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 affiant recounts his experience of detention and imprisonment in San Pedro, Chulucanas, Piura. The testimony was collected in Lima in September 2002. This case is part of the testimonies about detentions that became a way of terrorizing the population, where people not only suffered restriction of their personal freedom, …
The declarant, who was a local authority, recounts his experience of detention and torture in Tingo María, Huánuco. The testimony is part of the documented cases of mistreatment of community leaders and authorities who were treated as suspects during the internal armed conflict. The detention and torture of local authorities …
On July 4, 1991, a military patrol entered the community of Santa Barbara and kidnapped a group of community members. According to testimonies gathered by the CVR, the kidnapped community members were later dynamited in the Misteriosa mine. This fact represents one of the cases of human rights violations committed …
On April 25, 1990, a Peruvian Army patrol composed of approximately 21 men, dressed as peasants, killed ten peasants in Ccashahui-Ranrapata, Chumbivilcas. The victims were: Balvino Huamaní Medina, Juan Huisa Pacco, Rosa Huisa Pacco, Rubén Alférez Triveño, Marcos Zacarías Huisa Llamoca, Quintín Alférez Cjuro, Telésforo Alférez Achinquipa, Marcos Torres Saihua, …
Víctor Taipe Zúñiga, president of the National Federation of Mining, Metal and Steel Workers of Peru (FNTMMSP), was arrested on November 20, 1989. This arrest occurred in the context of the third national mining strike and the repressive measures implemented by the Peruvian State against the mining union movement. At …
On August 2, 1984, members of the police forces raided the home of journalist Jaime Ayala Sulca's mother in Huanta. Jaime Ayala Sulca was a correspondent for the newspaper La República. This raid occurred in the context of the journalist's disappearance, which caused a commotion in political circles along with …
Anthropologist Jaime Urrutia, director of the IER José María Arguedas and professor at the National University San Cristóbal de Huamanga (UNSCH), was kidnapped from his home by hooded soldiers. He was clandestinely detained in the Los Cabitos barracks for two weeks on charges of being linked to subversive groups. This …
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