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 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 …
In June 1987, the PCP-SL declared an armed strike in Alto Huallaga. Between Tulumayo and Nuevo Progreso, it forced the rural population to participate in blocking the road, destroying the asphalt and painting the facades of houses along the Marginal Highway. These first strikes constituted a powerful measure of force …
The year 1984 marked the first peak of violence in the internal armed conflict, being the moment of greatest intensity that caused the highest number of deaths and disappearances reported to the CVR (19% of the total number of victims). This period is part of the initial phase of the …
The first phases of the internal armed conflict were marked by its eminently Ayacucho character and by the high peaks of violence reached in 1983 and 1984. Between 1982 and 1985, the conflict was practically confined to the department of Ayacucho. In December 1982, the Armed Forces (FFAA) were charged …
Between 1982 and 1985, the internal armed conflict was practically confined to the department of Ayacucho. In December 1982, the Armed Forces (FFAA) were charged with leading the counter-subversive struggle, which marked the beginning of a notable escalation of violence, especially from 1983 onwards. The year 1984 corresponds to the …
According to INEI's 1997 Survey on the Characterization of the Returning Population, 84.9% of the population displaced by political violence took place between 1981 and 1990. The total number of displaced would exceed 600,000 people. This massive displacement left many communities as 'ghost towns', without labor, greatly reducing the possibilities …
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