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 of a teacher who was detained in Aquia, Bolognesi, Ancash. The declarant narrates his experience of torture and mistreatment during his detention. The testimony describes situations of extreme humiliation and dehumanization, where he relates that he begged his captors not to kill him and that they treated him brutally. …
A teacher was arrested in Aquia, Bolognesi, Ancash, and subjected to torture. During his detention, he experienced severe physical mistreatment that led him to lose consciousness. The perpetrators attempted to bury him believing him dead, referring to him as "this dog" and ordering him to be thrown away. The testimony …
Testimony collected in Sicuani in October 2002 documenting the mistreatment and torture suffered by a detainee in Yanamayo prison, located in Puno. The declarant narrates the conditions of humiliation and physical and psychological mistreatment he experienced during his imprisonment in this maximum security penitentiary. This testimony is part of the …
A witness recounted the mistreatment he suffered in the Yanamayo prison, located in Puno. This testimony is part of the denunciations of prison conditions in the maximum security prisons, which since 1992 have become spaces that have undermined everything that gives security to human beings. The testimony was collected in …
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 …
The affiant recounts the mistreatment he suffered in his community of Anco, Antabamba, Apurimac. As a consequence of the traumatic experiences lived during the internal armed conflict, the affiant reports serious physical and psychological sequelae. He specifically mentions suffering from heart pain, describing that it beats strongly and feels like …
The affiant recounts the mistreatment he suffered in the community of Anco, Antabamba, Apurimac. As a consequence of this mistreatment, the victim developed health problems, stating: 'I have heart pain, my heart beats hard, it almost covers me up, I have a lump when I think, when I have worries'. …
The declarant, who was a former authority, narrates his experience of detention and torture in Tingo María, Huánuco. The testimony is part of the documentation of cases of mistreatment and torture suffered by authorities and leaders who were treated as suspects during the internal armed conflict. This case illustrates how …
In October 1998, witness No. 700237 was transferred to Yanamayo prison at 1:00 a.m. along with other inmates. They were taken to the airport where several soldiers were waiting for them. They were taken to the airport where several soldiers were waiting for them. When they arrived in Juliaca, they …
In the Cachiche prison in Ica, a captain in charge of the prison continually threatened and mistreated the inmates. The officer would tell the inmates "you are at the bottom" as a form of intimidation. Conditions in the prison included constant threats and systematic mistreatment by the military personnel in …
On September 19, 1988, twenty hooded ronderos arrived at the Chacapuquio annex and called a meeting in town. After gathering them together, they began to mistreat them all. One villager saw a member of his community being beaten and asked the group the reason for the mistreatment, at which point …
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