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 with a young woman who served as an authority during the internal armed conflict in Ayacucho. The interview is part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's work to collect testimonies. The testimony addresses the social consequences of the conflict, including the increase in common crime, youth gangs and the …
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 …
Gender workshop held with women in Huamanga, Ayacucho, as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's testimony gathering activities. This workshop discussed the aftermath of the internal armed conflict, including the increase in common crime and violence. Participants expressed concerns about increased abuse of women and children, alcohol addiction, and …
During the internal armed conflict in Monzón, Huamalies, Huánuco, cases of detention and sexual violence against women were recorded. Most of the sexual abuses were imputed to members of the Armed Forces, especially on those they detained, as part of the torture inflicted. The victims showed their enormous pain and …
The Women's Public Hearing was a unique session held by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission where multiple cases of sexual violence and human rights violations against women during the internal armed conflict were presented. During this hearing, testimonies were heard from women who were victims of rape, forced nudity, arbitrary …
In June 2002, the TRC conducted focus groups with women in Accomarca, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho, and took field notes from interviews with witnesses of the Accomarca massacre. Women participants shared testimonies about violence experienced since childhood, describing how exposure to violence had affected them psychologically, manifesting aggression and other traumatic effects. …
Focus group conducted with women from Accomarca, Ayacucho, in June 2002 as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's testimony gathering activities. In this focus group, the participants shared experiences related to the violence lived during the internal armed conflict. The testimony mentions the context of community defense and social …
Focus group conducted with women in Accomarca, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho, as part of CVR's research activities. During this meeting, women participants shared testimonies about aggressive manifestations and psychological sequels derived from the violence experienced during the internal armed conflict. One of the participants recounted how she became aggressive after witnessing violence …
Informal interview conducted with a 48-year-old woman farmer in Accomarca, Ayacucho, during June 2002. The interview is part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (TRC) work to collect testimonies on the effects of the internal armed conflict on rural communities in Ayacucho. The testimony collected documents the experiences and perspectives …
In-depth interview conducted in the town of Cedruyoj, district of Monobamba, as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's investigation. The testimony corresponds to a woman inhabitant of Huertas who witnessed an armed confrontation in the area. The interview is part of the process of collecting testimonies about the internal …
Group interview conducted with women from Caserío 7 de Octubre in the province of Leoncio Prado, Huánuco, as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's work to collect testimonies. This interview is part of the research on the impact of the internal armed conflict on rural communities in the region. …
Interview conducted with a 70-year-old woman pastor in Sancos, Ayacucho, as part of the collection of testimonies of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The testimony is part of the documentation on the effects of the internal armed conflict in the rural communities of Ayacucho. The interview gathers the experience and …
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 …
During the period 1995-1996, when the presence of the PCP-SL in the country was minimal, the proportion of rapes committed by the PCP-SL and the MRTA increased. This data is striking because it contradicts the condemnatory discourse of these groups regarding sexual violence and occurs in a period of weakening …
Carmen Rosa Pariona Yachi, 23 years old, filed a formal complaint before the Mixed Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Tocache on May 30, 1994. The complaint is framed in the context of sexual violence during the internal armed conflict in the Alto Huallaga area. The CVR report mentions this case as …
In April 1994, the Army entered the town of Moyuna. During this military incursion, the women of this locality were victims of sexual violence, torture and executions. This event was part of a pattern of behavior identified by the CVR in which members of the Army committed rape against women …
Mrs. Huertas was arrested in August 1993 in Lima. During her detention, she was taken to DINCOTE where she suffered sexual violence. She was pardoned in December 2000, after being detained for more than seven years. The case of Mrs. Huertas is mentioned in the context of testimonies of sexual …
Rosa Quiste Rupay was detained on February 26, 1993 by members of the Army. She was transferred to El Milagro where she was held in a room. The case is mentioned in the context of documenting sexual violence during the internal armed conflict, specifically in relation to the difficulty of …
A declarant was arrested in the district of Lima on January 6, 1993 and taken to the DINCOTE premises. During her detention she was subjected to sexual violence and torture. The testimony is part of a systematic pattern of sexual violations that occurred in DINCOTE facilities during the internal armed …
Rosa del Aguila Garcia, president of the Mothers' Central Committee of the Amarilis District in Tingo Maria, was allegedly murdered by members of the PCP-SL in 1993. According to her son Jose Soto del Aguila, her death led to the deactivation of the Central Committee of the Mothers' Club, as …
In 1993, Rosa del Aguila García, president of the Central Mothers' Committee of the Amarilis district in Tingo María, was assassinated, presumably by Shining Path members, according to her son José Soto del Aguila. Her death led to the deactivation of the Central Mothers' Club, as well as other organizations …
