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The U.S. Embassy describes criminal charges brought against Lt. Commander Alvaro Artaza Adrianzen, former head of the Marine garrison in Huanta. The charges involve the August 1984 disappearance of journalist …
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The declarant narrates the death of her brothers in a confrontation that took place in Callqui, Huanta, Ayacucho. This testimony was collected in November 2002 as part of the statements to the CVR. The testimony is mentioned twice in the report, related to experiences of loss and grief during the …
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 …
In November 2002, an armed confrontation took place in Callqui, province of Huanta, department of Ayacucho. The testimony was provided by a female affiant who recounts the death of her brothers during this confrontation. The event is part of the violence documented in the Ayacucho region during the internal armed …
In October 1984, 22 community members from Callqui Alta, in the district of Iguain, province of Huanta, were kidnapped and disappeared. This event occurred in the context of intense military repression in the area, where the Marine Infantry had established its base of operations in the Municipal Stadium of Huanta. …
On August 1, 1984, six young men belonging to the Evangelical Presbyterian Church were murdered by members of the Marine Infantry in the place called "pago" of Callqui, in the province of Huanta. This event occurred in the context of the indiscriminate repression exercised by the armed forces in the …
On August 1, 1984, fifteen armed men arrived in the hamlet of Callqui, province of Huanta, Ayacucho. This event is part of a series of successive reports of disappearances and assassinations that caused a commotion in political circles during that period. The attack in Callqui-Nisperoniyoc included the murder of evangelists, …
Six young men belonging to the Evangelical Presbyterian Church were murdered in the Callqui payment. This was one of the best known cases of human rights violations committed by the forces of law and order during 1984.
On 1 August 1984, a military operation took place at the Iglesia Evangélica Presbiteriana in Callqui, Peru, as part of the Plan Operativo Militar 'CAIMAN XIII'. The operation was conducted by a patrol from the Marine Detachment of Huanta and La Mar, led by Lieutenant Luis Alberto Celis Checa. The …
Marines entered the Callqui Presbyterian church during a prayer service, took out six young men and killed them. The incident was denounced by leaders of the Presbyterian church to CONEP on August 3, demanding government protection. Vicente Sayco denounced the facts to the authorities. Caretas magazine published a report on …
Marine infantrymen stationed in the Huanta stadium murdered 6 parishioners of the Callqui evangelical church. In this massacre, the victims were called by name to leave the Callqui evangelical church before being killed. This was a case of collective execution where there were victim selection procedures.
Between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. on August 1, 1984, a Navy patrol violently broke into the Callqui Evangelical Presbyterian Church where 27 people, including 10 minors, were worshiping. The troops entered shooting in the air, formed two lines with guns pointed at them and selected six adult males. They took …