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.
Ernesto Rafael Castillo Páez, a sociology student at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, was forcibly disappeared by the National Police on October 21, 1991, in Villa El Salvador, Lima. Despite investigations by the national judiciary and the Inter-American Human Rights System, he remains missing. His disappearance occurred during a …
In 1991, university students in Peru, many from rural backgrounds, found themselves caught between traditional Andean values and urban discrimination. The PCP-SL (Shining Path) offered these students a coherent worldview and a sense of identity, attracting them to its cause. This involvement was driven by the students' need for intellectual …
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