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 the region of San Martín, Peru, autonomous peasant patrols were formed in response to subversive threats. These patrols were initially independent but later had to adapt to the military's creation of defense committees. The Office of Prelature Social Action (OPASM) played a significant role in organizing workshops on human …
In March 1990, delegates from various communities in the Alto and Bajo Tulumayo regions of Peru convened a general assembly. During this meeting, they agreed to form the Central Committee of the Peasant Patrols. This organization was part of a broader effort to resist subversive groups and maintain local security.
In 1989, under the presidency of Alan García Pérez, the Peruvian government began arming local peasant patrols known as 'rondas campesinas' in Ayacucho to combat the insurgent group PCP-SL. This movement was partly a response to increased violence from the PCP-SL and was supported by both military coercion and the …
On 27 September 1982, an assault on the police post in Erapata, Incahuasi, Cusco, resulted in the death of a police officer. This event was linked to the presence of the PCP-SL (Shining Path) in the region. In response, police forces from Illahuasi intervened in Mollebamba, arresting seven community members …
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