In 1993, cases of sexual violence against women were registered in the Puchcas Community. The report mentions this locality in the context of testimonies of sexual violations committed by members of the armed forces. The community of Puchcas is referenced along with other localities where similar cases of sexual violence …
In 1993, a strict curfew was implemented in Tocache starting at 6:00 p.m. where no one was allowed to travel. People who urgently needed to travel had to pay to be able to do so. According to testimonies gathered by the CVR, this meant that in some cases women "had …
During 1993 in the district of El Agustino there were cases of sexual violence against women detained by police officers. One witness was detained on November 11, 1991 in El Agustino and later transferred to the DINCOTE where she was groped and mistreated. Another witness was detained in El Agustino …
The affiant was detained on November 22, 1992 in the district of Chulucanas, province of Morropon, department of Piura. This case is mentioned in the context of testimonies on sexual violence and detentions during the internal armed conflict. The detention was carried out by law enforcement forces in the context …
A woman was arrested on July 23, 1992 in the district of San Martin de Porres, Lima. During her detention, she was subjected to sexual violence with objects by security personnel. The affiant reported that the fact that she had soiled her underwear due to menstruation saved her from possible …
The declarant was arrested on July 23, 1992 in the district of San Martin de Porres, Lima. During her detention, she was the victim of sexual violence and other abuses. The case is part of a documented pattern of sexual violence against women detained during the internal armed conflict. Testimonies …
On March 19, 1992, about thirty villagers fleeing from the Alto Cuchara hamlet because of the bombings encountered a military patrol near Pozo Rico. The military separated the women and children and executed them with gunfire, first the men, then the women and finally the children. After a month, Benito …
María Elena Pacheco was detained and transferred to DINCOTE by National Police personnel in 1992. During her detention at the DINCOTE facilities, she was subjected to sexual violence and other abuses. Pacheco's case is part of a systematic pattern of rape and torture that occurred in DINCOTE during the internal …
Three women were arbitrarily detained in 1992 in the department of Junín and subsequently victims of forced disappearance. Shortly after their disappearance, their bodies were found with signs of having been tortured. One of the victims was a woman four months pregnant, whose body was found 15 days after her …
Three women were arbitrarily detained in 1992 in the department of Junín and subsequently victims of forced disappearance. Shortly after their disappearance, their bodies were found with signs of having been tortured. One of them was four months pregnant and her body was found 15 days later with torture and …
In Casinchihua the corpse of a woman appeared, so in the morgue they asked a witness to recognize it. It was her sister, who showed extreme signs of violence: she was headless, decapitated, burned, with her breasts cut off, with signs of rape, with her arms broken, her bones split …
During the violence of 1992 in the Canto Grande Prison, there were cases of rape against inmates. A female witness reports that she witnessed shots fired at fellow inmates and was a direct witness to sexual violence during these events. The testimony mentions: 'Right in front of me they shoot …
During the relocation of inmates to different wings of the Chorrillos prison in 1992, acts of sexual violence occurred. A prison inmate reported that approximately 30 inmates were about to be relocated when the events occurred. The inmates were subjected to sexual violence during the transfer process to their new …
A woman was arrested by personnel from the 28th of July Police Station in 1992. The detention occurred in the district of Villa El Salvador, province and department of Lima. This case is part of a documented pattern of sexual violence against women detained by police forces during the internal …
In 1992, sexual violence occurred in the Cristo Rey de Cachiche prison in the department of Ica. An affiant was a victim of rape during her imprisonment in this penitentiary. As a result of the rapes suffered, the affiant became pregnant. This case is part of the pattern of sexual …
In the Santa Monica Penitentiary in Chorrillos, during 1992, a colonel in charge of the prison abused his power over the inmates. The colonel would take groups of women out to sing the hymn and condition prison benefits such as visits, transfers, better conditions, work material and access to lawyers …
On December 5, 1991, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated Doraliza Espejo Márquez, a leader of the José Carlos Mariátegui Human Settlement in the district of San Juan de Lurigancho. She was murdered for having collaborated in a food distribution organized by the Army. This crime was part of the PCP-SL's strategy …
A female affiant was arrested on November 27, 1991 in the district of Lima. During her detention, she was subjected to sexual violence and torture. The events occurred in the context of detentions carried out by law enforcement forces during the internal armed conflict. The declarant was subsequently transferred to …
A woman was arrested in the district of El Agustino on November 11, 1991. During her detention, police officers asked her to kiss another girl detained with her in the cell and to get into the doggy style position. The police exercised sexual and psychological violence against the detainees. This …
In November 1991, the March 'Against Hunger and Terror' took place, led by the leaders María Elena Moyano and Emma Hilario, among others. This march took place in a context of intensified threats and attacks by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso against the leaders of women's grassroots organizations. The march was an …
A woman was arrested in the San Luis Urbanization in the district of Salamanca, department of Lima, on November 1, 1991. She was later transferred to the DINCOTE where she was constantly groped by the police. The witness's account shows how since her arrival at the DINCOTE she was beaten …
Doraliza Espejo was a leader of grassroots organizations assassinated in San Juan de Lurigancho in September 1991. Her assassination occurred in the context of a PCP-Sendero Luminoso offensive against leaders of popular women's organizations that had begun in mid-1991. This crime was part of a series of attacks and assassinations …
