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.
Testimony documenting experiences of detention and torture during the internal armed conflict. The testimony is part of the CVR's compilation of human rights violations. It is mentioned in the context of cases where the victims could not count on a system that would guarantee the possibility of a fair trial …
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued an interpretive judgment on the Barrios Altos case, clarifying central aspects of its previous merits judgment of March 14, 2001. The Court unanimously decided that the judgment on the merits in the Barrios Altos case has general effects. This judgment established that amnesty …
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued a landmark judgment in the Barrios Altos case, declaring that the amnesty laws enacted in Peru lack legal effect because they are incompatible with the American Convention. The judgment established that amnesty, statutes of limitation and exclusion of liability provisions that seek to …
On March 14, 2001, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled on the incompatibility of self-amnesty laws No. 26475 and No. 26492 in the Barrios Altos case. The Court qualified these laws as self-amnesty laws, stating that they lead to the defenselessness of the victims and the perpetuation of impunity, …
A woman was sexually harassed by a neighboring PCP-SL member who told her that if she turned herself in to them they would not make problems for her. When she refused, the man vowed revenge. One day, some men came to her house saying they were coming to kill her …
Giving increasingly evident signs of not wanting to address the issue of the investigation of human rights violations, the ruling majority rejected all the motions on the agenda after a request for their reconsideration. This confirmed the pattern of impunity promoted by the pro-Fujimori government.
When put to a vote, the first five motions on the agenda to investigate the torture denounced by Leonor La Rosa and the murder of Mariela Barreto were rejected by 56 votes against and 11 in favor. The pro-government majority systematically prevented the investigation of human rights violations.
The Supreme Council of Military Justice confirmed the dismissal of the case related to the rape of María Magdalena Monteza Benavides. The Chamber of the Permanent War Council of the 2nd Judicial Zone of the Army had previously declared the dismissal and referred it to the Supreme Council for consultation. …
María Magdalena Monteza Benavides submitted a written statement to the Ad Hoc Commission created by Law 26655, in which she recounted the facts of her arbitrary detention, torture and rape that occurred in October-November 1992. In this statement, Monteza detailed how she was detained on October 30, 1992 by members …
EP Lieutenant Colonel Julio Alberto Rodríguez Córdova testified before the Second Permanent Court of the Army's Second Judicial Zone about the detention operation of María Magdalena Monteza Benavides on October 30, 1992. In his statement, Rodriguez Cordova affirmed that he had authorization from the Command to carry out the operation …
The Constitutional Court declared inadmissible the action of unconstitutionality filed against amnesty laws 26479 and 26492, considering that their effects had already been exhausted. This decision consolidated the impunity granted by the amnesty laws and was later contradicted by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which would declare such laws …
The 1st Criminal Chamber of the Superior Court of Lima declared the exception of res judicata filed by Víctor Vargas Giraldés and José Emilio Campos Chira to be founded, alleging that the War Chamber of the Supreme Council of Military Justice had already tried and sentenced them for the same …
In the plenary session of Congress, Congressman Javier Diez Canseco cited Martin Rivas' own version of being a full-time military officer. Notwithstanding these facts, Congressman Miguel Velit argued against the motion. When put to a vote, the motion was rejected by 52 votes against and 29 in favor.
