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.
In 1993, rape was part of a practice known as "pichana. One witness reported that in military patrols "we grabbed women, everyone mostly 'pichaneaban' them. This practice was part of a systematic pattern of sexual violence exercised by members of the armed forces against women during military operations. The testimony …
On January 29, 1983, around 7:00 p.m., it was officially confirmed that the eight missing journalists had been killed by the peasants of Uchuraccay. This confirmation came after two military patrols visited the community and confirmed the existence of the graves. The first patrol, commanded by officer Ismael Bravo Reid, …
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