Testimony of the research coordinator at the Sur Andina Regional Office for the Truth Commission regarding the difficulties encountered in his work.
Books & Articles
7 documents in Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Peru
The case of the homicide of Abilio Solier and Wilber Osco, aged 31 and 27, employees of the Municipality of Vilcabamba (Cusco), confirms that the Senderista ringleaders "Alipio" and "Gabriel" …
Twenty-six peasant families in Cusco recovered this Tuesday the remains of their loved ones who died in the 1980s in the crossfire unleashed between the armed forces and the terrorist …
Within the framework of the Social Construction of Memory project sponsored by MISEREOR, this document offers a set of notions about what is expected of a national space dedicated to …
Head of State Alan García Pérez transferred 3,998,904 soles to 28 local governments to carry out works in 7 regions of the country in favor of residents whose human rights …
Translation of the article "Barren Beliefs: The Sterilization Campaign and Contraception in Peru," which is also in our press archive. This article examines the socio-cultural ramifications of a government-ordered sterilization …
This ombudsman's report constitutes a contribution to the process of truth and justice initiated in the country with the delivery of the Final Report of the Comisión de la Verdad …
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Timeline Events 42
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Four authorities murdered in San Pedro
In May 1992, the Shining Path PCP carried out an incursion in San Pedro, a district in the province of Canchis in Cusco. During this action, the subversive organization assassinated four local authorities. In addition to the murder of the authorities, the subversives set fire to the municipal building and …
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Death of MRTA militants in Cedroccasa
On December 21, 1991, there was an armed confrontation between law enforcement forces and MRTA militants in Cedroccasa, district of Vilcabamba, province of La Convención, in which four MRTA militants died. In this confrontation, four MRTA militants were killed. This was a definitive blow to the front that MRTA had …
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Assault on Ollantaytambo police station
On May 4, 1991, a Shining Path detachment assaulted the Ollantaytambo police post. During the attack, three policemen guarding the facility were killed. This assault was part of a series of PCP-SL attacks against police posts and authorities in the Cuzco region during that period. The attack took place in …
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18 killed in Chumbivilcas
In December 1990, 18 murders were registered in the province of Chumbivilcas. This event, together with the discovery of the mass grave in Chillccahuico and the discovery of a clandestine cemetery apparently used by PNP groups, created a context of concern about the government's respect for human rights. Up to …
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Arrest of Marcelino Valencia
On September 24, 1990, a group of drunken policemen, according to testimonies, arrested lawyer Marcelino Valencia in Chumbivilcas. Valencia was an advisor to the Agrarian League and a defender of peasant communities. This event occurred in the context of military and police operations in the highland provinces of Cusco and …
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Extrajudicial execution of 10 peasants in Capullullo Hill
Ten detainees were taken to the Capullullo hill where they were extrajudicially executed. The soldiers placed the people in a horizontal line and detonated explosive devices, immediately after which they shot them with machine guns. The bodies were thrown into pits. The victims were: Julio Huamaní Huisa, José Eusebio Huamaní …
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Murder of Balvino Huamaní Medina in Ccasahui
Balvino Huamaní Medina, 60 years old, died in the house where they were being held. He was forced to drink liquor with a strange substance that one of the soldiers put in his cup. The necropsy protocol revealed that he died as a consequence of cardio respiratory arrest, severe encephalic …
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Detention and torture of three women in Ccasahui
Three women approached the place where their relatives were detained carrying food and documents: María Pacco Llactahuamán, Virginia Huisa Pacco and Francisca Triveño Huamaní. The women were tied by the neck and arms. Two of them, who had recently given birth, were tied by the neck to carry the babies …
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Tortures at Suracocha lagoon, Ccasahui
Seven people looking for a stolen donkey were detained by the military patrol: Balvino Huamaní Medina, Juan Huisa Pacco, Zenón Huisa Pacco, Marcos Zacarías Huisa Llamocca, Gregorio Alferes Triveño, Quintín Alferes Cjuro and Telésforo Alferes Achinquipa. Ochoa Lacadio was also arrested when he approached. In the Suracocha lagoon, the eight …
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Rape of Isabel Leocalla in Yurencca-Ccollana
Isabel Leocalla de Alcahuamán was arrested and taken to the house of Aurelia Huamaní Apfata. The patrol leader nicknamed 'Negro' took her to the kitchen and raped her against her will. After being forced to drink alcohol and a whitish substance, a group of 10 armed men raped her one …
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Death of Hermenegildo Jauja Salazar in Fuchungo
Jesús Jauja Sullo and Hermenegildo Jauja Salazar were arrested when they came from Chuchumake-Tirani to participate in an operation in Fuchungo. Hermenegildo Jauja Salazar was found dying on the ground. The community members testified that they had interrogated him, put him in the water and beaten him. He died as …
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Sexual violations and torture in Fuchungo
A group of ten soldiers under the command of a lieutenant arrived in Fuchungo and arrested several people. Sebastián Apfata Inga, his son Santiago Apfata Aroni and his wife Rosaura Aroni Álvarez were detained along with Aurelia Huamaní Apfata, Nicolás Apfata Inga and Marieta Gómez Huillca. They were all victims …
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Disappearances and extrajudicial executions in Chumbivilcas
An Army patrol from the Antabamba Base, under the command of Lieutenant EP nicknamed 'Negro' or 'Negrón', raided several villages on the border between Antabamba and the province of Chumbivilcas. The patrol killed 13 peasants who were previously tortured, raped 3 women and disappeared 8 people, including a girl of …
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Chumbivilcas Massacre
Between April 19 and 30, 1990, a massacre took place in Chumbivilcas, province of the department of Cusco, perpetrated by the Peruvian Army. Seventeen people died during this event. Women were victims of rape during the massacre. The rape victims survived and later denounced the facts to the corresponding authorities.
