Sendero Luminoso's Coercion of Local Patrols
During the early 2000s, the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) began coercing local villagers in Accomarca, Peru, to join their patrols. These patrols were poorly armed, often with homemade bombs and knives, and faced harsh conditions such as cold and hunger. The Shining Path used fear tactics, threatening villagers with violence …