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.
On January 19, 1992, a combined force of approximately 100 soldiers and police officers entered the village of Apiza, Peru, in response to a reported assault by subversives on a truck carrying chickens and muriatic acid. The forces, led by Lieutenant E.P. 'Aquiles', gathered around 32 villagers for interrogation about …
In 1990, military raids became a common occurrence in the marginalized neighborhoods of Lima, particularly in Raucana. Soldiers, often masked, conducted late-night searches of homes, instilling fear among residents who worried about being wrongfully detained or disappearing. Additionally, the military used intimidation tactics such as firing guns into the air …
In October 1989, Roberto Quintana Vivanco, a professor and political activist, was subjected to a violent military raid at his farm in Villa Gloria Alta, Abancay. Armed soldiers, disguised with balaclavas, invaded his property, looted valuables, and destroyed livestock. Quintana was subsequently detained, beaten, and held in harsh conditions at …
On the evening of August 1, 1984, a group of uniformed military personnel from the Infantería de Marina de Huanta violently entered the Iglesia Evangélica Presbiteriana in Callqui, Peru. They disrupted a religious gathering of approximately twenty-seven people, including ten minors. The military personnel selected six adult males from the …
In 1984, the community of Uchuraccay in Huanta, Peru, faced violent incursions as part of a broader conflict involving the PCP Sendero Luminoso and organized Civil Defense Committees. These committees, in coordination with the military, conducted raids in search of PCP SL members, which often resulted in punitive actions against …
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