467 documents in Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Peru
On August 14, 1985, 69 peasants from the Ayacuchan district of Accomarca were extrajudicially executed in the area known as LLoccllapampa by military personnel belonging to the Political-Military Command of …
The Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación (CVR) was tasked with investigating the crimes and human rights violations perpetrated from 1980 through the end of the conflict as a result …
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According to this book, Peru's Armed Forces have been unjustly accused by the CVR and NGOs for the atrocities committed between 1980 and 2000. Quote from the book: "The biased …
Human Rights organizations and relatives of victims of the internal conflict commemorated today, August 28, the 15th Anniversary of the delivery of the CVR report, paying a heartfelt tribute to …
Reflections are offered on the conception and practice of "Sendero Luminoso" regarding folklore, including sikuri ensembles. From the Marxist-Leninist-Maoist-Pensamiento Gonzalo worldview that claimed to be the ideology of the self-styled …
Press bulletin from the IDEHPUCP.
An indispensable book for understanding the history of the Universidad Nacional San Cristobal de Huamanga and the incursion of Senderismo with the tragic consequences that are widely known. The prologue …
This book is an incursion into the archive of testimonies about the political violence that occurred in Peru between 1980 and 2000, fundamental and little-studied material to date. The archive …
Various victims' organizations are pushing for the adoption of a new legal framework to address the demands of the families of those who disappeared during the conflict.
As part of the commemoration of the 11th Anniversary of the presentation of the Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación (CVR) report and the International Day of the Disappeared — …
Interview with Eduardo González Cueva, who participated as Director of Public Hearings and Victim Protection and as a drafter of the Final Report of the Comisión de la Verdad y …
This article examines the process of political and social participation of victims' organizations in the context of the creation of the Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación (CVR) and how …
Eleven years have passed since the presentation of the final report of the Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación. The time elapsed has not dissolved but, on the contrary, has …
Salomón Lerner Febres, executive president of the Instituto de Democracia y Derechos Humanos de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (IDEHPUCP) and former president of the Comisión de la Verdad …
Ignorance and disinformation are the foundations upon which a certain sector of Fujimorismo seeks to discredit the CVR, claiming it did not specifically report the mass grave apparently found in …
Can Peru speak of reconciliation when those who attack the FINAL report of the Truth Commission have not read it? ¡Todos contra la verdad! (Everyone Against the Truth), the new …
The book ¡Todos contra la verdad! by writer Herbert Morote, through plain language and without literary pretensions, seeks to disseminate what is not known but is condemned about the Comisión …
Who does not want the CVR report to be disseminated? Is Sendero Luminoso resurging? Did the military kill more than Sendero during the period of political violence? These and more …
Maintaining his direct style, without ambiguities or artifice, Morote unmasks those who attack the Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación to conceal their crimes, complicity, or silence committed during the …
"What would be the best way to characterize 2013 for human rights in Peru? Perhaps it could be said that the inaction of institutions tasked with safeguarding rights intersects with …
Ombudsman Report No. 162, "Ten Years of Truth, Justice and Reparation. Progress, Setbacks and Challenges of an Unfinished Process," accounts for the efforts undertaken after the delivery of the final …
One of the things that most strikes visitors to the Asháninka communities along the Ene and Tambo rivers affected by the internal armed conflict is the pervasive sense of fear …
According to the CVR report, between 1983 and 1994, the years of greatest violence in the district of Chungui, 1,384 civilians were killed by Sendero Luminoso, ronderos, and security forces. …
Ten years have passed since the presentation of the Final Report of the Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación (CVR), which requires taking stock of the justice process stemming from …
Testimony of the research coordinator at the Sur Andina Regional Office for the Truth Commission regarding the difficulties encountered in his work.
