Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Peru

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.

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  1. Thematic workshop for displaced persons and ronderos

    Thematic workshop organized by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) with displaced people and ronderos in Tingo Maria. During the workshop, testimonies were collected on the increase of common crime in the areas affected by the internal armed conflict. Participants expressed the difficulties in controlling common criminals and the need …

    Tingo María, San Martín, Perú Informe CVR, BDI-I-P417
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  2. Workshop with ronderos

    Workshop conducted by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission with ronderos from the Apurimac River Valley in Ayacucho. The workshop was carried out in the context of the collection of testimonies on the internal armed conflict. Participants discussed issues related to the organization of the rondas campesinas, the impact of political …

    Valle del Río Apurímac, Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, p. 299
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  3. Taller de Ronderos in Huamanga

    In October 2002, a workshop for ronderos was held in Huamanga, Peru. This event was part of a series of efforts to address the aftermath of violence in the region. Participants included community members who had been affected by the violence, and the workshop aimed to promote reconciliation and healing.

    Huamanga, Peru CVR. BDI-I-P416
  4. Discrimination and Abandonment of Ronderos

    The ronderos, local defense groups in Peru, feel abandoned and discriminated against by the government and armed forces after their services were deemed no longer necessary. Despite their contributions to pacification, they face challenges in receiving indemnities due to restrictive requirements and a decree that only considers beneficiaries from 1992 …

    Peru página 457
  5. Confrontation in Alto Sonaveni

    On December 12, 1999, an armed confrontation took place in Alto Sonaveni, district of Satipo, province of Junin, between peasant ronderos and militants of Sendero Rojo (PCP-SL faction). During the confrontation, two ronderos were shot and wounded. This incident occurred in the context of the residual presence of the PCP-SL …

    Alto Sonaveni, Satipo, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, página 244
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  6. Murder of ronderos in San Martin Pangoa

    On January 24, 1996, in San Martin Pangoa, a district in the province of Satipo in Junin, there was a confrontation between ronderos and militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. During this confrontation, the PCP-SL killed three ronderos. This event occurred in the context of the final phase of the internal …

    San Martín Pangoa, Satipo, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, página 244
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  7. PCP-SL kills three ronderos in San Martin Pangoa

    On January 24, 1996, in San Martin Pangoa, a district of Satipo province in Junin, there was a confrontation between peasant ronderos and PCP-Sendero Luminoso forces. During this confrontation, the PCP-SL killed three ronderos. This event occurred in the context of the final period of the cycle of violence in …

    San Martín Pangoa, Satipo, Junín, Perú Informe CVR
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  8. Murder of eight repentants in Shamiro

    Ronderos from Naranjillo killed eight repentant people in Shamiro in November 1995. This occurred in the context of the application of the law of repentance, which had been increasingly successful between 1993 and 1994 in the region. Some repentants were subsequently killed by the peasant patrols themselves, as also happened …

    Shamiro, Naranjillo, Perú Informe CVR (página no especificada en el fragmento)
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  9. Attack on Anexo Delta by Ronderos of San Fernando de Meritori

    On November 24, 1993, a group of ronderos from San Fernando de Meritori, under the direction of Pascual Anselmo and with support from the Contrasubversive Battalion 'Natalio Sánchez' of Satipo, attacked the Anexo Delta. The attack aimed to intimidate the local colonists into organizing Rondas. Armed with traditional weapons and …

    Anexo Delta, District of Pichanaki, Province of Chanchamayo, Peru página 677
  10. Confrontation between Ashaninka Ronderos and Subversives

    On 30 September 1993, the Central de Comunidades Nativas de la Selva Central (CECONSEC) addressed the Dirección Contra el Terrorismo (DINCOTE) in Chanchamayo, Peru, requesting the release of 14 Ashaninka ronderos. These individuals were reportedly involved in a confrontation with subversives who had been committing crimes in native communities. The …

    San Fernando de Meritori, Peru página 673
  11. Attack on Colonists in Junín

    On September 11, 1993, a group of ronderos from the Comité Local del Anexo San Fernando de Meritori attacked and killed 10 colonists from Anexo Delta, Pichanaki, La Merced, Chanchamayo. The attack was motivated by the colonists' refusal to join a self-defense organization affiliated with the armed forces. This incident …

