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.
Pilar Coll, a pastoral care agent, testified about the cruel and degrading treatment of prisoners being transferred to hospitals or court proceedings while shackled. The shackles, which bound prisoners' hands and feet with a chain, created a humiliating spectacle reminiscent of scenes from movies about galley convicts. This practice was …
In 1990, the Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA) attempted to take over a naval base in Yurimaguas, Peru. Although they failed to capture the base, they conducted a public demonstration in the Plaza de Armas, distributed flyers, and presented captured police officers. The event led to the unintended release of …
The execution of prisoners at the San Pedro de Lurgancho and El Frontón prisons in Peru was a significant event that highlighted the abdication of judicial authority to military courts. Despite the gravity of the incident, no judicial process was initiated by civilian authorities. Instead, the military judicial system conducted …
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