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.
A female affiant recounts the murder of her husband in Vilcas, Vilcashuaman, Ayacucho. The testimony was collected in December 2002. The woman relates how the loss of her husband seriously affected her health, especially her eyesight, due to the intense pain and crying she experienced. As a result of this …
Testimony of a woman who narrates the murder of her husband in Vilcas, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho. The affiant describes the serious consequences to her physical and emotional health following the loss of her husband. She specifically mentions vision problems caused by excessive crying, noting that she can no longer distinguish well. …
During December 2002, the TRC collected multiple testimonies in Ayacucho on various events of violence that occurred during the internal armed conflict. The testimonies include accounts of forced disappearances, assassinations and other acts of violence perpetrated by both subversive groups and State agents. The affidavants and declarants recounted events that …
Testimony number 331031 collected in Huancayo in December 2002. A woman recounts the murder of her husband in Mariscal Castilla, province of Huancayo, department of Junín. The testimony is part of the documentation on the psychological and emotional impacts of violence, specifically related to feelings of hopelessness and extreme suffering …
Testimony recorded in December 2002 in Junín. The testimony is part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's documentation on the psychological and emotional effects of political violence in Peru. The testimony is cited in the context of the discussion of feelings of powerlessness and the impossibility of accessing a justice …
A respondent recounts the disappearance of her son and husband in Putaqa, San Miguel, La Mar, Ayacucho. The testimony reflects the profound emotional and psychological impact of these disappearances on the affiant's life. The woman describes how the loss of her family members has left her in a situation of …
The declarant, who was an authority in the area, recounts his detention and experience of torture in Tingo María, Huánuco. The testimony is part of the documented cases of mistreatment and torture suffered by local authorities during the internal armed conflict. She also recounts the murder of her husband in …
Testimony documenting cases of unjust accusation and arbitrary detention during the internal armed conflict. The declarant narrates how the unjust accusation and subsequent detention began a time of pain and humiliation, both for the detained person and for the family, who could not understand what was happening. The testimony is …
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 …
Testimony collected in November 2002 in Ayacucho about the death of the declarant's brothers during an armed confrontation in Callqui, province of Huanta. The testimony is part of the documentation on the psychological effects of political violence on the victims. The affiant narrates the events that resulted in the death …
Testimony 203203 collected in Ayacucho in November 2002, where women witnesses narrate murders that occurred in Ocros, province of Huamanga, Ayacucho. The witnesses describe the physical and psychological after-effects of the trauma they experienced, including stomach pains associated with the memory of the massacres. The testimony is part of the …
The affiant recounts the disappearance of her husband in the district of Ayna, La Mar, Ayacucho. The testimony reflects the anguish and uncertainty characteristic of cases of forced disappearance, where family members are uncertain whether the person is alive or dead. The witness expresses the need to know the truth …
Testimony collected by the CVR in November 2002 in Huánuco. The declarant narrates an experience of attempted escape and capture, where he begged for his life saying "I don't have anything, don't kill me". The testimony reflects the terror and desperation experienced during the internal armed conflict, when people tried …
The declarant narrates the murder of his brother that occurred in the province of Huamanga, Ayacucho. The testimony was collected in November 2002 as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings. The testimony is in the context of a section of the report that addresses the extreme suffering and …
The declarant narrates the murder of her parents in Aylas Cucho, a town in the district of Sillarumi in Ayacucho. This testimony was recorded in November 2002 before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The case is part of the multiple murders perpetrated during the internal armed conflict in the Ayacucho …
The affiant witnessed murders in the community of Huayau, located in the district of Tambo, province of La Mar, department of Ayacucho. The facts were narrated in a testimony collected in November 2002. The testimony is part of the documented statements on political violence in the Ayacucho region during the …
Testimony collected at CVR Headquarters in November 2002. The affiant narrates the disappearance of her husband in San Carlos, Huancavelica. The testimony is part of an analysis of coca and alcohol consumption as coping mechanisms in the face of traumatic experiences of violence. The affiant recounts how these practices intensified …