In September 1991, the leaders of popular women's organizations called for a march under the slogan 'Against hunger and terror' which was attended by a large contingent of participants. This march represented a central event in the confrontation of women's organizations against the PCP-SL and the violence it unleashed. It …
On August 31, 1991, Juana López León, Coordinator of the Glass of Milk Program in the Juan Pablo II human settlement in El Callao, was murdered by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. Juana had begun her work in 1985 during an invasion in the area of Gambetta in Callao and since then …
Feliberta Sacha Martinez was a leader of an aid organization in Huancavelica who was assassinated in 1991. Her death is part of the offensive by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso against the leaders of popular and grassroots organizations that intensified from mid-1991 onwards. The PCP-SL systematically attacked women leaders working in welfare …
Concepción Cárdenas Quispe was a leader of a welfare organization in Ayacucho who was assassinated in 1991. Her death occurred in the context of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso offensive against the leaders of popular women's organizations that intensified from mid-1991 onwards. According to the CVR records, the alleged perpetrators of her …
In 1991, the First Departmental Congress of Mothers' Clubs was convened, which gave rise to the Departmental Federation of Mothers' Clubs (FEDECMA). This federation grew to 11 provincial federations, 1,400 mothers' clubs and 80,000 affiliated women. FEDECMA became an important women's organization with public recognition and legitimacy among the population.
During the period 1991-1992, the PCP-SL intensified a process of threats, intimidation and selective assassinations against leaders of popular women's organizations, mainly in Lima and Callao. The PCP-SL considered these organizations as opposition forces that impeded the development of their plans in the city. Among the leaders assassinated were Juana …
Between the end of October and the beginning of November 1990, unknown men wearing ski masks entered the community of Huamanmarca and took people from their homes. The women were separated from the group of men and raped. The perpetrators singled out young women in particular, locking them in the …
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Criminal complaint formally filed by the Segunda Fiscalía Penal Supraprovincial against Alberto Fujimori Fujimori, Eduardo Yong Motta, Ricardo Luis Costa Bauer, Alejandro Aguinaga, Ulises Jorge Aguilar, Segundo Aliaga Pideno, Octavio …
Alberto Fujimori and his former ministers Marino Costa Bauer, Alejandro Aguinaga, and Eduardo Yong Motta are charged before the Primer Juzgado Penal Nacional as indirect perpetrators of the alleged commission …
Yesterday the Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos (of which I am a member) and Demus announced at a press conference that prosecutor Marcelita Gutiérrez decided to extend the investigation into …
Legal opinion on the domestic criminal characterization of acts of surgical sterilization performed by personnel of the Ministerio de Salud during the 1990s on Peruvian women without their valid consent, …
This article is an effort to analyze, from a psychological perspective, the serious wounds left by sterilization campaigns carried out against a predominantly female population. This analysis is combined with …
The research presented by the author is based on the finding that sexual violence during the internal armed conflict was not an isolated event, but rather reveals an exercise of …
This thesis is a qualitative study that aims to address the response mechanisms developed by women in the Ayacucho region in response to the various problems generated by political violence, …
Reparations Monitoring System. Situation of women who have received collective reparations. Once again, the Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos – APRODEH, in alliance with the International Center for Transitional Justice – …
This is the story of how this work came to be — how from the political activism of publicizing what the forced sterilizations were, I moved to reflecting on them …
This effort focuses on a fundamental aspect: gathering the voices of indigenous women from the central jungle who were victims of violence between 1980 and 2000. It should be noted …
This case study book, under the intellectual leadership of the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) and with the support of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), sheds light on …
The lawyer from the "Movimiento Manuela Ramos," Rocío Villanueva, now director of IDEHPUCP, was in charge of investigating forced sterilizations as an official of the Defensoría del Pueblo. From her …
Once again, the Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos – APRODEH, in alliance with the International Center for Transitional Justice – ICTJ, is pleased to present the results of the monitoring study …
The Peruvian State faces a new lawsuit in an international forum for human rights violations. The feminist organization DEMUS denounced the State for violating the human rights of women who …
The memories of the majority of Ayacuchan women remain silenced, and thus we lose the possibility of their experiences being known in their full dimension through the very words of …
Continuing from the last post on the topic of the genocide of sterilizations, which already contains links to various materials on the subject, in this post I compile additional links …
This article describes the path to consciousness of which Peruvian women were protagonists during the era of political violence. Spontaneous organizations, formed in the context of forced migration caused by …
Methodological Guide to the book "Tejiendo vida" (Weaving Life): History of Six Ayacuchan Women. Project "Recognition and Exercise of Rights of Ayacuchan Women Affected by the Internal Armed Conflict," carried …
Telling stories is part of the tradition of our peoples - stories that have allowed the events of the times and the people who took part in them to be …
Untold Truths: The Exclusion of Forced Sterilizations from the CVR. This is the title of Jocelyn E. Getgen's article "Untold Truths: The Exclusion of Enforced Sterilizations from the Peruvian Truth …
A brilliant analysis by the author on forced sterilizations in Peru and their international repercussions.
