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.
On August 27, 2003, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission delivered its Final Report to the country. The report documents the human rights violations that occurred during the internal armed conflict between 1980 and 2000. The document includes general conclusions, recommendations and a record of approximately 24,000 identified victims. FAP Lieutenant …
The TRC organized a university workshop on reconciliation in Huamanga where ideas on reparations were discussed. Participants proposed to design and implement development policies, create a National Reparation Commission, institutionalize free access to education, honor and name recognition, indemnification and economic and moral compensation, and that the justice system should …
The TRC organized workshops with Asháninka communities in Satipo to discuss reconciliation. The communities expressed hope for reparations but also distrust towards the State. The participants stated that the State, through its institutions, has not participated in anything, has not repaired the damage, has not done justice and has not …
The TRC organized a university workshop in Puno where the strengthening of the Rule of Law was discussed. Participants proposed linking police work with an eminently human and community service work, for which police personnel should be trained. It was also recommended to restructure the rules and sanctions for police …
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission held a seminar with social scientists to discuss reconciliation issues. This event raised fundamental questions about the link between reparation and reconciliation, questioning what the State does to repair what happened with the war, who is being repaired, who is reconciled and how they are …
The TRC held a workshop with grassroots peasant communities in Huanta to discuss reconciliation. The communities expressed their needs for support from the government and regional and local authorities with food, clothes and other basic necessities. The participants stated that because of violence and corruption they were left without the …
In May 2002, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission visited the community of Uchuraccay. Upon learning of the Commission's arrival, some community members initially thought that it was going to "judge them for the massacre of the journalists" that took place in 1983. Once they overcame their initial mistrust, the community …
The TRC held a university workshop in Huánuco to discuss reconciliation issues. Issues related to physical and mental health reparations were addressed, and the role of the State in providing security, stability, equity and rational distribution of resources for citizens was discussed. Participants reflected on the ultimate purpose of the …
On January 26, 1998, the 'I Encounter for Peace and National Reconciliation' was held in the community of Uchuraccay. This event was held in commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the death of the eight journalists murdered on January 26, 1983. The meeting was part of the national reconciliation efforts …
On January 26, 1998, in commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the death of the eight journalists murdered in Uchuraccay, the first peace and national reconciliation meeting was held. This event was promoted by a group of journalists from Ayacucho and the authorities of the Tambo district, who contacted the …
A group of twenty-four families returned to Uchuraccay after almost a decade of absence. This return was possible after months of coordination promoted by Elías Ccente, with the support of the National Evangelical Council of Peru. The community had been totally depopulated due to repeated attacks by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, …
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