    Anexo San Fernando de Meritori, Río Negro, Satipo, Junín, Peru página 667
  12. Human Rights Violations by Ronderos in Peru

    During the internal conflict in Peru, ronderos, or local defense groups, were involved in numerous human rights violations. On 11 September 1993, a group of ronderos entered the annex Delta of Pichanaki and killed ten settlers, injuring two others, for refusing to organize into counter-subversive rounds. These events are part …

    Delta de Pichanaki, Peru página 453
  13. Arrest and death of 21 people by ronderos in Santa Rosa

    In July 1993, peasant ronderos from Santa Rosa detained a group of people in the context of the internal armed conflict. During this event, 4 people were detained and 21 people were killed by the ronderos. This event is part of the period of violence between the counter-subversive peasant patrols …

    Santa Rosa, Ayna, La Mar, Ayacucho Informe CVR, página 102
  14. Confrontation of ronderos with PCP-SL in Asillo

    On September 12, 1992, the ronderos of Asillo confronted the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in a battle that resulted in the death of seven subversives. This confrontation took place in the context of organized peasant resistance against the subversive presence in the Puno area. The event occurred shortly before the capture of …

    Asillo, Puno, Perú Informe CVR, página 133
  15. Kidnapping of Irma Juscamayta and her daughters

    On March 2, 1992, ronderos from the community of Andamarca, located in the department of Junin, kidnapped Irma Juscamayta Arteaga along with her five daughters. The ronderos justified the kidnapping on the grounds that Irma Juscamayta sympathized with the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL). This event occurred …

    Andamarca, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, página 210
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  16. Confrontation in Tarmatambo

    On January 12, 1992, there was a violent confrontation between ronderos and subversives in Tarmatambo, La Merced district, Chanchamayo province. The combat resulted in the death of 8 ronderos and 5 subversives. This confrontation occurred in the context of the intensification of violence in the central jungle during 1989-1992, a …

    Tarmatambo, La Merced, Chanchamayo, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, página 243
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  17. Lidia Lopez and her family kidnapped by Pitatos ronderos

    On October 28, 1991, the ronderos of the Pitatos community kidnapped leader Lidia López along with six other members of her family, including several children. According to newspaper reports at the time, the ronderos were acting on orders from military leaders. This kidnapping occurred in the context of multiple reports …

    Pitatos, Perú Informe CVR
  18. Santa Rosa confrontation

    On July 30, 1991, there was a confrontation between the 'ronderos' (members of the Self-Defense Committees) of Santa Rosa and the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the province of Grau, Apurímac. This confrontation is framed in the period of counter-subversive strategies (1989-1992), when the Armed Forces established an alliance with the peasantry …

    Santa Rosa, Grau, Apurímac, Perú Informe CVR, página 265
    1 docs
  19. Murder of ronderos in Tocto

    On July 26, 1991, a column of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated four peasant ronderos in the area of Tocto, province of Chumbivilcas. This attack took place in the context of the confrontation between the PCP-SL and the nascent peasant patrols that were being promoted by the military bases in the …

    Tocto, Chumbivilcas, Cuzco, Perú Informe CVR, página 295
  20. Clash between PCP-SL and law enforcement forces in Naranjillo

    The PCP-SL attempted an attack on the city of Tingo Maria using Naranjillo as a base. Approximately 500 well-armed subversives entered from 11:00 p.m. on the 15th, but were intercepted by the Peruvian army that had been alerted by a rondero. A fierce confrontation ensued that lasted until 9:00 a.m., …

    Naranjillo, distrito Padre Felipe Luyando, provincia de Leoncio Prado, departamento de Huánuco, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 1654-1655
  21. Execution of ronderos in Chumbivilcas

    A column of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso executed five peasant ronderos in the province of Chumbivilcas. This attack was part of the Shining Path's strategy to confront the nascent peasant patrols that were being promoted by the military bases in the highland provinces. The PCP-SL considered the community patrols as "mesnadas" …

    Chumbivilcas, Cuzco, Perú Informe CVR, página 295
  22. Return of the Tsiriari Valley residents to their communities

