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 …
In January 2003, on the 20th anniversary of the Uchuraccay massacre, it was expected that a ruling would be issued on the statute of limitations. However, the judicial authorities considered that the legal period for the process to remain in reserve is 30 years, which means that the statute of …
Testimony of a person who was accused of treason and subsequently imprisoned in Lima. The testimony was collected in January 2003 as part of the statements documented by the CVR. The interviewee recounts his experience of arrest, unjust accusation and imprisonment, forming part of a group of testimonies about people …
A declarant gives testimony before the TRC narrating the disappearance of her son in the city of Lima. The testimony reflects the deep pain and emotional suffering caused by the disappearance. The affiant mentions that out of grief and rage she took to drinking and from that moment on she …
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 …
A woman testifies about the disappearance of her son in the city of Lima. The testimony was collected in Ayacucho in December 2002. The mother recounts how, out of grief and anger over the disappearance, she took to drinking and learned to chew too much coca. The case illustrates the …
Testimony collected in Lima in December 2002 documenting experiences of humiliation and devaluation suffered by victims during the internal armed conflict. The testimony is part of the section of the report that analyzes the attacks on individuals, their families, communities, institutions, values and forms of organization, which in addition to …
Thematic public hearing organized by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) focused on political violence and its impact on the educational community. This event was part of the process of compiling testimonies and documentation of human rights violations that occurred during the internal armed conflict in Peru. The hearing made …
The Maternal Perinatal Institute of the Ministry of Health (Maternidad de Lima) issued Medical Report No. 081 on October 11, 2002. This medical report was used as evidence to determine the gestation time of María Magdalena Monteza Benavides. The document, together with Medical Record No. 3343 of the INPE Prison …
Public hearing organized by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission focused on documenting and making visible the political violence and crimes committed specifically against women during the internal armed conflict. During this hearing, testimonies of women victims of sexual violence, arbitrary detentions, torture and other abuses were presented. The testimonies collected …
In September 2002, testimonies from the Penal Castro-Castro in Lima, Peru, describe a tense situation where inmates were gathered in a large area, requesting the presence of commissions and asserting their lack of weapons. Despite their peaceful stance, the situation escalated, leading to further unrest and violence.
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 …
Testimony of a person who was detained and imprisoned, where he recounts the conditions of mistreatment and humiliation experienced in prison. The declarant describes how at 12 o'clock at night they were taken out one by one, stripped naked and doused with water, and interrogated about alleged activities and people …
Testimony of a person who suffered detention and torture, narrating the humiliations received during his captivity. The declarant describes how he was taken to Lima and subjected to mistreatment at DINCOTE at around 12:00 midnight, where an officer kicked him in the back and humiliated him with insults. The testimony …
Inmates at the Penal de Castro-Castro in Lima faced a violent confrontation with police forces. The police used explosives and firearms to breach the facility, resulting in the death of Juan Bardales Rengifo, the first victim of the incident. The police also deployed tear gas and grenades, causing many inmates …
National Workshop organized by the Mental Health Unit of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in coordination with CAPS. The event was held during two consecutive days in the city of Lima. During the workshop, participants talked about their lives and the suffering experienced in the search for their missing …
A public hearing was held in Lima on June 22, 2002, to address cases of human rights violations. One of the cases discussed involved the daughter of Celestina Rafael Polo, a victim of a car bomb. The hearing highlighted the ongoing challenges faced by women, including discrimination and marginalization, especially …
Julia Castillo Ccopa gave her testimony at the first session of the CVR's public hearings on June 21, 2002. Her testimony corresponds to case N° 2 of that session. She narrated her experience of detention and torture in Lima. This testimony is part of the public hearings organized by the …
In June 2002, a public hearing was held in Lima to address cases of injustice, including the testimony of Vargas Rojas, a victim of unjust detention. The event highlighted the importance of forgiveness and reconciliation in the aftermath of conflicts, emphasizing the need for justice and truth as foundational elements …
María Magdalena Monteza Benavides testified before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission about her detention, torture and rape by Army personnel in 1992. During her testimony, she reiterated the allegations she had made since the judicial stage about the physical and psychological mistreatment and rape suffered during her clandestine detention. The …
