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.
In 1990, following the election of Alberto Fujimori as President of Peru, community kitchens and women's organizations in Huaycán gained prominence. These organizations, initially formed to ensure food security, faced manipulation attempts from both the government and the PCP-SL. The government sought to control these groups by threatening to cut …
In 1988, the Federation Provincial de Clubes de Madres de Huamanga was established in Ayacucho, Peru, as a response to the violence and disappearances during the armed conflict. The organization, which began as clandestine meetings of women seeking their missing relatives, grew to include 270 clubs and played a significant …
In September 1983, several women, including Angelica Mendoza de Ascarza, Teodosia Layme Cuya, and Antonia Zaga Huaña, formed the Comité de Familiares de Desaparecidos. This group later became known as the Asociación Nacional de Familiares de Secuestrados-Detenidos-Desaparecidos (ANFASEP) in 1985. ANFASEP's main goal was to locate their missing relatives and …
In 1983, a group of women in Ayacucho, Peru, formed the Asociación Nacional de Familiares Detenidos, Desaparecidos en Zonas de Emergencia (ANFASEP) to address the disappearances of their family members during the period of violence in the country. The organization was initially composed solely of women to protect men, who …
In Puno, the organization of women began during the 1983 drought with support from the Church. Despite being in a region where violence was less intense, there was distrust towards the military. Women like Manuela Copa Condori, who was involved in the Partido Unificado Mariateguista, faced threats and anonymous letters, …
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