6 documents in Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Peru
The Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación noted that the internal armed conflict experienced in Peru revealed the existence of deep and painful gaps and rifts in Peruvian society; in …
Translation of the article titled "Free Choice or Poverty Alleviation? Popular Politics in Peru under Alberto Fujimori," which is also in our press archive. This work sets out to examine …
During 2006, the Instituto de Defensa Legal deepened its efforts to comprehensively reflect on and address one of the most important problems affecting the 54.8% of Peruvians in the lowest …
The purpose of this publication is to provide the average Peruvian with an easy and simple-to-read text, without setting aside the technical and scientific rigor of the information used. It …
This work aims to put forward some hypotheses about the nature of social conflicts in present-day Peru, using as a reference certain interpretations that have frequently been elaborated about historical …
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. Peru is a country experiencing a profound economic and political transition. Of all the calamities a nation can suffer, Peru has endured a disproportionate share over the last …
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Testimony of a person who recounts the devastating consequences of political violence on his life and that of his family. The affiant describes how she was left in a situation of extreme poverty and psychological trauma, spending her days in tears and unable to recover economically. She describes how she …
In 1997, the program to form Basic Ecclesial Communities (CEBs) was relaunched with the objective of rebuilding the basic social fabric, focusing on the family. This effort was a response to the economic crisis that affected participation in the CEBs, and sought to counteract poverty, unemployment and violence. The strategy …
The internal armed conflict that Peru experienced between 1980 and 2000 is the most serious in the country's republican history. It left very deep scars on all levels of national life. The extent and intensity of the conflict accentuated the serious national imbalances, destroyed the democratic order, exacerbated poverty and …