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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1997
PEASANT WOMAN IN ARMS
1996
RONDEROS FROM AYACUCHO
1995
Asháninka ronderos from the community of Betania in Satipo, Junín
1992
A group of ronderos participates in the 1992 military parade
1991
YOUNG ASHANINKAS TRAINED BY THE ARMY
1991
RONDEROS' TROPHY
1991
Coffins of ronderos murdered by Shining Path in Ayacucho.
1991
ASHANINKAS ASSISTED BY THE ARMY
1990
VICTIM OF RONDEROS
1985
RONDEROS SUPPORTING THE ARMED FORCES
Documents 21
The Peasant Patrols: Clarifying the Term
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 …
The Survivor of a Massacre
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 …
Chungui: A Long History of Conflicts and Violence
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 …
The Fruitless Struggle for Recognition. Analysis of the Process of Demobilization of the Comités de Autodefensa in Ayacucho
A thesis submitted to the Board of Examiners in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts in Conflict Studies and Human Rights. Chapter I: Theoretical …
Patrolling by Our Law
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 …
The Peasant Self-Defense Committees and Democracy in Peru
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 …
Census 2001–2003. Preliminary list of persons killed during the armed conflict 1980–2000
This document comprises lists of the dead in alphabetical order and by department, province, district, and settlement. It names the perpetrator, whether a terrorist, member of the Armed Forces, or …
Census 2006. Complementary list of persons killed during the armed conflict 1980–2000
This document comprises lists of the dead in alphabetical order and by department, province, district, and settlement. It names the perpetrator, whether a terrorist, member of the Armed Forces, or …
Past, Present, and Future of Anti-Subversive Peasant Patrols in Junín, Peru (1990-2001)
In just over three decades, the social and political order in the Peruvian Andean region was modified time and again, seeking to build, on the ruins of the previous order, …
Ombudsman's Report No. 54. Compensation for Members of Self-Defense Committees and Peasant Patrols Who Are Victims of Terrorism
Various scholars and researchers of political violence point out that Civil Self-Defense organizations emerged to confront terrorism in the early 1980s, becoming one of the key factors in the fight …
THE STATE AND PEASANT SELF-DEFENSE. Social Debt and Vindication of the Counter-Insurgency Struggle
From 1980 until the early 1990s, Peru experienced an internal war or political violence that called into question the country's viability and generated a high social cost and enormous economic …
On Feliciano's Trail
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 …
Welcome Home. Ayacuchan Displaced Persons Return to Their Land, But Shining Path Also Awaits Them
It was 11:30 at night on August 29, and Ramón Guillén, owner of a pharmacy in San Miguel, was asleep while just a few meters from the Plaza de Armas …
The armed self-defense of the peasantry
"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 …
The Armed Self-Defense of the Peasantry
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 …
Ronderos, the Eyes of the Night. Manual for Promoters of Peasant Patrols
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 …
Bambamarca. Daily life and public safety
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 …
Rural Development Under Fire: The Role of Grassroots Support Organizations (OABs) in Situations of Political Violence in Peru
The Peruvian Support Organizations for Grassroots Groups (OAB) and foreign consultants have found no documentation on the role of development agencies in situations of political violence. There may be evaluations …
Shining Path, Soldiers, and Ronderos in the Mantaro
"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. …
The Role of Peasant Social Organizations in the Counter-Subversive Strategy: The Expreso Proposal
In all areas and aspects of national life, various social and political actors, legitimately concerned about the situation of violence that Peru is experiencing, have developed and continue to develop …