This thesis analyzes the controversies that developed between 1994 and 1998 in Lima's media regarding the implementation of the Reproductive Health and Family Planning Program during the second government of …
This article won first place in the NATIONAL JOURNALISM AWARDS CVR+5, organized by the Consejo de Prensa Peruana and the citizen movement Para que no se repita. It recounts gripping …
The death of "Madre Coraje" remains in the history of the civil struggle against terrorism. Her assassination was a crime aimed at eliminating one of the people who led the …
One of the main findings of this body was to highlight the differentiated impact of violence on women, which manifested primarily in the sexual violence they suffered. Using the data …
It is the outcry of the women sterilized in the Asháninka native community, decimated by "family planning."
Los senderos insólitos del Perú is a collective effort to build an analysis of Peruvian war and society at a moment when the country was transitioning from military authoritarianism to …
With this book, the Study for the Defense of Women's Rights (DEMUS) seeks to make a contribution to the processes of justice and reparation for cases of human rights violations …
Women who are victims of violence do not achieve prompt, timely, and effective access to judicial remedies when they report the events they have suffered. For this reason, the vast …
The translation of this article appears in our Hemeroteca under the title: FREE CHOICE OR POVERTY RELIEF? POPULATION POLICIES IN ALBERTO FUJIMORI'S PERU. In 1995, the Peruvian government of Alberto …
The document brings together the papers presented at the International Seminar on Justice and Reparations for Women Victims of Sexual Violence in Contexts of Internal Armed Conflict, held in Lima …
During the internal armed conflict, not all human rights violations were publicly denounced with the same vigor. Human rights protection organizations/institutions placed greater emphasis on defending the right to life …
"It is becoming increasingly difficult and slower to implement the CVR's recommendations, especially on the issues of prosecution and implementation of institutional reforms. Five years have passed since the Comisión …
This publication, in a retrospective and critical spirit, proposes an analysis of the Comprehensive Reparations Plan recommended by the CVR from a gender perspective and its potential to provide redress …
This essay examines the patterns followed in the construction of biographical narratives about women belonging to Sendero Luminoso. It also examines the stigmatizing process applied to these female figures, symbols …
This work addresses a topic that few dare to broach: the sexual violence suffered by Andean communities during the war against Sendero Luminoso. This publication is divided into 4 sections. …
Sexual violence during the Peruvian armed conflict is one of many stories of violence suffered by Peruvian women in periods before and after the conflict. Sexual violence in the armed …
During the presidency of Alberto Fujimori, a birth-control plan was implemented targeting the poorest sectors of the Peruvian population, essentially indigenous people, which under the pretext of improving living conditions …
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 …
This book brings together the chapters of the CVR's Final Report dealing with aggressions against women, with the aim of promoting reflection on the severity of the suffering endured by …
The purpose of this work is to analyze to what extent the ethnic and gender affiliations of the populations affected by the violence influenced the way they experienced it and …
The testimonies presented here come from women sentenced for terrorism and held in the Chorrillos prison. The guilt or innocence of those giving testimony is not at issue: some acknowledge …
On September 10th, an event of paramount importance for the women and men of the country took place in Lima: the public hearing of the Truth Commission for women affected …
The report by Maria-Christine Zauzich is always an objective, analytically grounded reading, one that always considers different aspects and yet is in large part compelling. After this report, it is …
"Everything I answered was the truth, but those men insulted me, saying words no one had ever said to me in my life. They grabbed me by the hair and …