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.
A woman testified before the CVR about the torture she suffered at the time of her detention in Huacho, Lima. The testimony was collected in December 2002 as part of the process of compiling testimonies on human rights violations during the internal armed conflict. This case is part of the …
On June 24, 1992, the Colina detachment assassinated journalist Pedro Yauri in Huacho. According to the testimony of a former member of the Colina detachment, Pedro Yauri was interrogated under torture but stood his ground before being executed. The case was reported to the PNP but the police and military …
In 1992, journalist Pedro Yauri Bustamante was kidnapped and disappeared in Huacho. The crime occurred in the context of selective murders that took place in the coastal provinces since 1992, the year of Abimael Guzman's capture. The crime is presumed to have been committed by the paramilitary group "Colina". This …
In 1989, in the district of Ámbar, near Huacho, the PCP-SL carried out an attack against the Police Post and the Municipal Palace. This attack was part of the Shining Path offensive that extended between 1989 and 1990 to targets in coastal towns. The attack resulted in the death of …
In 1989, in San José de Manzanares, Huacho, the police arrested and disappeared Antonio Osores De la Cruz, suspected of terrorism. This occurred in the context of the extension of the actions of the main forces of the PCP-SL to localities on the coast, which generated a response from the …
Showing 1–5 of 5 events