Testimony collected in Ayacucho in November 2002, identified with code 201920. The declarant was a direct witness of murders that occurred in the community of Huayau, located in the district of Tambo, province of La Mar, department of Ayacucho. This testimony is part of the documentation compiled by the CVR …
Thematic public hearing organized by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) focused on political violence and its impact on the educational community. This event was part of the process of compiling testimonies and documentation of human rights violations that occurred during the internal armed conflict in Peru. The hearing made …
A woman testified before the CVR about the murder of her husband in Huasicancha, Huancayo province, Junin department. The testimony was collected in October 2002 in Ayacucho. The declarant describes the traumatic impact of witnessing or learning of her husband's death, expressing the state of shock and daze she experienced. …
During October 2002, the TRC collected multiple testimonies in Ayacucho on various acts of violence that occurred during the internal armed conflict. The testimonies include accounts of killings, disappearances, torture and sexual violence perpetrated by both the Shining Path and State forces. The statements document cases in various locations in …
A woman testified before the CVR in October 2002 about the murder of her husband in Ocros, a district in the province of Huamanga in Ayacucho. The testimony is part of the documented cases of loss of family members during the internal armed conflict. The witness recounted the circumstances of …
Testimony documenting experiences of humiliation and devaluation during the internal armed conflict. The testimony is part of a section of the TRC report that analyzes attacks on individuals, their families, communities, institutions, values and forms of organization, which in addition to arousing fear and pain, generated feelings of profound humiliation. …
The affiant witnessed murders in the town of Rayama, located in San Miguel, province of La Mar, department of Ayacucho. The testimonies refer to the extreme violence experienced in the area and the profound psychological impact on the survivors. The testimony describes how after these violent events, the people were …
A resident of the community of Puerto Inca gave testimony about her experiences during the internal armed conflict. The testimony is part of the statements collected by the TRC about situations in which community members were forced to bury corpses immediately after the killings were carried out. This testimony documents …
Testimony collected in Lima during October 2002 about the murder of the affiant's father in Huamanga, Ayacucho. The affiant recounts the physical and emotional consequences she suffered after her father's death, including serious health problems. The testimony is part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's documentation on the impacts of …
The affiant witnessed murders in Chaca, province of Huanta, department of Ayacucho. The testimony was collected in Lima in October 2002. The violent events left deep scars on witnesses and survivors in the area. The event is part of the multiple acts of violence documented in the Huanta region during …
Testimony collected in October 2002 in Ayacucho on the murder of the declarant's sister in Vinchos, province of Huamanga, Ayacucho. The testimony is part of the CVR's documentation on the psychological and emotional impacts of political violence on victims and their families. The case illustrates the extreme suffering and emotional …
Mother and daughter narrate the kidnapping and murder of family members that occurred in San Miguel, province of La Mar, department of Ayacucho. The testimony was collected in October 2002 as part of the statements before the CVR. This case is part of the multiple murders and disappearances that affected …
A woman testified before the CVR about the murders that occurred in the village of Rayama, located in San Miguel, province of La Mar, Ayacucho. The testimony was collected in October 2002 as part of the documentation of human rights violations during the internal armed conflict. The affiant was a …
The affiant recounts the murder of her father in Huamanga, Ayacucho. As a consequence of this violent event, the affiant suffered serious physical and emotional health problems. She reported being in very poor health, with headaches, fainting and constant worry. The testimony was collected in Lima in October 2002 as …
A woman testified before the CVR about murders that occurred in the community of Chaca, located in the province of Huanta, department of Ayacucho. The testimony was collected in October 2002 as part of the process of documenting political violence in Peru. The affiant was a direct witness to the …
The affiant recounts the murder of his sister in Vinchos, Huamanga, Ayacucho. This testimony was collected in October 2002 in Ayacucho. The event is part of the multiple cases of violence documented in the region during the internal armed conflict. The testimony reflects the pain and incomprehension in the face …