On July 26, 1995, the Review Chamber of the Supreme Council of Military Justice confirmed the decision to dismiss the proceedings in the La Cantuta case issued on July 6, 1995. This confirmation consolidated the strategy of impunity implemented by the military to avoid the punishment of those responsible for …
On July 14, 1995, magistrates of the 11th Criminal Chamber of the Superior Court of Lima, invoking self-amnesty laws 26479 and 26492, overturned Judge Saquicuray's decision and ordered the final dismissal of the Barrios Altos case. The Chamber ruled that the amnesty law was not antagonistic to the Constitution or …
The Eleventh Criminal Chamber of the Superior Court of Lima declared null the resolution that had declared inapplicable the amnesty law 26479 in the Barrios Altos case, and consequently declared it applicable to the process followed against members of the Colina Group. The Court argued that the power to grant …
On July 6, 1995, the War Chamber of the Supreme Council of Military Justice issued a second resolution ordering the dismissal of the proceedings in the La Cantuta case, arguing that the crime had been proven but not the responsibility of the defendants. This resolution was confirmed by the Review …
The Criminal Chamber of the Superior Court of Huancavelica declared Amnesty Law No. 26479 applicable to the process followed against Lieutenant EP Javier Bendezú Vargas and his subordinates, ordering the cutting of the sequel of the process and its definitive archiving. They also annulled the judicial and police records of …
On July 2, 1995, the Democratic Constituent Congress approved Law No. 26492 that interpreted Article 1 of Law No. 26479 in the sense that the general amnesty was of obligatory application by the Jurisdictional Bodies and reached all the facts derived from the fight against terrorism. The procedure was irregular: …
President Alberto Fujimori Fujimori promulgated Law 26492, which establishes as obligatory the application of the controversial Amnesty Law, whose bill has been supported by the majority of Congress. With this, Judge Antonia Saquicuray Sanchez's ruling on the inapplicability of the amnesty benefit for those involved in the Barrios Altos case …
On June 29, 1995, in reaction to Judge Saquicuray's decision, Congress passed Law 26492, known as the 'Barrios Altos Law', without public debate. This law 'interpreted' that the amnesty was of obligatory application by the Judicial Power and could not be reviewed in the courts, expressly prohibiting judges from exercising …
GRP Colonel Rolando Cabezas Alarcón, convicted for his responsibility in the extrajudicial executions in the Lurigancho prison in June 1986, was released on June 16, 1995 by application of Amnesty Law No. 26479, after serving his sentence since 1986.
On June 15, 1995, Congress approved Law No. 26479 granting general amnesty to military personnel. This law expressly established that the facts or crimes covered by it, as well as the definitive acquittals and acquittals, would not be subject to investigation, and all judicial cases in process or in execution …
The Third Specialized Criminal Court of the Superior Court of Justice of Lambayeque declared the amnesty exception founded in the process against the three police officers prosecuted for abuse of authority and injuries against the defenders of the San Ignacio forests. This decision was made in application of Law 26479, …
After initiating the judicial process against members of the Colina Group for the Barrios Altos massacre, the military court filed a jurisdictional dispute. However, before this was resolved, Law 26479 was passed, which granted amnesty to the accused and led to the case being shelved. This law prevented the investigation …
President Fujimori promulgated Law 26479, known as the General Amnesty Law, which had been approved by Congress the day before. This law granted general amnesty to military, police or civilian personnel denounced, investigated, prosecuted, tried or condemned for common and military crimes derived from the fight against terrorism from May …
The government headed by Alberto Fujimori approved the unconstitutional amnesty laws No. 26479 and No. 26492, which freed members of the security forces sentenced for crimes against humanity and prohibited any jurisdictional investigation. The citizenry mobilized massively against these laws, led by university youth who assumed a vanguard role in …
The Congress approves with 47 votes in favor and 11 against the General Amnesty Bill (26479) which will benefit those sentenced for criminal acts during the fight against terrorism and the attempted coup of November 13, 1992. The law also includes acts of infidelity and insult to the nation and …
The General Amnesty Law for military personnel is approved, which benefits members of the armed forces accused of human rights violations. This law generates strong national and international controversy because it prevents the prosecution of cases such as La Cantuta and others.