In 2002, testimonies from Lima reveal a climate of fear among authorities and civilians during a period of conflict. Victims of torture and imprisonment reported feeling isolated and unprotected due to the inaction of police and other officials, who were themselves afraid of retaliation. The pervasive fear led to a …
During the early 2000s, the residents of Raucana experienced a significant occupation by the PCP-SL, a group that sought to align local needs with their political objectives. The occupation led to challenging living conditions, including issues with cold weather, parasites, and water supply. Despite these hardships, the community organized itself …
As a consequence of the mandate of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Prosecutor Miguel Angel Vega Vaccaro of the 37th Provincial Criminal Prosecutor's Office of Lima filed a criminal complaint against Commander Juan Mejía León and 15 other officers for the crime of kidnapping of Ernesto Castillo Páez. The …
Valentín Paniagua is sworn in as President of the Republic. This event took place in the context of the political crisis generated by the resignation of Alberto Fujimori, who had traveled to Asia from where he announced his resignation after allegations of electoral fraud in his 2000 reelection. Paniagua's inauguration …
Incendiary bombs at the premises of the Banco de la Nación, located on block 11 of Nicolás de Piérola Avenue, cause the immediate spread of fire and traps 15 security employees barricaded in the building. Six of them die as a result of asphyxiation and severe burns. This event takes …
Former presidential candidate Alejandro Toledo Manrique calls for a three-day mobilization called the March of the Four of His Own, in protest against the fraudulent re-election of Alberto Fujimori Fujimori. The first day passes peacefully with thousands of people mobilizing from different parts of the capital. On July 28, acts …
A national civic strike called by opposition forces takes place. It is characterized by protest actions and demonstrations at various points in the capital. In cities such as Iquitos, Cuzco and Arequipa, the strike is effective. Foreign press correspondents qualify the strike as the first effective national protest action against …
Vladimiro Montesinos Torres and Alberto Fujimori Fujimori are interviewed on the television program La Revista Dominical. After the interview, the host of the program, Nicolás Lúcar de la Portilla, announces his resignation in a press conference saying 'I am not a good example'. This event evidences the influence of the …
On December 17, 1996, a commando of 14 MRTA members stormed the Japanese ambassador's residence, holding 74 hostages for several months. The crisis ended on April 22, 1997 with a military intervention that resulted in 17 fatalities: Supreme Court member Carlos Giusti, two army officers and the 14 emerretistas who …
The hostage crisis that began on December 17, 1996, when a commando of 14 MRTA members stormed the residence of Japanese Ambassador Morihisa Aoki, ended with a military intervention. The operation resulted in 17 fatalities: Supreme Court vowel Carlos Giusti, two Army officers and the 14 emerretistas who had stormed …
On April 22, 1997, the Chavin de Huantar operation allowed the release of the hostages that the MRTA held captive for 4 months in the residence of the Japanese ambassador. There are indications being investigated by the Public Prosecutor's Office of arbitrary executions of some MRTA subversives who surrendered or …
The Permanent War Council of the Second Judicial Zone of the Army declared the dismissal of the sexual violation case involving Magdalena Monteza, which was later confirmed by the Supreme Council of Military Justice on February 26, 1997. The decision was based on medical examinations indicating old injuries, but the …
The National Directorate of the MRTA made the decision to execute a commando-type military action in the city of Lima with the objective of freeing its militants. A little more than a dozen members of the MRTA special forces, operating in the central jungle, were intensively trained for several months …
The national leadership of the MRTA decided that a group of members of its forces in the central jungle, weakened by confrontations with the Army, would carry out a major national operation aimed at freeing its prisoners. After several months of intense preparation, on December 17, 1996, 14 MRTA militants …
Between December 17, 1996 and April 22, 1997, the MRTA took over the residence of the Japanese Ambassador, holding 72 hostages. The independent press, although critical of the Fujimori government, was visibly self-regulating in its coverage due to the magnitude of the blackmail. Coverage was intense and attracted international press. …
A commando of 14 MRTA members stormed the residence of Japanese Ambassador Morihisa Aoki on December 17, 1996. The hostage crisis lasted for more than four months. On April 22, 1997, the crisis ended with a military intervention that left 17 victims: Supreme Court member Carlos Giusti, two Army officers, …
On December 17, 1996, 14 members of the MRTA took over the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima, taking several dozen hostages. After several days, the Peruvian forces retook the residence, resulting in the deaths of the assailants. This event marked a significant blow to the MRTA's operational capabilities.
