This report is the result of Amnesty International's investigations into the disappearances, torture, and killing of political prisoners carried out by Peru's security forces during and after the riots that …
Books & Articles
1 documents in Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Peru
Showing 1–1 of 1 document
Timeline Events 11
-
Deaths in Santa Barbara prison
On June 18, 1986, detainees held for terrorism in three prisons in Lima and Callao (Lurigancho, El Frontón and Santa Bárbara) rioted. In Santa Barbara prison, two subversives died on June 19. The government ordered the Joint Command to have the military justice system carry out the necessary investigations to …
1 media 1 docs -
PCP-SL prisoners riot in three Lima prisons
On June 18, 1986, prisoners accused of belonging to the PCP-SL rioted and took some hostages in three prisons in Lima: Santa Barbara (women's prison), Lurigancho and El Frontón, trying to avoid being transferred to Miguel Castro Castro prison. The government delegated to the forces of law and order the …
2 media 9 docs -
Riots and massacres in three Lima prisons
On June 18 and 19, 1986 there were simultaneous riots organized by the PCP-SL in three prisons in Lima and Callao. Law enforcement forces intervened with extreme violence resulting in the death of 244 inmates executed: 118 in El Frontón, 124 in Lurigancho and 2 in Santa Bárbara. The riots …
1 media 13 docs -
Riots and massacres in Lurigancho, Santa Bárbara and El Frontón prisons
In June 1986, inmates accused of terrorism of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso rioted and took control of wards in Lurigancho and El Frontón prisons. Between June 18 and 19, operations were carried out to retake control. The official toll was 124 inmates dead in Lurigancho and 119 in El Frontón. There …
5 media 7 docs -
PCP-SL mutiny in El Frontón, Lurigancho and Santa Mónica prisons
PCP-SL militants rioted in three prisons: El Frontón, Lurigancho and Santa Mónica, taking advantage of the media coverage of the Socialist International congress taking place in Lima. Garcia's government commissioned the Armed Forces to put an end to the riot with a death toll of 244 people. Almost immediately, pro-guerrilla …
4 media 12 docs -
Prisoner riot in Lima's prisons
In 1986 there was a prisoner riot in Lima prisons that resulted in multiple deaths. The report specifically mentions that five people from the Chungui area died during this riot. This event occurred in the context of the Peruvian internal armed conflict, when many accused of belonging to the PCP-Sendero …
1 docs -
Riot at the Frontón Prison
During the riot at the Frontón Prison in 1986, a debellation operation (riot suppression) took place, resulting in fatalities among law enforcement officers. Three members of the Peruvian Navy died during the operations to control the riot. This event is part of the context of the internal armed conflict in …
2 docs -
Riot and massacre in Lurigancho prison
PCP-SL inmates of the Lurigancho prison rioted to prevent a search. The Peruvian Republican Guard broke up the riot, resulting in the death of 30 inmates. This was one of the first episodes of mass violence in prisons during the internal armed conflict.
-
Lurigancho prison riot
Riot in the Lurigancho prison that resulted in the death of inmates. The APRA government did not assume any responsibility for these events. This event marked a point in which the denunciations of human rights violations did not find the same echo as in previous cases.
-
Prison riots and massacres
The prison situation, poorly attended by the judges of penal execution, gave rise to riots and massacres in prisons where terrorism convicts were held. These events occurred in 1985, 1986 and 1992. The degrading conditions of human dignity in the prisons were not at all conducive to the rehabilitation of …
15 docs -
Riot in El Sexto prison
On March 27, 1984, a bloody riot took place in the El Sexto prison in Lima. The event resulted in the death of twenty people, including criminals and civilians. This riot was one of the most serious violent events that occurred in the Peruvian prison system during that year, in …