5 documents in Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Peru
In a testimony that, as is known, appears in the book "Eye for an Eye" ("Ojo por ojo") by journalist Umberto Jara, Major EP (r) Santiago Martin Rivas, former operational …
The massacre at the Canto Grande prison on May 10, 1992 will hardly be erased from the minds of Peruvians, as it was the first bloody action widely promoted by …
"It seemed like madness to dig a tunnel nearly four city blocks long, from outside the prison inward. They went underground and barely came up until it was finished. While …
This document has not yet been digitized in the BVVR. It can be consulted in person at the library of the Centro de Estudios y Promoción de Desarrollo, DESCO, in …
This document describes the situation following the prison riots and killings, including the likely resignation of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of the Interior. Police detained during the …
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The MRTA (Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement) orchestrated a prison break from Canto Grande prison in Peru. This event was part of a larger strategy to free imprisoned members and was inspired by similar actions by the Tupamaros in Uruguay. The escape was documented in books published shortly after, highlighting the …
