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.
President Alberto Fujimori issued the Decreto Supremo 171-90-PCM on 21 December 1990, which subjected military and police personnel in emergency zones to the Military Justice Code for any offenses committed in the line of duty. This decree faced significant criticism and was deemed unconstitutional, leading to its repeal by Law …
In a military investigation report dated 27 July 1987, the self-incrimination of SO3 EP José Gutiérrez Herrada was noted regarding the deaths of seven alleged members of the Sendero Luminoso group. The investigation, led by a military judge, questioned the cause of death, initially attributed to gunfire, but later determined …
The Supreme Council of Military Justice confirmed the dismissal of the case against Captain Álvaro Artaza Adrianzén, who was accused of qualified homicide in the death of 50 unidentified individuals. The decision was based on the lack of evidence proving Artaza Adrianzén's presence in Pucayacu, a location outside his jurisdiction. …
In October 1985, the Human Rights Commission of the Peruvian Senate presented two reports regarding the events in Pucayacu and Accomarca. The majority report, led by Javier Valle Riestra, concluded that these events were part of a counter-subversive policy that violated human rights and recommended legislative changes to prevent military …
On August 29, 1985, the exhumation and removal of corpses was carried out in Pucayacu, with the presence of the Instructing Judge of Huanta Félix Bautista Barzola, the Provincial Prosecutor Simón Palomino Vargas, members of the Peruvian Investigation Police and the denouncing relatives. A rectangular grave of three meters long …
On August 28, 1985, one month after the extrajudicial executions, the mass grave containing the bodies of the seven victims was discovered by neighbors of Pucayacu, who informed the authorities. This discovery made it possible to initiate investigations into the executions perpetrated by the military on August 7.
In Pucayacu, seven defenseless civilians were executed by military personnel under orders from higher authorities. The incident involved the use of a submachine gun to carry out the executions, followed by the burial of the victims in pre-dug graves. The event was investigated by a Congressional Commission, which concluded that …
On August 7, 1985, seven people detained at the Castropampa Military Base were extrajudicially executed in Pucayacu. On August 6 at noon, Lieutenant Colonel David Lama Romero, Major Wilmer Campos Hermoza, Lieutenant Enrique De la Cruz Salcedo and Warrant Officer Jose Gutierrez Herrada decided to eliminate the detainees. On August …
On August 4, 1985, the military murdered and buried seven civilians in mass graves in Pucayacu, province of Huanta, Ayacucho. These people had previously been detained in the Municipal Stadium of Huanta, where members of the Navy were stationed. Around August 16, approximately fifty people detained in that place were …
In August 1985, shortly after Alan García assumed power, members of the Peruvian Armed Forces committed a series of massacres in Pucayacu, Accomarca, Umaro, and Bellavista. These events occurred during a period of political and social tension in Peru, as García's government attempted to address internal conflicts and economic challenges. …
On July 7, 1985, mass graves were found in the community of Pucayacu, province of Huanta, Ayacucho. Around August 16, 1984, members of the Navy, stationed in the Municipal Stadium of Huanta, had taken fifty people who had been detained there to the town of Pucayacu. On August 22, 1984, …
On August 28, 1984, by means of a brief communiqué, the Joint Command of the Armed Forces announced the relief of General EP Adrian Huaman Centeno from the political-military command of the emergency zone. The official communiqué indicated that for the convenience of the service and in accordance with the …
On August 24, 1984, the Joint Command of the Armed Forces issued an official communiqué about the discovery of a mass grave in Pucayacu. The communiqué suggested that the bodies found in the grave were those of members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso killed in confrontations with the Armed Forces. Two …
On August 23, 1984, 49 corpses were discovered buried in graves in Pucayacu, a few kilometers north of the city of Huanta. All the victims were citizens who had been previously detained in the Huanta Stadium by the Marine Infantry. The detainees were transferred in a sort of "caravan of …
On August 22, 1984, the Peruvian Navy was responsible for the arbitrary detention, torture, forced disappearance, and execution of 50 individuals in Pucayacu. The bodies were discovered in mass graves, and additional disappearances of 57 locals were reported. These events occurred within a broader context of human rights violations during …
On August 22, 1984, a mass grave was found in Pucayacu with fifty unrecognizable corpses, as they had apparently been burned with acid. Around August 16, members of the Navy, stationed in the Municipal Stadium of Huanta, had taken fifty people who had been detained there to the town of …
On August 23, 1984, 49 corpses were discovered buried in graves in Pucayacu, a few kilometers north of the city of Huanta, in territory belonging to the province of Acobamba, Huancavelica. All the victims were citizens who had been previously detained in the Huanta Stadium by the Marine Infantry. The …
On August 23, 49 corpses were discovered buried in graves in Pucayacu, a few kilometers north of the city of Huanta. All were citizens previously detained in the Huanta Stadium by the Marine Infantry, and then transferred in a sort of 'caravan of death' to territory belonging to the province …
Around August 16, 1984, members of the Navy, who were stationed in the Municipal Stadium of Huanta, transferred fifty people who were detained there to the town of Pucayacu. On August 22 a mass grave was found in Pucayacu with fifty unrecognizable corpses, as they had apparently been burned with …
On 13 August 1984, a witness observed the burial of bodies in Pucayacu by personnel from the Peruvian Navy's Marine Infantry. The victims were reportedly detained, tortured, and executed arbitrarily. The incident involved the participation of the Marine Infantry Detachment from Huanta and police officers from the Luricocha police station.