    After the confrontation of September 25, 1990 in the area known as 'La Roca' between ronderos and PCP-SL, many displaced villagers from the Tsiriari valley interpreted this event as a defeat for the Shining Path. This perception of victory over the subversive group generated conditions that the villagers considered safer …

    Valle de Tsiriari, distrito de Mazamari, Perú Informe CVR, página 265
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  23. Murder of 6 ronderos in Huaycahuacho

    In mid-June 1991, the army forced the formation of peasant patrols in the area of Huaycahuacho, in the province of Lucanas. As had happened so many times in previous years in various communities organized in Self-Defense Committees (CAD's), that same month members of the PCP-SL entered Huaycahuacho and assassinated six …

    Huaycahuacho, Lucanas, Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, página 129
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  24. Detention and disappearance of Pedro Cajamarca Navarro

    On April 19, 1991, ronderos from Musoqpampa, in the district of La Merced, entered the town of Ccásir and arrested Pedro Cajamarca Navarro, a young man who had been recruited against his will by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The ronderos handed him over to the military at the counter-subversive base in …

    Ccásir, distrito de La Merced, provincia de Churcampa, Huancavelica, Perú Informe CVR
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  25. Detention and torture of ronderos by the military in Misquipata

    In April 1991, soldiers from the Misquipata base detained and tortured ronderos Higinio Quispe Pérez and Eleuterio Inga Quispilaya. This event occurred in the context of the organization of Self-Defense Committees in the Alto and Bajo Cunas area, where the Army had established a military base in April 1990 to …

    Misquipata, San Juan de Jarpa, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, pág. 167
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  26. Chillca Huayco Massacre

    The Chillca Huayco massacre occurred on September 21, 1990 in the department of Ayacucho. It was perpetrated by ronderos and the military, resulting in the death of 27 people: 15 men and 12 women. The event included sexual violence against the victims. This massacre forms part of the pattern of …

    Chillca Huayco, Ayacucho Informe CVR (página no especificada en el extracto)
  27. CONAP press release denouncing violence in the Central Rainforest

    On February 17, 1990, the Confederation of Amazonian Nationalities of Peru (CONAP) published a communiqué denouncing the violence in the central jungle. This communiqué followed the massacre of fifteen ronderos in the community of Dos de Mayo and in a context of intolerable conditions of insecurity in the region. CONAP …

    Selva Central, Perú Informe CVR, página 265
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  28. 15 Ashaninka ronderos murdered in Dos de Mayo

    The Shining Path PCP assassinated 15 ronderos from the Tsiriari valley communities in Dos de Mayo. This provoked the affected communities to move to Mazamari in search of protection. The assassination occurred in the context of the control that the PCP-SL had been developing in the Satipo area, which turned …

    Dos de Mayo, Satipo, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, página 142
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  29. Violence and Displacement in Selva Central

    In 1990, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) committed selective assassinations in various communities, including Dos de Mayo, leading to widespread insecurity. This prompted mass displacement of communities from the Tsiriari Valley to Mazamari. The Confederation of Amazonian Nationalities of Peru (CONAP) issued a statement condemning the …

    Selva Central, Peru
  30. PCP-SL raid in Huambalpa and assassination of rondero

    When the police posts in the districts of Huambalpa, Carhuanca and Vischongo were withdrawn in 1990, terrorists immediately entered and began burning the Council. The PCP-SL assassinated those it considered traitors in raids on the district annexes, demonstrating that it had not completely disappeared from the area despite the military …

    Huambalpa, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, página 1831
  31. Killing of fifteen ronderos in Dos de Mayo

    In 1990, the PCP-SL committed selective assassinations in colonist communities in the Tsiriari valley, including Union, Santa Isabel, Dos de Mayo, San Francisco de Cubaro and Monterrico. The massacre of fifteen ronderos in Dos de Mayo was a crucial event that marked the massive displacement of Tsiriari valley communities to …

    Dos de Mayo, Satipo, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, página 235
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  32. Murder of 22 peasants in Paccha

    In November 1989, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso murdered 22 peasants in the town of Paccha, Vinchos district. The victims included ronderos and local community authorities. This attack occurred in the context of the second wave of sustained confrontations between the PCP-SL and the peasant patrols that took place between 1989 and …