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Military patrol death tour of Apurimac and Cusco communities
Between April 12 and May 1, 1990, a military patrol from the Antabamba base conducted a tour of the districts of Antabamba, Oropesa, Quiñota, Llusco and Santo Tomás in the provinces of Antabamba (Apurímac) and Chumbivilcas (Cusco). During this operation, the patrol raided peasant communities suspected of forming support bases …
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Human Rights Violations in Chumbivilcas, Cusco
In 1990, a series of human rights violations were committed against the campesino population in the province of Chumbivilcas, Cusco. These violations included arbitrary detentions, forced disappearances, sexual violence, and arbitrary executions. The perpetrators were members of the Peruvian Army stationed at the Antabamba Military Base in Apurímac.
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Murders in Llaullimarca and Otuta, Llusco and Quiñota
The PCP-SL raided the districts of Quiñota and Llusco between February 15 and 16, 1989, killing seven people in the communities of Llaullimarca and Otuta as part of its strategy of territorial control and elimination of local authorities.
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Murders in the community of Mosjo, Santo Tomás
Approximately 30 members of the Shining Path entered the community of Mosjo. They gathered the villagers in the school, sent some women to look for weapons and tied up four people and put them on the ground. Two of them were killed in front of the other villagers, then they …
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Murders in the community of Collpa, Santo Tomás
Approximately 30 members of the Shining Path entered the community of Collpa. They gathered the villagers in the school, tied up and put four people on the floor. Two of them, Marcos Corpuna Leandro and Florencio García Ccorahua, were killed in front of the other villagers. Then they poured kerosene …
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Massacre in the community of Cuatro Esquinas, Santo Tomás
A group of hooded and armed hikers arrived in the community of Picutane. They gathered several villagers, locked them in a house and subjected them to torture. Then they selected some of the abductees, among them the community president, the lieutenant governor and a leader of the ronderos, and took …
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Finalization of negotiations with Shell over Camisea
On August 31, 1988, the Peruvian government terminated the negotiations with Shell for the exploitation of Camisea gas, since the term stipulated in the respective basic agreement signed at the beginning of the year had expired. This decision took place in a context of political and economic tension during the …
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Massacre in the community of Yavina, Santo Tomás
A group of 14 hikers entered the community of Yavina forcing the population to gather. The hikers beat and killed the President of the community José Aroni Alvis, cut his neck and smashed his head with a stone. They also assassinated 5 other people in the presence of the assembled …
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Attack on the police post in Pisac
In May 1987, the police post of Pisac, located in the Sacred Valley of Cusco, was attacked by the Shining Path PCP. One policeman died as a result of the attack. This attack was part of a series of subversive actions in the Cusco region during 1987, which also included …
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Murder of the governor of Huallan and his son
During the first half of 1986, multiple murders of peasants and attacks on villages took place in the province of La Convención. On July 7, 1986, the governor of Huallan and his son were assassinated as part of a series of violent actions that included murders in Usnuyoc (April 28), …
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Attack on the train to Machu Picchu
On June 25, 1986, there was a terrorist attack on a train car on its way to Machu Picchu. The attack resulted in the death of 8 passengers and left forty people injured. This attack occurred in a context of intense political violence in Peru, during the same month as …
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Attacks in Totora and Vilcabamba
During the first half of 1986, in the province of La Convención there were multiple attacks and assassinations perpetrated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. On June 22, 1986, specific attacks were registered in Totora and Vilcabamba. These attacks were part of a series of violent actions that included the murder of …
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Assassination of councilman and community leader in Layo
In June 1986, the Shining Path PCP assassinated a councilman and a community leader in the district of Layo, province of Canas, department of Cusco. This took place in the context of the expansion of subversive violence into the highland provinces of the southern Andes. The assassinations were part of …
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Murder of 50 ronderos in Quimbiri
In the province of La Convención, 50 ronderos were killed in the Quimbiri area. This event occurred during the first half of 1986, a period in which there were multiple murders of peasants and attacks on villages in the province. The event is part of the chronology of violence in …
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Murders of peasant farmers in Usnuyoc
