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 May 25, 1995, Law 26457 came into force, declaring the reorganization of the country's public universities and the dismissal of their authorities. Among the background to the enactment of the law was the existence of a pronouncement that pointed out the alleged resurgence of terrorist activity within the university …
In 1995, Congress passed a law amnesting the military, exonerating them of the multiple human rights violations committed during the internal war. This fact, together with the administrative intervention of the UNE, opened a new period in the process of violence in the university that led to an institutionalized silence. …
The pro-Fujimori congressman Oswaldo Sandoval presented a motion of condemnation against the National Human Rights Coordinator (CNDDHH) for having disseminated, according to him, "without objective and real evidence", the accusations against the armed forces during Operation Aries. The motion was approved by the government majority of the Democratic Constituent Congress …
In 1989, the political coalition Izquierda Unida (IU) in Peru experienced a significant division. This split was due to internal sectarianism and inefficacy, which prevented IU from evolving beyond an electoral alliance into a programmatic front for peaceful and democratic transformation. The division weakened IU's influence among popular sectors and …
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The obsessive question resurfaces: this time, when did Peru go wrong? How did this (another) missed opportunity come about? How has the crude and arrogant right — being a minority, …
The death of comrade "William" triggered a new offensive against the Final Report of the Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación, which has just marked its ninth anniversary. In the …
In recent weeks, an "explosive" topic related to the historical legacy of terrorism has entered the national debate. We therefore consider it important to offer some initial impressions on the …
"The unresolved governance problems faced over the last two decades by both democratic and authoritarian governments in the areas of economic policy, subversion, respect for human rights, and legal and …
In Peru, the redefinition of the role of the Armed Forces following the democratic transition (1978–80) took place in the context of an exceptionally virulent internal war by Latin American …
