. This assault was part of a series of PCP-SL attacks against police posts and authorities in the Cuzco region during that period. The attack took place in …
One informant was detained in the district of Surquillo on April 5, 1991. She was later transferred to the Santa Monica Penitentiary in Chorrillos, where in 1992 a colonel in charge of the prison conditioned benefits to the inmates in exchange for sexual favors. The colonel would take groups of …
Police raids in Huaycán were carried out intermittently until March and April 1991, as part of the combined law enforcement operations in the human settlements of the Eastern Zone. These operations had begun in 1987, when nearly 300 settlers were detained in two successive raids. In 1991, military bases were …
During 1991 there was one of the highest number of fatalities among Peruvian law enforcement personnel in the internal armed conflict. According to information provided by the armed institutes and the Ministry of the Interior to the CVR, 207 law enforcement personnel died that year, representing 12.4% of the total …
On October 21, 1990, a university student was arrested in Ayacucho in circumstances that several witnesses witnessed. According to the testimonies gathered, the young man was placed in the trunk of a police patrol car. This event is part of the context of political violence and repression that characterized the …
In September 1990, the most dramatic event of the wave of official violence took place: in the community of Chillutira, a DOES raid culminated in the disappearance of several community leaders who were later found dead, among them Dionisio Cantani Hancco, secretary general of the Orurillo district federation. The first …
Fernando Colonio, a lawyer working for the National University of San Cristobal de Huamanga (UNSCH), was murdered on July 21, 1990 by undercover law enforcement agents. Colonio had made a series of denunciations of fundamental rights violations by the security forces. His murder took place in the context of a …
In March 1990, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) was formed within the DIRCOTE (Directorate against Terrorism) with the explicit objective of capturing the leadership of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This specialized police intelligence group was created at a critical moment in the internal armed conflict, when Metropolitan Lima had become the …
Angel Escobar Jurado, leader of the Federation of Peasant Communities and vice-president of the Huancavelica Human Rights Commission, disappeared on February 27, 1990. It is presumed that the perpetrators of the crime were related to law enforcement. The case occurred in a context of intense political violence in the Huancavelica …
José Rafael Vives, a member of law enforcement, was killed in combat in San Martín in 1990. According to his testimony, he was participating in an intervention with twenty-two men armed with six rifles, leaving with three rifles and MGP machine guns that were not suitable for that type of …
During 1990, Peruvian law enforcement forces suffered 138 fatal casualties in the fight against armed subversion, which represents 8.2% of the total number of casualties of law enforcement forces during the entire conflict. Of these casualties, 93 corresponded to the Armed Forces (mainly the Army) and 45 to the Police …
According to testimony gathered by the CVR, all the women detained in the Totos barracks were raped without distinction of age. A declarant stated that he learned from fellow detainees that even an elderly person was raped in the military barracks. This testimony shows that rape was a systematic practice …
In January 1990, the main column of the Shining Path PCP suffered a decisive setback in Puno. The forces of law and order caught up with the subversive column and in the confrontation five subversives were killed, among them their military commander. This event marked an important turning point in …
A woman was detained on November 3, 1989 in the district of San Juan de Miraflores, province and department of Lima. The CVR Report document mentions this case in the context of arbitrary detentions where sexual violations took place. The declarant was a victim of sexual violence during her detention, …
On October 16, 1989, a police strike took place in Peru. This event occurred in a complex political context, during the government of Alan Garcia Perez, marked by intense political violence and preparations for the general elections. The police strike took place a few days after the closing of registration …
The PCP-SL attacked Minero Peru's facilities at the Gavilan de Oro mine in the district of Ananea, province of San Antonio de Putina. During the attack, 9 policemen and a private security guard were killed. In addition, the deputy mayor and the district governor were killed. This attack was part …
On October 10, 1989, an armed confrontation took place in the district of Antauta, province of Melgar, between law enforcement forces and the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This confrontation resulted in the death of 14 Shining Path members. On the same day, another PCP-SL attack took place in the district of Ananea, …
A minor was arrested on July 19, 1989 in the district of Santa Anita, Lima. During her detention, she was subjected to groping and mistreatment by police officers. The events occurred in August 1989 at DINCOTE, Lima, where the minor was transferred. The testimony is part of the documented cases …
A woman was arrested at her home in the district of Huancayo in 1989. During her detention, she was the victim of rape by State agents. The case illustrates the pattern of systematic sexual violence against women detained during the internal armed conflict. The victim did not denounce the facts …
In 1989, a person was captured in Plaza San Martin in Lima and taken to DINCOTE (National Directorate against Terrorism). The person was accused of terrorism and was detained for 14 days. This type of arbitrary detention was part of the actions of law enforcement during the internal armed conflict. …
During 1989, Peruvian law enforcement forces suffered 149 fatal casualties in the fight against armed subversion, representing 8.9% of the total number of law enforcement casualties during the entire conflict. Of these casualties, 101 corresponded to the Armed Forces (mainly the Army) and 48 to the Police Forces. This year …
Between 1989 and 1992, 313 cases of irregular detentions were registered in the province of Leoncio Prado, of which 183 people are missing. According to the CVR database, in this province between 1989 and 1994 around 232 people lost their lives and 198 are missing. Most of the cases took …
Hugo Bustios Saavedra was violently murdered in Huanta in November 1988. His death occurred at the hands of the Peruvian Navy. This case is mentioned in the context of the selective assassinations that characterized the period, in contrast to the massive attacks on civilian populations of the previous period. The …
In July 1988, the MRTA attacked the Pozuzo police post, resulting in the murder of four policemen. This attack was part of MRTA operations in the Palcazu area, where an initially small column of approximately ten well-armed and uniformed militants had set up on the left bank of the Palcazu …
On May 13, 1988, in retaliation for a Shining Path PCP column ambushing an Army convoy in the vicinity of the community, a law enforcement patrol raided Cayara. Law enforcement forces gathered the population in the community and killed 28 peasants in cold blood. This was one of the most …
On May 5, 1988, the Shining Path PCP carried out a ferocious attack on the police post of Crucero, in the province of Sandia, department of Puno. This attack came after almost a year of calm in the area. During the raid, the subversives killed six members of the security …
During 1988 there was a sharp increase in law enforcement casualties, with a total of 141 fatalities (102 from the Armed Forces and 39 from the Police Forces), representing 8.4% of the total casualties during the entire conflict. This increase coincided with the period of the so-called 'jump to strategic …
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