During the first half of 1986, multiple murders of peasants took place in the province of La Convención. On April 28 there were murders of peasants in Usnuyoc. This event was part of a series of attacks that also included murders in Totora and Vilcabamba on June 22, and of …
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Statement by Vilcabamba authorities on PCP-SL raids
On May 13, 1985, authorities, heads of institutions and neighbors of Vilcabamba made a public statement about the presence of the PCP-SL in the area. In this declaration, they stated that for three years the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path had been making incursions in the district of …
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Attack on Urcos police post
In April 1985 there was an attack on the Urcos police post, located in the department of Cusco. This attack was part of a series of violent actions by the Shining Path PCP in the Cusco region during that period. The attack on Urcos occurred in the context of an …
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Murder of Republican Guard sergeant in Chiaraje
In February 1985, a sergeant of the Republican Guard was murdered in Chiaraje, located in the highlands of Canas, department of Cusco. This assassination occurred in the context of the expansion of PCP-Sendero Luminoso violence into the southern Andes. The event occurred shortly after the first assault on a police …
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First assault on police post in San Sebastián
On January 25, 1985, the first assault on a police post in the region took place in San Sebastian, near the city of Cusco. This attack marked the beginning of the violent actions of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso against the forces of law and order in the department of Cusco. Two …
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Vilcabamba Massacre
The Vilcabamba massacre occurred in the department of Cusco between 1985 and 1990. According to the CVR report, this event included sexual violence against women. The available information is limited and appears in a table of massacres that involved sexual violence during the internal armed conflict. It does not specify …
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Military operation in Lucmahuaycco with arrests and confrontation reported
A Civil Guard patrol accompanied by Incahuasi ronderos carried out an operation in Lucmahuaycco. According to the police report, a guerrilla base was detected in the Cacaopampa sector at 5:30 am, capturing 18 elderly women, 2 minors and 7 men after an alleged armed confrontation. On the same day at …
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Kidnapping of Journalist Vicky Peláez and Cameraman Percy Raborg
In November 1984, the MRTA orchestrated the kidnapping of journalist Vicky Peláez and cameraman Percy Raborg in Cusco, Peru. The operation was politically motivated, aimed at drawing attention to the plight of MRTA prisoners and turning a military setback into a political victory. The kidnapping successfully garnered significant media attention, …
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Murder of 10 community members in Lucmahuaycco
In November 1984, approximately 40 subversives of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso entered the village of Lucmahuaycco, located in Cusco, in order to raise awareness among the population. At approximately 11 p.m. that same day, the forces of law and order together with the Mollebamba ronderos entered the village. As a result …
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Assault on the town of Pomabamba
On May 17, 1984, the town of Pomabamba in Vilcabamba, province of La Convención, was attacked by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This attack was part of a series of subversive actions in the Apurimac River Valley during that period. Days earlier, on May 3, the town of Villa Virgen in the …
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PCP-SL Presence in Lucmahuaycco
In 1984, the small settlement of Lucmahuaycco in the Cusco region of Peru experienced an increase in activity by the Shining Path (PCP-SL). The group began making sporadic visits to the area, engaging with the local population about their armed struggle. This presence led to tensions with local self-defense groups, …
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Assault on Civil Guard post in Erapata
On October 1, 1982 there was an assault on the Civil Guard post located in Erapata, district of Vilcabamba, province of La Convención, Quillabamba. During this attack, one Civil Guard died. This event is part of the first armed actions of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the Apurimac river valley area. …
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Assault on Erapata police post
On September 27, 1982, there was an assault on the Erapata police post, in the district of Vilcabamba, province of La Convención, department of Cuzco. According to the official police communiqué, 27 armed terrorist elements participated and destroyed the police post. In the attack, the guard Luis Chávez Ordóñez was …
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Assault on the Guardia Civil Post in Huayrapata
In September 1982, a group of Shining Path militants, including two women, attacked the Guardia Civil post in Huayrapata, La Convención, Cusco. The assault resulted in the death of one civil guard and injury to a corporal. The attackers, numbering around 35, seized weapons and ammunition during the raid.