On June 14, 1995, the Democratic Constituent Congress, with the votes of the ruling majority of the 'Cambio 90' party, approved Law 26479, a broad and general amnesty for military and police officers implicated in human rights violations since May 1980. The law established that all facts derived from the …
The amnesty bill was presented without prior notice by pro-government congressmen on the night of June 13 and approved in the early hours of June 14 with 47 votes in favor and 11 against. The General Amnesty Law (26479) benefited those sentenced for human rights violations during the fight against …
The Provincial Prosecutor of Huaraz, Dr. Hugo Morales Morales, ordered the definitive dismissal of the complaint. The decision was based on changes in the version of witnesses Yolanda Donata Hurtado Sanchez and Reyna Fernandez Salcedo, who retracted their initial statements. The prosecutor also invoked a JECOTER report that stated that …
In June 1995, the Democratic Constituent Congress approved by majority vote the Amnesty laws guaranteeing impunity for human rights violations. This approval included a significant vote by some leaders of the opposition to the Fujimori regime. The amnesty laws were designed to dispense with the obsequiousness of judicial authorities and …
The 44th Provincial Criminal Prosecutor's Office of Lima issued a resolution on May 2, 1995 regarding the complaint of rape filed by María Magdalena Monteza Benavides against military personnel. The resolution closed the investigation, considering that the military jurisdiction was not competent to hear the crime of rape since it …
In 1995, the six military personnel convicted of the murder of 15 Santa Bárbara community members were granted amnesty under Amnesty Law 26479. This amnesty added to the already existing impunity, as they had been convicted only for abuse of authority and not for homicide, and consolidated the lack of …
Alberto Fujimori's dictatorship attempted to spuriously legalize impunity for human rights violations committed by State agents. The Democratic Constituent Congress approved by majority vote two amnesty laws that violated constitutional provisions and international treaties sovereignly ratified by Peru. With one honorable exception, judges relinquished their power to apply diffuse control …
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. …
On October 21, 1994, the War Chamber of the Supreme Council of Military Justice closed the Barrios Altos case against Generals Pedro Villanueva Valdivia, Nicolás de Bari Hermoza Ríos, Juan Nolberto Rivera Lazo and Vladimiro Montesinos Torres, without further investigation. The decision was confirmed on October 28, 1994 by the …
On October 21, 1994, the War Chamber of the Supreme Council of Military Justice issued a resolution ordering the dismissal of the proceedings in the La Cantuta case, arguing that the crime had been proven but not the responsibility of the defendants. This resolution was confirmed by the Review Chamber …
On October 10, 1994, the Supreme Council of Military Justice confirmed the resolution of July 23, 1992 of the Permanent War Council of the Second Judicial Zone of the Army that dismissed the case in Case No. 1786-91 against Sub Lieutenant Chavez and 'those responsible', considering that there was no …
Carmen Rosa Pariona Yachi, 23 years old, filed a formal complaint before the Mixed Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Tocache on May 30, 1994. The complaint is framed in the context of sexual violence during the internal armed conflict in the Alto Huallaga area. The CVR report mentions this case as …
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 …
The War Chamber of the Supreme Council of Military Justice issued a sentence absolving Commander Raúl Valverde Añorga of the crime of Negligence and sentencing José Emilio Campos Chira for the offense of Disobedience, for which the possibility of imposing a sentence had already expired, and Víctor Vargas Giraldés for …
On February 21, 1994, the War Chamber of the Supreme Council of Military Justice issued a sentence in joined cases 157-93 and 8841-93 against officers and subalterns of the Peruvian Army for the kidnapping, disappearance and execution of the nine students and the teacher from La Cantuta. Major Santiago Martin …
The government enacted the so-called 'Cantuta Law', according to which jurisdictional disputes are understood to be resolved with a simple majority. In practice, this paralyzed the new vote on jurisdiction in the La Cantuta case and the case went directly to military jurisdiction, favoring the impunity of those responsible.
