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 respondent recounts the disappearance of her son and husband in Putaqa, San Miguel, La Mar, Ayacucho. The testimony reflects the profound emotional and psychological impact of these disappearances on the affiant's life. The woman describes how the loss of her family members has left her in a situation of …
Testimony of a woman who narrates the murder of her husband in Vilcas, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho. The affiant describes the serious consequences to her physical and emotional health following the loss of her husband. She specifically mentions vision problems caused by excessive crying, noting that she can no longer distinguish well. …
The younger sister of a witness was a victim of kidnapping, torture and subsequent death in Palian, Huancayo, Junin. The case was narrated by the victim's sister in her testimony before the TRC. This fact is part of the multiple cases of human rights violations documented in the Junin region …
María Magdalena Monteza Benavides testified before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission about her detention, torture and rape by Army personnel in 1992. During her testimony, she reiterated the allegations she had made since the judicial stage about the physical and psychological mistreatment and rape suffered during her clandestine detention. The …
The CVR had access to the statement of a person who was detained with several women in the 9 de Diciembre Barracks in 1992, among them three women who were later found dead. Acts of sexual violence were not limited to rape but also included forcing women to have sex …
During the massacre in the Santa Ana community, military personnel executed three men from the community. Subsequently, according to the information gathered, the perpetrators took the young women to the local church. In the church, the women were victims of rape by the military. This event is part of the …
A woman was detained on November 3, 1989 in the district of San Juan de Miraflores, province and department of Lima. The CVR Report document mentions this case in the context of arbitrary detentions where sexual violations took place. The declarant was a victim of sexual violence during her detention, …
On January 26, 1989, the PCP-SL assassinated two women in the locality of Quiñota, province of Chumbivilcas, department of Cuzco. The murders were carried out after a 'popular trial', a characteristic practice of the PCP-SL to justify their executions. This event occurred in the context of the Shining Path offensive …
A declarant was detained in the Cercado district of Lima on April 5, 1987 by members of DINCOTE. During her detention, she was subjected to sexual violence and torture. The testimony is part of a broader pattern of human rights violations documented by the CVR, where detentions were frequently accompanied …
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