Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Peru

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.

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1817 2003
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  1. Corpses found in Mysteriosa mine

    Viviano Hilario Mancha, father and grandfather of the disappeared, found the half-buried body of his grandson Héctor Hilario at the entrance of the 'Misteriosa' mine, along with other bodies that he could not recognize. He reported the discovery the next day to the Huancavelica Provincial Prosecutor's Office and to the …

    Mina Misteriosa, comunidad campesina de Santa Bárbara, Huancavelica, departamento de Huancavelica, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 3754-3755
  2. Extrajudicial executions in Santa Bárbara - Mina Misteriosa

    An Army patrol under the command of Infantry Lieutenant Javier Bendezú Vargas killed fifteen people, including adults and children, in a mine known as 'Misteriosa'. The detainees were taken into the tunnel, riddled with FAL bullets and then dynamite explosive charges were set off, causing a deflagration that ended up …

    Mina Misteriosa, comunidad campesina de Santa Bárbara, distrito y provincia de Huancavelica, departamento de Huancavelica, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 3751-3766

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