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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The author begins a series of articles on the Victims Census. Before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission had begun its work in earnest, President Valentín Paniagua, with great social responsibility, …
The opinions of several political authorities heard in recent days lead to the conclusion that although some things have changed in the country since the presentation of the CVR's final …
Fear has returned to hundreds of Peruvians who suffered imprisonment on false accusations of belonging to the Maoist organization Sendero Luminoso or the Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA) during the …
President Toledo insisted in recent days on receiving an "executive summary" of just 10 pages on the report. There were no factions among the commissioners, but it was nonetheless a …
One: an armed group raids the Techint Ayacucho camp. Seventy-one hostages are taken. Two: the hostages are released safe and sound thirty-six hours later. Three: President Toledo claims credit for …
A deeply personal and partly harrowing testimony by Sofía Macher about her experience as a commissioner and about how she faces the criticism unleashed by the Report.