Drawing on a photographic image exhibited in 2003 in the context of the presentation of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (August 2003), which became iconic of …
David Sulmont, current director of the Instituto de Opinión Pública of the PUCP, was head of the Information Systems area of the CVR. From that role he oversaw everything related …
This article constitutes a progress report of the research project "Reparando ciudadanías: estrategias y sentidos de reconocimiento en Ayacucho post-CVR," which has been underway since January 2013 thanks to funding …
The Final Report of the Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación reported approximately 69,000 persons disappeared in the context of political violence that occurred in the period 1980–2000 in our …
In 2003, when the Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación (CVR) delivered its Final Report to the country, it estimated that the number of detained-disappeared persons in Peru between 1980 …
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has underscored the role of truth commission reports in Latin America in establishing the facts that constitute the violation of a right, affirming the …
Ten years have passed since the delivery to the country of the Final Report of the Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación (CVR), a historic document that confronted us with …
The CVR's Final Report captures not only the results of two years of investigations, interviews with more than 17,000 people, public hearings, and debate; it also synthesized a long process …
The Peruvian CVR is a direct heir of the Comisión Nacional sobre la Desaparición de Personas (CONADEP) in Argentina and of the Comisión de Esclarecimiento Histórico (CEH) of Guatemala. Its …
This past August 10th marked 10 years since the delivery of the Final Report of the Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación (CVR). Like so many other anniversaries, the event …
In this article the author reflects on the concept and meaning of reconciliation in postwar Peru, within the broader framework of the collective memory construction process, to draw attention to …
The CVR's final report draws a profile of the victim that highlights their ethnic characteristics. Even racist insults are described as a common, additional element in cases of torture, arbitrary …
Comics as a mediator of stories. It is undoubtedly disturbing to speak of genocides and massacres while maintaining the historian's distance. We invite the reader to do so, blow by …
Lima accounts for only 2% of the disappeared at the national level. But this does not prevent the identification of a pattern of disappearances. Three moments are identified in the …
IDL has worked in regional processes to try to reconstruct the past. The work in Huancavelica was intensive. Little was known about what happened in that department, unlike Ayacucho, where …
One of the most striking things when arriving at the Asháninka communities along the Ene and Tambo rivers that were affected by the internal armed conflict is the sense of …
In our context, all the levels that work on Memory typically encompasses are addressed. There is already a series of reconstructions of what happened at the local level (communities), based …
The period of political violence and the fight against terrorism left very deep wounds in Peruvian society. The violence affected everyone, including the actors of the justice system, who were …
In our country there is a discrepancy between our perception of the needs of the relatives of disappeared persons and the actions we have proposed on their behalf. It is …
A look at Ayacucho — and even more so, an assessment of its situation — almost always centers on comparing past and present in terms of violence and the possibility …
A decade after the publication of the Final Report of the Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación on the internal armed conflict from 1980 to 2000, Amnesty International acknowledges and …
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On August 27, 2003, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission delivered its Final Report to the country. The report documents the human rights violations that occurred during the internal armed conflict between 1980 and 2000. The document includes general conclusions, recommendations and a record of approximately 24,000 identified victims. FAP Lieutenant …
Commissioner Alberto Morote Sánchez held an assembly with the authorities of the Uchuraccay community and conducted interviews with the villagers. This visit was part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's work to collect testimonies about the violence that occurred in the community during the internal armed conflict. During this assembly, …
The Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) concluded its work after more than two years of investigation into the internal armed conflict in Peru. The report highlighted the atrocities committed by the PCP-SL and the state's response, which also included human rights violations. The CVR emphasized the need for reconciliation …
In 2003, the Sala Nacional de Terrorismo, along with the ICRC and IDL, initiated a pilot project to clear 4,411 requisitorias, addressing issues of multiple detention orders and wrongful detentions. The CVR recommended the annulment of detention orders issued by military courts since 1992 and the modernization of the requisitoria …
In January 2003, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) of Peru initiated studies to draft a law aimed at significantly advancing the implementation of its recommendations. This effort led to the creation of the National Reconciliation Council, a public body tasked with overseeing the development and implementation of the CVR's …
During December 2002, the TRC collected multiple testimonies in Ayacucho on various events of violence that occurred during the internal armed conflict. The testimonies include accounts of forced disappearances, assassinations and other acts of violence perpetrated by both subversive groups and State agents. The affidavants and declarants recounted events that …
Focus group conducted with the interviewers of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Ayacucho. The activity was organized by the TRC's Mental Health team. This type of focus group was part of the TRC's work methodology to gather information on the aftermath of the internal armed conflict. The event took …
Thematic workshop conducted by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission with displaced population in Satipo, Junín. During the workshop, participants shared testimonies about the consequences of the internal armed conflict in their communities. They discussed issues related to forced displacement, the loss of local authorities and the disintegration of the social …
Gender workshop held in Satipo to discuss the consequences of the internal armed conflict in the community. Participants expressed concern about the increase in common crime in the area, including robberies and threats. Specific mention was made of the difficulty in capturing common criminals despite being in talks with the …
