Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Peru

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.

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  1. Arrest of 12 alleged subversives in Yerbabuena

    In March 1984, an army squad detained 12 people accused of being subversives in the community of Yerbabuena. The detainees were transferred to the Mollebamba military base. After their transfer, the 12 people disappeared without a trace, becoming victims of forced disappearance. This event is part of the pattern of …

    Yerbabuena, Chungui, La Mar, Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, p. 117
  2. Murder of 29 community members in Yerbabuena

    In May 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso entered the town of Yerbabuena taking advantage of the absence of the Republican Guard. During this incursion, the subversives assassinated 29 villagers. This attack took place in a context of increasing violence in the Chungui area, where the PCP-SL sought to expand its territorial …

    Yerbabuena, Chungui, La Mar, Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, p. 115

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