Emblematic case of massive human rights violations attributed to Marines. This is one of the main cases of massive human rights violations in the militarization phase of the conflict.
In July 1984, a mass murder took place in Pucayacu, Ayna, where nearly 80 people were killed by members of the Peruvian Army. This event is part of a series of human rights violations that occurred during the internal conflict in Peru, where both law enforcement and insurgent groups committed …
In July 1984, a collective massacre occurred in Pucayacu, Ayna, where approximately 80 people were killed by members of the Peruvian Army (EP). This event is part of a series of violent incidents during the internal conflict in Peru, involving both state forces and insurgent groups.
In 1984, the then mayor of Huamanga Leonor Zamora Concha publicly blamed the Marines, stationed in the Municipal Stadium of Huanta, for the death of 50 Ayacucho residents whose bodies were found in a mass grave in the area of Pucayacu. This public denunciation was one of the actions that …
During 1984, in the context of increasing violence and terror in Ayacucho, the first mass graves were discovered in Huamanguilla and Pucayacu. These findings showed the magnitude of the human rights violations committed during the period when the Navy was operating in the area and the Self-Defense Committees had been …
The Commission analyzed the case of Pucayacu where 50 bodies were found in 4 graves in the area. Many of the bodies were found with their hands tied and most showed gunshot wounds to the head and other injuries caused by sharp-edged weapons. In some cases there were traces of …
In 1982, the PCP-SL carried out an armed attack against the Pucayacu forest police post. This attack was one of the first armed actions of the subversive group in Alto Huallaga. The attacked post was located near the area of Gocen-Nueva Esperanza, on the right bank of the Huallaga River, …
The first armed action of the PCP-SL in the Huallaga was an attack on the Forest Police post of Pucayacu in 1982. This attack took place near the Gocen-Nueva Esperanza area, which would have been the first PCP-SL nucleus in the Upper Huallaga. At the beginning of 1982, groups of …
The first armed action of the PCP-SL in the Huallaga region was an attack on the forestry police post in Pucayacu in 1982. This event is linked to the early activities of the PCP-SL in the Gocen-Nueva Esperanza area, which is considered one of the first strongholds of the group. …
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Between March 9 and 25, 2009, the human remains of 37 of 50 people executed by agents of the Navy and found at the Pucayacu site in August 1984 were …
Is there any connection between the bombastic and completely out-of-context statements by the Minister of Defense against a German donation to build a Museo de la Memoria and the exhumations …
25 years ago, La República published on its front page the discovery of a clandestine grave in Pucayacu — on the border between Ayacucho and Huancavelica — containing 50 victims …
In Ayacucho, the Specialized Human Rights Criminal Prosecutor's Office is investigating the human rights violations that occurred in the province of Huanta between July and August 1984. Toward that end, …
The Amnesty Law bill emerged, in the middle of the night, from the folder of congressman Gilberto Siura. "This is the same parliamentarian who presented the disgraceful ruling on the …
President Garcia announces the initial findings of the investigation into the Lurigancho prison riots, noting that the police had summarily executed 30-40 prisoners after the prisoners had surrendered. The Embassy …