Thematic workshop organized by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) with displaced people and ronderos in Tingo Maria. During the workshop, testimonies were collected on the increase of common crime in the areas affected by the internal armed conflict. Participants expressed the difficulties in controlling common criminals and the need …
Focus group conducted with male participants in Ayacucho during November 2002 as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's testimony gathering activities. In this space, issues related to the impact of the internal armed conflict on the communities were discussed. Participants shared their experiences and perspectives on various aspects of …
In-depth interview with a 35-year-old farmer in the locality of Oronqoy, province of La Mar, department of Ayacucho. The interview was carried out between November and December 2002 as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's work to collect testimonies. The testimony deals with the experiences lived during the internal …
Thematic public hearing organized by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) focused on political violence and its impact on the educational community. This event was part of the process of compiling testimonies and documentation of human rights violations that occurred during the internal armed conflict in Peru. The hearing made …
Workshop conducted by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission with ronderos from the Apurimac River Valley in Ayacucho. The workshop was carried out in the context of the collection of testimonies on the internal armed conflict. Participants discussed issues related to the organization of the rondas campesinas, the impact of political …
Gender workshop conducted with men in Huamanga, Ayacucho, as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's information gathering activities. The workshop was carried out in the context of the research on the aftermath of the internal armed conflict in Peru. During this type of workshop, testimonies and perceptions were collected …
Gender workshop held with women in Huamanga, Ayacucho, as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's testimony gathering activities. This workshop discussed the aftermath of the internal armed conflict, including the increase in common crime and violence. Participants expressed concerns about increased abuse of women and children, alcohol addiction, and …
Testimony collected at South Headquarters during October 2002 as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings. The testimony is registered with code BDI-SM-P78, BDI-II-P703 Testimony 202948. It is part of the documentation of cases of violence that occurred during the internal armed conflict in Peru. The testimony was collected …
The TRC organized a university workshop in Puno where the strengthening of the Rule of Law was discussed. Participants proposed linking police work with an eminently human and community service work, for which police personnel should be trained. It was also recommended to restructure the rules and sanctions for police …
The TRC organized workshops with Asháninka communities in Satipo to discuss reconciliation. The communities expressed hope for reparations but also distrust towards the State. The participants stated that the State, through its institutions, has not participated in anything, has not repaired the damage, has not done justice and has not …
The TRC organized a university workshop on reconciliation in Huamanga where ideas on reparations were discussed. Participants proposed to design and implement development policies, create a National Reparation Commission, institutionalize free access to education, honor and name recognition, indemnification and economic and moral compensation, and that the justice system should …
During October 2002, the TRC collected multiple testimonies in Ayacucho on various acts of violence that occurred during the internal armed conflict. The testimonies include accounts of killings, disappearances, torture and sexual violence perpetrated by both the Shining Path and State forces. The statements document cases in various locations in …
Public hearing organized by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission focused on documenting and making visible the political violence and crimes committed specifically against women during the internal armed conflict. During this hearing, testimonies of women victims of sexual violence, arbitrary detentions, torture and other abuses were presented. The testimonies collected …
The Women's Public Hearing was a unique session held by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission where multiple cases of sexual violence and human rights violations against women during the internal armed conflict were presented. During this hearing, testimonies were heard from women who were victims of rape, forced nudity, arbitrary …
During a public hearing held on September 4, 2002, Eleuterio Zarate Luján testified before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) about issues in the judicial processes for terrorism and treason in Peru. The hearing highlighted concerns over the evaluation of evidence, where police actions and decisions were given undue weight, …
During September 2002, the TRC collected multiple testimonies in the department of Huanuco on various acts of violence that occurred during the internal armed conflict. The testimonies include cases of forced disappearances, murders and sexual violence perpetrated mainly by State agents. Among the documented cases is the testimony of the …
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission held a seminar with social scientists to discuss reconciliation issues. This event raised fundamental questions about the link between reparation and reconciliation, questioning what the State does to repair what happened with the war, who is being repaired, who is reconciled and how they are …
A Quispillacta villager showed the prosecutor a grave containing human remains, including clothing characteristic of the Quispillacta people and a woven sweater that could be identified. Despite the fact that the CVR manual established that the prosecutor should take custody of the grave once notified, the prosecutor did not comply …
Public hearing held by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the city of Abancay, department of Apurimac. During this hearing, case No. 10 was presented, in which testimonies related to the internal armed conflict and its consequences in the region were discussed. The testimony collected in this hearing refers to …
Informal interview conducted with two villagers, a woman and a man, in Huambalpa, Vilcas Huamán. The interview is part of the TRC's fieldwork to document the testimonies of communities affected by the internal armed conflict. The villagers shared their experiences about the violence lived in the area during the conflict …