The MRTA took over the Japanese Ambassador's Residence located on block two of Prescott Avenue, San Isidro, on December 17, 1996 at approximately 8:10 p.m. during a reception for the Japanese Emperor's birthday. There were about 600 people. The main objective was to obtain the release of MRTA detainees. They …
On December 17, 1996, members of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) executed a military-style operation to seize the Japanese Ambassador's residence in Lima, Peru. The operation aimed to free imprisoned MRTA militants. The crisis ended with the deaths of all 14 MRTA members during a rescue operation by state …
Assault on the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima by an MRTA commando led by its top leader Néstor Cerpa, who held 72 hostages captive. The assault ended with the rescue operation Chavín de Huántar. The government used the celebrations for the successful release of the hostages to legitimize itself after …
In December 1996, the MRTA took over the Japanese ambassador's residence, holding 490 people hostage. Juan Julio Wicht, S.J. Monsignor Juan Luis Cipriani intervened in the negotiations as president of the Commission of Guarantors. On April 23, 1997, the bloody seizure of the residence by government forces took place. Cipriani …
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 …
Three members of the PCP-SL assassinated Pascuala Rosado Olivera, popular leader and leader of Huaycán. The assassination of this community leader is part of the PCP-SL's strategy to eliminate social leaders who do not align themselves with their political project.
Pascuala Rosado was a leader of the urban community of Huaycán who established the first police station in the area in July 1992. In 1991, when the PCP-SL increased its presence on the central highway, Pascuala was threatened. Faced with threats, she was forced to leave the country. Upon her …
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 …
In 1996, the Sala Penal Especial de Lima issued sentences in two significant cases. On April 20, 1996, Edgar Efraín Lozano Lozano, Martha Huatay Ruiz, and Osman Morote Barrionuevo were sentenced to 25 years in prison for crimes against public tranquility. Later, on July 31, 1996, Víctor Hugo Castillo Mezzich …
Miguel Rincón Rincón, an important member of the MRTA (Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru) leadership, was arrested on November 30, 1995. This capture represented another resounding blow to the MRTA, which had already suffered the arrest of other important leaders such as Víctor Polay Campos in 1992. Rincón Rincón's arrest took …
In the municipal elections, Alberto Andrade Carmona wins the mayoralty of Lima with 52% of the votes. His victory represents a triumph of independent movements over the ruling party.
Alberto Andrade was elected Mayor of Lima in November 1995, in a context following the capture of Abimael Guzmán in 1992 and during the period of declining subversive violence in the capital. His election followed Alberto Fujimori's presidential reelection in April 1995. Andrade would later be reelected as Mayor of …
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Lima accounts for only 2% of the disappeared at the national level. But this does not prevent the identification of a pattern of disappearances. Three moments are identified in the …
Media owners have changed little compared to the corrupt period of the nineties. They are not inclined toward human rights issues, and their orientation has been toward the progressive silencing …
Lima in Peruvian cinema in the late 1980s and early 1990s. What was the cinematic image of the capital at a time when an internal war and a severe economic …
The rejection and subsequent acceptance by the Peruvian Government of the German donation for the construction of a museum that would house the history of the events that occurred during …
Following the presentation of the Final Report of the Truth Commission, the Asociación Paz y Esperanza decided to contribute to the reconciliation process through its ongoing work. As soon as …
On April 23, 1997, fourteen police commissioners were summoned for a secret mission: they were to bury the bodies of the terrorists who had died the previous day during the …
On the night of December 17, 1996, a platoon of 14 members of the Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA) stormed the residence of the Japanese ambassador in Lima during the …
A group of friends seeks an escape from their emptiness. Between Sendero Luminoso and the repression, the outlook is quite bleak. They do not know what they want or how …
This study offers an interdisciplinary approach to the multiple facets of the mental health problems faced by people affected by the internal armed conflict that Peru experienced between 1980 and …
This document aims to collect, highlight, and restore value to women as human beings who acted during the violence experienced by the country. On the other hand, it seeks to …
