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.
Nancy Segura Haro was a leader of a welfare organization in Huanuco who was assassinated in 1997. Her death was part of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso offensive against women leaders of popular and grassroots organizations throughout the country. She was one of many women leaders working in aid organizations who were …
A female declarant testified that after being interrogated at DINCOTE in 1994, she was taken to a cell where three other women were being held, one of whom had been raped. The events occurred in May 1994 at the DINCOTE facilities. The rapes took place in addition to the DINCOTE …
On July 14, 1993, María Magdalena Monteza Benavides gave birth to her daughter K.E.M.B. in the context of her detention. The pregnancy was the result of a multiple rape suffered during her clandestine detention by members of the Army in October 1992. The child was conceived around the last days …
Maria de la Cruz Pari, 20 years old, was arrested by the PIP along with twelve people accused of belonging to the special detachment of the People's Guerrilla Army of People's Relief of the Shining Path in February 1993. A report from the Congress of the Republic specified that Maria …
The declarant was arrested for the second time at her home in the district of Villa El Salvador, province and department of Lima, on January 31, 1993. This arrest occurred in the context of prior surveillance and harassment by law enforcement officials. During the monitoring prior to the arrest, the …
In 1993, rape was part of a practice known as "pichana. One witness reported that in military patrols "we grabbed women, everyone mostly 'pichaneaban' them. This practice was part of a systematic pattern of sexual violence exercised by members of the armed forces against women during military operations. The testimony …
On July 3, 1992, a woman was arrested in the Urbanización San Felipe, located in the district of Comas, Lima. The detention was carried out by law enforcement forces in the context of the Peruvian internal armed conflict. This case is part of the testimonies documented by the CVR about …
On April 6, 1992, soldiers attacked a family in the community of Vilca. According to the testimony of a woman from the community, the soldiers beat and raped her two sisters and her mother, and then killed them. The victims were calling for help during the attack. The events occurred …
Marcelina Díaz Ramírez was a leader of welfare organizations in Ayacucho who was assassinated in 1992. Her death occurred in the context of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso's offensive against leaders of popular and grassroots organizations, particularly those linked to soup kitchens and social assistance programs. The PCP-SL considered these leaders as …
Shirley Espinal Gutarra was a leader of parents' organizations or associations in Junín who was assassinated in 1992. Her death is part of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso offensive against social leaders, particularly women leaders of popular organizations. The PCP-SL is identified as the alleged perpetrator of her murder. Her case is …
A female affiant was detained on November 27, 1991 in the district of Lima. During her interrogation at DINCOTE, she was subjected to sexual violence and constant groping. The witness recounts: 'the only thing I felt was that they pulled me by force and made me walk through, I suppose, …
In 1991, combined forces of the Army and a civil patrol detained the Santa Barbara community members in Huancavelica. During the operation, they destroyed the houses of the villagers and raped the women in the area. Two military officers, Second Sergeants Carlos Prado Chinchay and Dennis Pacheco, were charged with …
A teacher was arrested in the district of Comas, province and department of Lima, on August 9, 1993. The rape took place in March 1990 in the facilities of the DINCOTE (Dirección Nacional Contra el Terrorismo). The testimony documents cases of sexual violence perpetrated by police officers against women detained …
Antonia Arizapana Ignacio was a leader of an aid organization in the department of Junin who was assassinated in 1990. According to CVR records, the Peruvian Army was allegedly responsible for her death. Her case is part of the systematic violence against social leaders, particularly women leaders of grassroots organizations, …
A university student was arrested in the district of Ñaña on September 17, 1988. During her detention she was the victim of sexual violence and torture. As a result of the rape, she became pregnant. The case illustrates the systematic practice of sexual violence against women detainees by State agents …
On July 6, 1986, a group of Shining Path members of the PCP-SL assassinated the wife of the lieutenant governor of the community of Sacsamarca, district of Huancavelica. This assassination occurred during a period of relative withdrawal of violence in the province of Huancavelica, between 1985 and 1988, when subversive …
In January 1985, soldiers from the Vilca Base raped five elderly women who were gathered together having a drink and chacchando coca. The soldiers arrived saying they were going to make chicharrón in the plaza and took the old women away. Two of them managed to return, but the younger …
Gregoria Bocanegra Otiniano was a leader of a welfare organization in La Libertad who was murdered in 1985. According to CVR records, the alleged perpetrators of her death were the PCP-SL (Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path). Her case is part of the PCP-SL's offensive against the leaders of …
According to the testimony of a female witness, in 1985 she was the victim of rape in the district of San Martin de Porres, Lima. The events occurred during her detention in that district. The case is part of a broader pattern of sexual violence against women during the internal …
In April 1984, soldiers from the Lircay Military Base raided the community of Chontacancha, department of Huancavelica. During this operation, the soldiers executed local community members. In a subsequent raid, the same soldiers raped the widows of the community members who had previously been executed. This case illustrates the pattern …
In 1984, in the annex of Parccocucho, district of Vilcashuaman, department of Ayacucho, a case of rape occurred in the context of the internal armed conflict. The testimony mentions that two men picked up a girl and insulted her, accusing her of having relations with terrorists. Two hours later they …
In 1984, a woman of approximately 23 years of age came to visit a house in Chilcas with her baby and a teenage girl who was helping to take care of her. She was detained and five days later the maid returned to pick up her clothes and reported that …
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