A female affiant recounts the profound emotional impact following the death of her husband during the internal armed conflict. In her testimony she expresses the state of psychological devastation she experienced, describing how after her husband's murder she felt that not even the sun shone on her, manifesting a state …
The declarant gave her testimony in Lima in October 2002 before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. She witnessed the murders that took place in Chaca, province of Huanta, department of Ayacucho. In her account she describes the traumatic impact of witnessing these violent events, mentioning health problems resulting from the …
The affiant witnessed murders in the town of Rayana, San Miguel, La Mar, Ayacucho. The testimony describes experiences of extreme violence and its profound psychological effects on the victims. The declarant relates how after witnessing these violent events, she experienced a deep trauma expressed in the phrase "not even the …
Testimony collected in Lima during September 2002 as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission investigations. The affiant witnessed the massacre that took place in Puquio, Lucanas province, Ayacucho department. This testimony is part of the documentation on the psychological and emotional impacts of political violence in Peru, specifically related …
Testimony collected by the CVR in Apurimac during September 2002. The declarant narrates the murder of her father in the locality of Haquira, province of Cotabamba, department of Apurimac. This testimony is part of the documentation of cases of political violence in the Apurimac region during the internal armed conflict. …
Testimony collected in September 2002 in Lima on the murder of the declarant's husband in Ticrapo, province of Castrovirreyna, department of Huancavelica. The testimony is part of the documentation compiled by the CVR on the acts of violence that occurred during the internal armed conflict. The declarant narrates the facts …
Mother and son tell of the murder of family members in Chavinillo, Yarowilca, Huanuco. The testimony was collected in Huancayo in August 2002. The facts are part of the violent events that occurred in the Huanuco region during the internal armed conflict. The testimony reflects the emotional and psychological impact …
Exaltación Vargas Rojas gave her testimony in a public hearing held in Accomarca, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho. Her testimony is part of case N° 7 of the second session of CVR public hearings. The testimony is related to experiences of detention and torture, being cited in the context of documenting the extreme …
Julia Castillo Ccopa gave her testimony at the first session of the CVR's public hearings on June 21, 2002. Her testimony corresponds to case N° 2 of that session. She narrated her experience of detention and torture in Lima. This testimony is part of the public hearings organized by the …
Focus group conducted with women from Accomarca, Ayacucho, in June 2002 as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's testimony gathering activities. In this focus group, the participants shared experiences related to the violence lived during the internal armed conflict. The testimony mentions the context of community defense and social …
In May 2002, the villagers of Uchuraccay handed over to the members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission a list with the names of 135 Uchuraccaínos who died as a result of political violence between 1983 and 1984. This delivery was part of the TRC's documentation work on the victims …
Testimony collected at the Central Regional Headquarters during 2002 as part of the investigations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The testimony is part of the documentation on the psychological and emotional impacts of political violence in Peru. Although the document does not provide specific details about the particular content …
The affiant recounts the mistreatment he suffered in the community of Anco, Antabamba, Apurimac. As a consequence of this mistreatment, the victim developed health problems, stating: 'I have heart pain, my heart beats hard, it almost covers me up, I have a lump when I think, when I have worries'. …
Testimony that is part of the CVR documentation on the psychological effects of political violence in Peru. The testimony addresses experiences of extreme suffering and impacts on human dignity during the internal armed conflict. It is mentioned in the context of testimonies about people who were deeply affected, described as …
A declarant testified before the CVR about the disappearance of one of her brothers and the murder of two other brothers. The violent events occurred in the locality of El Arabe, in the province of J. Crespo y Castillo, department of Huánuco. The testimony was collected in 2002 as part …
Olivia Fabian Jara was a leader of a political organization in Huanuco who died in 1998. Her case appears in the CVR database as one of the women leaders killed and/or disappeared during the internal armed conflict. Unlike many other documented cases, the person responsible for her death could not …
Dora Huamán Meza was a leader of a welfare organization in Huanuco who was murdered in 1996. 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 systematic offensive by the PCP-SL against the …
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