    Paccha, Vinchos, Huamanga, Ayacucho Informe CVR, página 84
  33. Organization of Self-Defense Committees in Apurimac

    On April 12, 1989, Self-Defense Committees began to be organized in the various provinces of the department of Apurimac. This organization was part of a new counter-subversive strategy implemented by the Armed and Police Forces between 1988 and 1989, a period that saw the highest death toll of the internal …

    Apurímac, Perú Informe CVR, página 264, 268
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  34. San Francisco Showdown

    On February 28, 1989, one of the most bloody confrontations between the Self-Defense Committees and the PCP-Sendero Luminoso took place in the community of San Francisco, province of Abancay, Apurimac. This confrontation resulted in the death of 30 ronderos (members of the Self-Defense Committees). The event occurred in the context …

    San Francisco, Abancay, Apurímac, Perú Informe CVR
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  35. Massacre of 37 residents of Canayre

    In February 1989, a column of more than 300 hikers arrived in the village of Canayre in boats from the Ene River. The attackers first killed the village's watchmen. Subsequently, the hikers asked the authorities for a list of landowners. According to testimonies, they killed 37 villagers, selecting some landowners …

    Canayre, Llochegua, La Mar, Ayacucho Informe CVR, página 102
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  36. Torture and Human Rights Violations in Ayacucho

    On 19 September 1988, twenty masked ronderos arrived in Chacapuquio, Ayacucho, and summoned the villagers to a meeting. They began to mistreat the villagers, demanding information about hidden food supplies and the whereabouts of senderistas. The incident is part of a broader pattern of institutionalized torture used as a tool …

    Chacapuquio, San José de Ticllas, Huamanga, Ayacucho, Peru página 237
  37. Detention and torture of villager in Chacapuquio by ronderos

    On September 19, 1988, twenty hooded ronderos arrived at the Chacapuquio annex and called a meeting in town. After gathering them together, they began to mistreat them all. One villager saw a member of his community being beaten and asked the group the reason for the mistreatment, at which point …

    Anexo de Chacapuquio, distrito de San José de Ticllas, provincia de Huamanga, departamento de Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, página 2784
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  38. Pampa Coris Massacre

    The Pampa Coris massacre was perpetrated on June 24, 1988 by members of the Peruvian Army and ronderos. During this military incursion, there was a pattern of behavior involving the rape of women prior to execution. The commandos executed the men first to prevent them from screaming or rebelling against …

    Comunidad de Pampa Coris, Distrito de Ayahuanco, Provincia de Huanta, Departamento de Ayacucho Informe CVR, páginas 352-354
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  39. Massacre in Rinconada and recruitment of 15 minors

    On another bloody Christmas Eve, December 24, 1987, Shining Path raided the village of Rinconada near Pichihuilca. The terrorist incursion ended with the death of twelve ronderos. In addition, the Shining Path forcibly recruited 15 young boys and girls under the age of 14 and took them away. This attack …

    Poblado de Rinconada cerca de Pichihuilca, departamento de Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, página 3158
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  40. Confrontation in Totora

    On December 6, 1985, the ronderos of Totora confronted the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This confrontation occurred in the context of a series of Shining Path actions in the Vilcabamba area during November 1985, when the PCP-SL had restarted its actions by taking over several villages and recruiting youths between 10 and …

    Totora, Vilcabamba, La Convención, Cuzco Informe CVR, página 102
  41. Confrontation in Hatunpampa

    The Hatunpampa ronderos confronted the PCP-SL in a combat that is part of the organized peasant resistance against the Shining Path in the Vilcabamba area. This confrontation occurred in the context of the expansion of the counter-subversive peasant patrols in the Apurimac River Valley and surrounding areas. In November of …

    Hatunpampa, Vilcabamba Informe CVR, página 102
  42. Massacre in Andahuaylas and Incahuasi

    In 1985, a massacre occurred in the region of Andahuaylas, Peru, where members of the army and local ronderos were involved in the killing of several individuals. Victims were buried in mass graves, and some were burned alive in Vacachacra. The event was confirmed by José Rosendo Aspur Oscco, who …

