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.
Nancy Pimentel Cuellar, a student at the Universidad de Educación Enrique Guzmán y Valle, was tortured by members of the police after being accused of involvement with the group Sendero Luminoso. She was detained at her home by the Armed Forces, taken to the DINCOTE, and subjected to physical abuse, …
In 1990, detainees in Peru were subjected to severe torture methods at facilities such as the Policía Técnica de Caraz and the PIP of Huaraz. These methods included being placed in stress positions, beaten with rods, and subjected to a practice known as 'pollo broster,' where detainees' arms were pulled …
In 1989, a woman was detained by police in San Juan de Miraflores, Lima, where she was subjected to severe physical and sexual abuse. She was coerced to sign a document under duress, and when she refused, she was brutally assaulted and raped by multiple officers. The abuse continued as …
Jesús Manuel Oropeza Chonta was detained by the police on 28 July 1984 and taken to the Military Base of Andamarca. After the military refused to take custody of him, he was executed by members of the police patrol led by Corporal Héctor Wilfredo Campos Yui. The execution involved shooting …
In March 1982, the PCP Sendero Luminoso orchestrated an attack on the Huamanga prison, successfully liberating over 200 detainees, including both their militants and common prisoners. This event contributed to the group's image of romantic heroism, while the subsequent retaliatory actions by the Guardia Republicana, which included the cold-blooded killing …
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