Medical Record No. 3343 of the Prison Health Directorate of the National Penitentiary Institute (INPE) documents the condition of María Magdalena Monteza Benavides on July 14, 1993, the date on which she gave birth to her daughter. This medical record, together with Medical Report No. 081 of the Maternal Perinatal …
In spite of the evidence of the kidnapping and murder of the students and the professor of La Cantuta, the official majority in Congress approved the minority opinion that sustained the thesis of self-kidnapping. This decision was taken, although it seems incredible, denying the evidence of military participation in the …
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 members of the military prosecuted for the murder of Hugo Bustíos filed a plea of res judicata in the common jurisdiction, which was declared founded by the Judicial Power, thus archiving the process. This decision exemplifies how the military justice system acted to guarantee impunity for members of the …
Mrs. Amalia Tolentino was intercepted by a military patrol of 70 soldiers on April 8, 1993 when she was traveling with other people from Puerto de Moyuna to Huánuco. She was the victim of rape by the soldiers during this transfer. Mrs. Tolentino reported the incident to the Special Prosecutor's …
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According to this book, Peru's Armed Forces have been unjustly accused by the CVR and NGOs for the atrocities committed between 1980 and 2000. Quote from the book: "The biased …
Alberto Fujimori will return to prison. Peru's Supreme Court annulled this Wednesday the pardon granted to the 80-year-old autocrat, who had received the grace on Christmas night last year from …
The Ombudsman's Office warned that former president Alberto Fujimori is barred from participating in public events or political affairs, since doing so would demonstrate that his health condition does not …
Following the release of the resolution by the Supreme Preparatory Investigation Court declaring the humanitarian pardon to former president Alberto Fujimori inapplicable, the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights assured …
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH) today (October 5, 2018) welcomed the annulment of the pardon granted to former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000), who was sentenced to 25 …
The judicial annulment of the pardon granted to former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) restores justice and prevents impunity for the crimes committed by the former president, said three special …
Document that provides a normative and jurisprudential assessment of the pardon and right of grace granted to Alberto Fujimori in December 2018. Among its main conclusions, it identifies the insufficient …
A setback for the pardon of former president Alberto Fujimori, granted by Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. The Judiciary annulled this morning the humanitarian pardon granted to Fujimori and ordered his immediate …
Letter addressed to former President of Peru, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, drafted by a group of European parliamentarians, following the decision to pardon former President Alberto Fujimori, who had been sentenced …
Peruvian justice today put an end to the freedom that octogenarian former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori had enjoyed since the past Christmas, by annulling the controversial pardon that had been …
President of the Republic Martín Vizcarra stated that the decision of the Judiciary declaring the humanitarian pardon granted to former president Alberto Fujimori Fujimori inadmissible must be respected. He recalled …
The Fujimori case took another twist with the annulment of the pardon. This once again exposed the bitter rivalry between Keiko and Kenji. This entire saga could well inspire a …
The Government of Peru announced that it will comply with the judicial ruling that today annulled the humanitarian pardon granted to former president Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) and ordered his arrest …
The Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos (CNDDHH) welcomes the scope of Ombudsman's Report No. 177 on the "Pardon and right of grace granted to former president Alberto Fujimori" and highlights …
The climate of outrage over the pardon granted on Christmas Eve by Peruvian president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski to former president (1990-2000) Alberto Fujimori was reflected in four manifestos signed by …
Full text of the resolution annulling the pardon granted to Alberto Fujimori Fujimori. Published on October 3, 2018.