    Andahuaylas, Peru Testimonio Nº 510179 y declaraciones testimoniales de 2003

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The Peasant Patrols: Clarifying the Term

Ruiz Molleda, Juan Carlos

Consorcio Justicia Viva

The rondas campesinas play a fundamental role in the exercise of Communal Justice, as recognized by Article 149 of the Political Constitution itself. However, in everyday language, other organizations are …

rondas campesinas ronderos comités de autodefensa
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The Survivor of a Massacre

Yun, Hanguk

Diario La República - Tomado de Somos Periodismo (PUCP) · 2016

Elizabeth Malpica has not forgotten March 27, 1990. That night fifteen members of her family were murdered by the anti-subversive rondas of Satipo. The trial against nine ronderos and a …

conflicto armado ronderos víctimas satipo crimen
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Chungui: A Long History of Conflicts and Violence

TRIGOS JAYO, Pavel

Revista de Análisis Político Regional - Retablo · 2010

There is a similarity between what happened during the years of political violence in the La Mar area and what occurred in 1923 with the despotic attitudes of those who …

historia ronderos sendero luminoso apurimac la mar
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Patrolling by Our Law

Laos Fernández, Alejandro; Paredes, Pastor; Rodríguez, César

Servicios Educativos Rurales. SER. 305 pp. Incluye cuadros, mapas y fotos · 2009

The Programa de Acceso a la Justicia Rural - PROJUR has found it appropriate to reissue this book, which documents the process of managing this new Rondas Law and the …

testimonios rondas campesinas ronderos legislación perú
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The Peasant Self-Defense Committees and Democracy in Peru

Toche, Eduardo

Centro de Estudios y Promoción del Desarrollo - DESCO · 2007

The peasant communities of the central highlands of Peru were convulsed by the violence unleashed by the subversive group Sendero Luminoso (SL) during the 1980s. As a spontaneous and autonomous …

terrorismo campesinos fuerzas armadas ronderos sendero luminoso
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On Feliciano's Trail

ERAUSQUIN, Manuel

CARETAS · 1999

A day after the capture of "Feliciano," when the media spectacle was at its peak, the author of this article arrived — accompanied by members of the Defensoría del Pueblo …

ronderos huanta sendero luminoso captura feliciano
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Mutiny

VALLEJOS, Rosa

CARETAS · 1997

campesinos ronderos ayacucho feliciano sendero luminoso
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The armed self-defense of the peasantry

Tapia, Carlos

Lima: CEDEP, 63 pp. · 1995

"To the analysis of why Sendero suffered its defeat in the countryside, the history and vicissitudes of the self-defense committees, the rich accumulated experience as well as their prospects, we …

terrorismo conflicto armado fuerzas armadas ronderos víctimas
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The Armed Self-Defense of the Peasantry

Tapia, Carlos

www.scribd.com/people/view/3502992-jorge · 1995

The damage caused by the armed political violence that ravaged the country for 15 years is enormous. The aftermath of the internal war is felt most dramatically among the population …

campesinos ronderos guerra interna comités de autodefensa
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Ronderos, the Eyes of the Night. Manual for Promoters of Peasant Patrols

Márquez, Jaime

Lima: IDL, 1994 · 1994

To resolve social conflicts, the ronderos are a form of autonomous organization that arose from the communities' own needs. These organizations, whose origins some trace back to institutions existing in …

terrorismo conflicto armado fuerzas armadas ronderos víctimas
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Bambamarca. Daily life and public safety

Castillo, Oscar.

Lima : Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, 1993, 38 pp. · 1993

This text summarizes various aspects related to cities in the interior of the country, whose everyday life unfolds closely tied to their rural surroundings. As a rule, the study of …

ronderos cajamarca seguridad bambamarca
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Shining Path, Soldiers, and Ronderos in the Mantaro

Starn, Orin

Revista QUEHACER 74. Desco, 60 – 69 pp · 1991

"I'm going to get you more weapons. Do you want more weapons?" asks the big, white, bald man with gold-framed glasses and a brown sweater. "Yes, yes. Thank you, General. …

fuerzas armadas ronderos mantaro sendero luminoso general perez documet