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.
The witness recounts the murder of her father in Ataquero, Acobamba, Tarma, Junín. The testimony was collected in November 2002 at the Central Regional Headquarters. This case is part of the multiple murders that occurred during the internal armed conflict in the Junín region. The testimony reflects the pain and …
The declarant gave testimony at the Central Regional Headquarters of the CVR in November 2002. She narrated the murder of her father in Ataquero, district of Acobamba, province of Tarma, department of Junin. The testimony is part of the documentation of cases of political violence in the central region of …
A woman from the hamlet of San Juan de Haciendahuay was detained by soldiers and subsequently raped. According to her testimony, she was taken to a place where she was raped for an hour, starting with the captain and then ten soldiers. The perpetrators almost killed her and warned her …
On May 22, 1991, a Shining Path column raided Huasahuasi, a district in the province of Tarma. In this attack, four people were killed: the nun Irene McCormack, the community president Pedro Pando, the former deputy mayor Alfredo Morales and the leader Agustín Vento. This event was part of the …
On May 22, 1991, the PCP-SL assassinated four people in Huasahuasi, Tarma province. The victims were the nun Irene Mc Cornack, the community president Pedro Pando, the former mayor Alfredo Morales and the leader Agustín Vento. This attack was part of the Shining Path's strategy to eliminate local authorities and …
Sister Irene McCormack was murdered along with four other people in Huasahuasi, Tarma, Junín. This multiple murder was perpetrated by the Shining Path as part of their campaign against pastoral agents and people linked to the Catholic Church. The nun worked in development projects with peasant communities.
A 70-year-old woman was continuously raped by terrorists. They drove her crazy because they were always raping her and doing everything to her. They even tied her to a pole and took her best rams. The case is evidence of extreme sexual violence against an elderly person.
In 1990, in the Hacienda Orihuela of the Caserío de Punray, a woman was the victim of rape by approximately 60 soldiers. According to the testimony gathered by the CVR, the victim was a presumed Shining Pathist woman. The soldiers raped her systematically, one by one, until she was half …
On April 28, 1989, an armed confrontation took place between an Army patrol and a detachment of MRTA militants in the district of Molinos, province of Jauja. The subversive group was on its way to take the city of Tarma when it was intercepted by military forces. This event was …
On April 28, 1989, the MRTA attempted to take the city of Tarma in Junin, but were ambushed in Los Molinos. Many of their most valuable military cadres were killed in this confrontation. This event frustrated the MRTA's attempt to expand into Junín and represented a significant blow to their …
The MRTA tried to take the city of Tarma in an operation that ended in the Molinos massacre. The Army's review of surrendered guerrillas showed the MRTA that for the forces of order there were no good and bad subversives. The operation had been planned to respond to the strong …
A woman was detained in the city of Tarma in July 1986. During her testimony, the affiant used indirect terms such as 'my condition as a woman' or 'my dignity' to refer to the rape she suffered during her detention. This case exemplifies how many victims did not explicitly mention …
Alleged subversives set fire to the pastures of the SAIS "Ramón Castilla" in the province of Tarma. This event is part of a series of initial attacks by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso against the Agrarian Societies of Social Interest (SAIS) in the central region of Peru. The attack is framed in …
On August 26, 1980, Shining Path militants threw dynamite firecrackers at the Provincial Council of Tarma. This attack was part of the first subversive actions of the PCP-SL in the department of Junin, during the first months of the beginning of the so-called "people's war". The attack was part of …
Showing 1–14 of 14 events