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.
In 1994, members of the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) committed numerous human rights abuses, including sexual violence and murder, against civilians in Peru. Testimonies describe incidents where families were captured, women and girls were sexually assaulted, and individuals were murdered. These acts were part of a broader pattern of violence …
During the Operativo Aries in 1994, severe human rights violations were reported, including the sexual assault of minors by military personnel. Testimonies collected by the CVR indicate that some members of the armed forces used rape as a method to instill fear in local populations. On April 8, 1994, 15 …
María Monteza Benavides was clandestinely detained and subjected to torture and multiple sexual assaults, resulting in her pregnancy. She declared her belief of being pregnant on November 23, 1992, which was later confirmed by a medical examination. The incident is considered a probable case of state-sanctioned violence against detainees, equating …
In 1989, a woman was detained by police in San Juan de Miraflores, Lima, where she was subjected to severe physical and sexual abuse. She was coerced to sign a document under duress, and when she refused, she was brutally assaulted and raped by multiple officers. The abuse continued as …
In late December 1985, military personnel from the base in Manta entered the home of a young girl, S. R. C. Q., and forcibly removed her mother. The girl was then sexually assaulted by a soldier named Amador Gutiérrez Lizarbe. Despite promises of marriage, the soldier left the area in …
In late March 1984, a group of military personnel arrived at the home of a woman in Illaco, Peru, and accused her of being on a list of suspected terrorists. She and her aunt were forcibly taken to a local school where she was sexually assaulted by five soldiers. Despite …
In 1983, in the community of Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho, the mayor was threatened with death by the PCP-SL to force his resignation. When he refused, the senderistas entered his home, detained his wife, and murdered her. Her body showed signs of having been sexually assaulted.
In 1982, a woman in Ayacucho was accused of providing information to the military by members of the Shining Path (PCP-SL). She was intercepted in the main square of Umaro, dragged to a church, and brutally raped and murdered. Her body was found the next day, mutilated and desecrated, as …
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