Peru's Supreme Court annulled this Wednesday the pardon granted to former Peruvian president (1990-2000) and ordered his return to prison. Former president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK) had granted him this …
International human rights organizations and Peruvian civil society organizations issue a statement regarding the decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Corte IDH) determining that the pardon granted to …
Three months before the pardon of Alberto Fujimori, Peruvian president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski received the former president's son. He did so shortly after announcing another cabinet, forced at that time …
On January 29, 1992, members of the Colina squad kidnapped, tortured and murdered six peasants from the Caraqueño and San José annexes in the district of Pativilca (north of the …
The pardon of Alberto Fujimori should never have been granted because it did not comply with internal procedures and violates the ruling of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Corte …
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH) urged the Peruvian State today to revoke the humanitarian pardon and the right of grace granted to convicted former president Alberto Fujimori. According …
The Preparatory Investigation Court of the Supreme Court, presided over by judge Hugo Núñez Julca, granted the request by the civil party not to apply the humanitarian pardon in favor …
"Mamá Angélica" begins her final journey tomorrow. Precisely on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, Angélica Mendoza de Ascarza will be buried in the cemetery of Huamanga, …
A native of Ayacucho, her name was Angélica Mendoza Ascarza, but Peru knew her simply as "Mamá Angélica." Until the age of 88, when life gave out, she never stopped …
Without a doubt, Angélica Mendoza de Ascarza was one of those women who, against all odds in the world, believed in justice and fought for it. I will not recount …
"Courageous mother, woman of a thousand battles, beautiful mother, unshakeable woman, your struggle is our struggle, your tears are our tears, you fought for 30 years in hard battles against …
The Ayacucho guitar plays and the mothers of the disappeared sing in Quechua to 'Mamá Angélica,' the founding mother, the great mother. At the cemetery of Huamanga, on the afternoon …
The following audio is a posthumous tribute to doña Angélica Mendoza de Ascarza, known as Mamá Angélica, an exemplary mother who leaves us an enormous lesson of struggle and tireless …
Lifetime testimony of Mamá Angélica. Spanish transcription of the testimony given by Angélica Mendoza, Mamá Angélica, about the disappearance of her son Arquímedes Arquímides Ascarza Mendoza. Published on September 1, …
Angélica Mendoza de Ascarza, known as "Mamá Angélica," died at the age of 88. She was a woman from Ayacucho who became the symbol of families of the disappeared during …
Peruvian social leader Angélica Mendoza viuda de Ascarza passed away on Monday afternoon in a public hospital in Ayacucho, the southern Andean region where she and her children were born …
The mother of one of the victims kidnapped and disappeared at an Ayacucho military barracks died at the age of 88, after a long fight to find justice. For 34 …
The pardon granted by Peruvian president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski to former president Alberto Fujimori on Christmas began to have its first consequences, in the form of resignations by officials and …
The former president accused of human rights crimes was released from prison thanks to the political use made of the Odebrecht scandal. Peru is not the only country in which …
Ten days after the ruling that convicted the military personnel from the 'Los Cabitos' barracks who disappeared her son, María Angélica Mendoza de Ascarza died in Ayacucho without ever finding …
On the afternoon of August 28, Angélica Mendoza died, better known as "mamá Angélica," a woman who fought for more than 30 years over the disappearance of her son Arquímides …
"Maypi kachkanki Arquímedes?" "Where are you, Arquímedes?" What I remember about mamá Angélica are her eyes of unfathomable sadness. That last time I interviewed her, in 2015. Her husband had …
On August 28, 2017, Huamanga awakens to a brilliant Andean sun illuminating the tile rooftops surrounding the Plaza de Armas of the city. The atmosphere is as calm as any …
Ten days before she died, on August 18, the Poder Judicial confirmed that in 1983 her son, Arquímedes Ascarza, had been disappeared by a group of soldiers from the Los …
Peru's president, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK), pardoned former president Alberto Fujimori on Christmas Eve. This decision triggered a wave of marches across the South American country in rejection of the …
Angélica Mendoza, who for more than three decades searched for her son kidnapped by Peruvian security forces and became a symbol for families of the disappeared, died at the age …
More than 230 Peruvian writers, including 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, signed a letter of protest against the "illegal and irresponsible conduct" of Peruvian president Pedro …
Yesterday the Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos (of which I am a member) and Demus announced at a press conference that prosecutor Marcelita Gutiérrez decided to extend the investigation into …
The period of political violence and the fight against terrorism left very deep wounds in Peruvian society. The violence affected everyone, including the actors of the justice system, who were …
Regarding the content of this publication, we also find it necessary to provide a brief explanation. Before the public opinion that followed the Commission's work very closely — treated as …
1. The situation in recent years. 2. Peruvian legislation. 3. Mechanisms of impunity. 4. Pending commitments of the Peruvian State and recommendations.
On July 20, the Supreme Court of Peru issued a highly controversial ruling in a case involving members of the annihilation squad known as the Grupo Colina. According to human …