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 was the victim of rape in the district of El Tambo. According to the testimony, the victim said: 'it must have happened during the rape that the marines raped me in Tambo'. The case is part of a broader pattern of sexual violence perpetrated against women during the …
In December 1991, law enforcement forces conducted coordinated operations in the area between the international airport and the district of Ventanilla in Callao. In two operations by the Navy and one by the police forces, 20 presumed Shining Path members were captured. These operations were part of the State's response …
Admiral AP Gerónimo Cafferata, former commander general of the Navy, was killed in a terrorist attack on October 14, 1986. The event is mentioned in the context of a series of attacks against authorities and members of the armed forces during that year. This assassination was part of the escalation …
Navy non-commissioned officer Juan Asto was killed in Comas by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso as part of their campaign of selective annihilations against members of the armed forces in Lima during 1986.
Between June 18 and 19, 1986 there were simultaneous riots in three prisons: CRAS Lurigancho, CRAS El Frontón in Callao, and CRAS Santa Bárbara. The riot in Lurigancho was broken up by members of the Navy and the Republican Guard, resulting in 124 inmates dead. In the Frontón prison approximately …
Rear Admiral AP Carlos Ponce Canessa was assassinated in a terrorist attack on May 5, 1986. This assassination generated a strong demand for the death penalty from various sectors. The event took place in a context of escalating political violence that included other attacks against authorities and members of the …
Lieutenant Commander AP Jorge Alzamora Bustamante was murdered in his car in front of his home in the district of Pueblo Libre by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso as part of their strategy of selective annihilations.
Emblematic case of massive human rights violations attributed to Marines. This is one of the main cases of massive human rights violations in the militarization phase of the conflict.
The first 450 Army reinforcements were sent to Ayacucho and the three battalions that had been barracked were deployed. On December 29, the entry of the Armed Forces in the fight against subversion was made official. The Marine Infantry also entered. With the establishment of the Political Military Command (CPM), …
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