In-depth interview conducted by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the community of Pujas, department of Ayacucho, in August 2002. This interview is part of the TRC's research work on human rights violations during the internal armed conflict. The testimony collected in this interview is mentioned in the context of …
National Workshop organized by the Mental Health Unit of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in coordination with CAPS. The event was held during two consecutive days in the city of Lima. During the workshop, participants talked about their lives and the suffering experienced in the search for their missing …
The TRC held a workshop with grassroots peasant communities in Huanta to discuss reconciliation. The communities expressed their needs for support from the government and regional and local authorities with food, clothes and other basic necessities. The participants stated that because of violence and corruption they were left without the …
Informal interview conducted with a 48-year-old woman farmer in Accomarca, Ayacucho, during June 2002. The interview is part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (TRC) work to collect testimonies on the effects of the internal armed conflict on rural communities in Ayacucho. The testimony collected documents the experiences and perspectives …
Interview conducted with a 50 year-old villager and teacher from Accomarca, in the context of the CVR's research on the effects of the internal armed conflict in the communities of Ayacucho. The interview is part of the documentation work on the social consequences of political violence in the area, including …
Mixed focus group conducted by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the town of Lloqllepampa, Ayacucho, in June 2002. During this meeting, participants shared testimonies about the psychological and emotional effects of the violence experienced during the internal armed conflict. People expressed their surprise at aspects of themselves that emerged …
Public hearing held by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Accomarca, Vilcashuamán district, department of Ayacucho, in June 2002. This hearing was part of the process of gathering testimonies on human rights violations that occurred during the internal armed conflict. The document refers to testimonies collected in this hearing related …
Focus group conducted with women from Accomarca, Ayacucho, in June 2002 as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's testimony gathering activities. In this focus group, the participants shared experiences related to the violence lived during the internal armed conflict. The testimony mentions the context of community defense and social …
During a public hearing held in Huancavelica on May 25-26, 2002, Olga Huamán shared the mysterious circumstances surrounding the disappearance of her husband, Víctor Gonzalo, at the hands of unknown individuals. Although lacking concrete evidence or testimonies from the perpetrators, the hearing provided Huamán an opportunity to express her grief …
Interview conducted with a Dominican nun of Colombian nationality in the city of Ayacucho during May 2002. The interview is part of the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) in compiling testimonies on the internal armed conflict in Peru. The testimony of the nun is framed in the …
In May 2002, the villagers of Uchuraccay handed over to the members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission a list with the names of 135 Uchuraccaínos who died as a result of political violence between 1983 and 1984. This delivery was part of the TRC's documentation work on the victims …
Interview with a former authority of the Venenillo hamlet in the province of Leoncio Prado, department of Huánuco. This interview is part of the documentation compiled by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on the effects of the internal armed conflict on rural communities. The testimony collected addresses issues related to …
Interview with a villager who worked as a health worker at the Venenillo Medical Post. This interview is part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's work of compiling testimonies on the effects of the internal armed conflict in the communities of Leoncio Prado province. The testimony documents the experiences and …
Interview conducted with an authority of the Primavera hamlet in the province of Leoncio Prado, Huánuco, in May 2002. The authority interviewed provided testimony about the impact of the internal armed conflict on her community. The testimony is part of the documentation compiled by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to …
Group interview conducted with women from Caserío 7 de Octubre in the province of Leoncio Prado, Huánuco, as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's work to collect testimonies. This interview is part of the research on the impact of the internal armed conflict on rural communities in the region. …
The TRC held a university workshop in Huánuco to discuss reconciliation issues. Issues related to physical and mental health reparations were addressed, and the role of the State in providing security, stability, equity and rational distribution of resources for citizens was discussed. Participants reflected on the ultimate purpose of the …
In-depth interview with a former president of CODDEH (Committee for the Defense of Human Rights) who was also a university professor in the city of Puno. The interview was conducted in the context of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's collection of testimonies on human rights violations during the internal armed …
Primitivo Quispe gave testimony at a public hearing organized by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Ayacucho. His testimony is part of the thousands of testimonies compiled by the TRC that give an account of the feeling of exclusion and indifference experienced by the people and communities that were the …
Interview conducted with a 70-year-old woman pastor in Sancos, Ayacucho, as part of the collection of testimonies of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The testimony is part of the documentation on the effects of the internal armed conflict in the rural communities of Ayacucho. The interview gathers the experience and …
Interview with a 50-year-old teacher in the town of Carapo, Ayacucho province, as part of the collection of testimonies of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. This interview is part of the documentation work on the impacts of the internal armed conflict in Ayacucho's rural communities. The testimony was recorded as …
Interview with Saturnina Figueroa, widow of Severino Huáscar Morales Ccente, in the community of Uchuraccay. Severino Morales was identified in Shining Path documents as 'commissary of the Popular Committee of Uchuraccay' and was locally responsible for the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the community. The interview is part of the CVR's investigations …
