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.
Informal interview conducted with two villagers, a woman and a man, in Huambalpa, Vilcas Huamán. The interview is part of the TRC's fieldwork to document the testimonies of communities affected by the internal armed conflict. The villagers shared their experiences about the violence lived in the area during the conflict …
In May 1996, at midday, the military surrounded a group of villagers who had been held captive by the PCP-SL. The military arrived on foot and by helicopter to carry out the encirclement operation. The captive villagers were in precarious conditions, with sick people among them and food shortages. This …
The PCP-SL perpetrated a massacre in the locality of Canaire, district of Sivia, province of La Mar. The event resulted in the death of 32 villagers. This massacre occurred in the context of the Shining Path offensive against the populations organized in self-defense committees in the Apurimac River Valley, during …
In October 1988, a subversive column of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso entered the town of Puyhuán and killed 15 villagers. This attack occurred after two years of relative tranquility in the area, when the Shining Path restarted their actions in the province of Angaraes, taking advantage of the withdrawal of the …
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