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.
Fr. Franz Windischoffer, parish priest of Huantar in Huari, was attacked and tortured, and his house was set on fire. This violent attack against the priest is part of the escalation of violence against pastoral agents of the Catholic Church. The objective was to intimidate and expel religious from the …
The cathedral tower in Huari was dynamited in an attack against the Catholic Church. This act is part of the Shining Path's systematic campaign against religious institutions in various regions of the country. The attack was intended to intimidate the population and weaken the presence of the Church.
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