"En las fauces de las fieras" brings together three extraordinary stories that address, with bold prose, the ever-relevant theme of political violence in society and the way it intrudes upon …
The credibility of journalism has faced a trial by fire in one of the most regrettable and striking episodes in the history of the Peruvian press: the takeover of the …
More than 10 years have passed since the night when the killers burst into the old building on Jirón Huanta 840. If until then many had doubted the magnitude of …
Shining Path guerrillas (Sendero Luminoso) assassinated María Elena Moyano and dynamited her body on February 15, 1992. They murdered her in the presence of her sons, Gustavo and David Pineki, …
ESAN, with the publication of this book, wishes to pay tribute to the Peruvians and foreigners who, with sacrifice and courage, were held hostage during the painful incident that took …
Like most Peruvians and world public opinion, the events at the Japanese Embassy moved me deeply. Feelings of astonishment, anguish, and shame mingled with growing concern over what appeared to …
The takeover of the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima became from the very first moment a news story of worldwide impact, as demonstrated by the number of journalists from the …
Once the takeover of the residence occurred, the President of the Republic once again made the momentous and courageous decision to assume direct control of the management of the grave …
At dawn on May 1, Cerro Puruchuco in La Molina looked like a battlefield. A helicopter was circling overhead and several police patrol cars were clustered on the hillsides. Guards …
This book is a slightly modified version of a doctoral thesis submitted to the History Department of Columbia University, New York. The subject it addresses is the Lima shantytown of …
The blackout that began in the early hours of Saturday the 18th, and lasted a couple of days in some districts of Lima, was officially explained as a technical failure. …
The red graffiti can still be made out — the hammer and sickle, the emblems of the PCP (Partido Comunista Peruano), the revolutionary slogans that decorated the walls. The paint …
A car bomb containing approximately 100 kilograms of explosives detonated at 4:20 in the early morning of Wednesday the 24th, in front of the casino of the Hotel María Angola, …
"This document presents a synthesis of the research carried out by the Centro de Promoción y Desarrollo Poblacional-CEPRODEP, enriched by contributions from national specialists at successive events. The research is …
María Elena Moyano's contribution to the organization and centralization of the women's movement was significant; her management in the municipality of Villa El Salvador proved innovative, promoting the formation of …
This document has not yet been digitized in the BVVR. It can be consulted in person at the library of the Centro de Estudios y Promoción de Desarrollo, DESCO, in …
Original title: From the Sierra to the Cities. The Urban Campaign of the Shining Path. Translated into Spanish by Ricardo Alvarado Portalino. This report describes the urban campaign of Sendero …
This document has not yet been digitized in the BVVR. It can be consulted in person at the library of the Centro de Estudios y Promoción de Desarrollo, DESCO, in …
This report describes the Shining Path's urban campaign against the government of Peru. The study is founded on a database assessment of war, the author's travels in Peru, and interviews …
Guzmán promised a "red October in Lima." October, a month with many meanings, had been chosen by the leader of Sendero Luminoso to show the world and his own followers …
Sendero Luminoso is attempting to forcibly dominate the poor neighborhoods surrounding Lima in order to turn them into links in an "iron belt" that seeks to encircle and isolate the …
This document has not yet been digitized in the BVVR. It can be consulted in person at the library of the Centro de Estudios y Promoción de Desarrollo, DESCO, in …
In this edition we present a first summary of some of the regional experiences of political violence, which are the result of many years of work by the grassroots leaders …
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) assesses recent terrorist activity by Sendero Luminoso in Lima and Huaraz. The actions examined include the December 7 bombing of the national electrical grid, the …
The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) assesses recent Sendero Luminoso terrorist activity in Lima and Huaraz. The actions discussed include the December 7th bombing of the national electric grid, the December …
The document refers to the cancellation of the march for "Peace and Justice" called by IU as a reaction to two major "disappearances" and reports of killings attributed to both …
To what extent are the actions of Sendero Luminoso cornering the Peruvian left, to the point of bewildering it? What logic should be used to understand Sendero Luminoso? What are …
This document has not yet been digitized in the BVVR. It can be consulted in person at the library of the Centro de Estudios y Promoción de Desarrollo, DESCO, in …