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 …
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21 documents in Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Peru
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 …
Alongside truth, justice constitutes another fundamental concept in the drafting and discussion of the Final Report of the Comisión de la Verdad y la Reconciliación (CVR) that has been questioned …
On July 20, the Supreme Court of Peru issued a highly controversial ruling in a case involving members of the annihilation squad known as the Grupo Colina. According to human …
This text presents a synthesis of the research findings of the Instituto de Estudios Peruanos and the Ford Foundation: "No hay mañana sin ayer. Batallas por la memoria y consolidación …
This publication presents a series of articles related to the process of truth, justice, and reparation involving victims of the period of violence that occurred in Peru between 1980 and …
Since its founding in 2004, the Instituto de Democracia y Derechos Humanos de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (IDEHPUCP) has had as one of its main objectives to collaborate …
Faced with widespread protest, Alan García reverses his refusal regarding a Museum of Memory and appoints an ad honorem commission to take charge of the project. Vargas Llosa will chair …
Between 1980 and 2000, Peru experienced an episode of political violence, an unprecedented internal armed conflict, which left a painful toll of murders, kidnappings, forced disappearances, torture, unjust detentions, serious …
This article explores some testimonies that emerged from the truth commissions in Peru and their implications in relation to women and war. It examines what constitutes "gender-sensitive" research strategies, as …
The four authors whose works are presented below had to apply their knowledge in operations to clarify the past, which had consequences for the democratic transition and the future of …
Unearthing the truth and reconstructing the memory of a violent period in our recent history (1980-2000), particularly for those who endured it in silence, would be the first step in …
Until the early 2000s, predicting that Peru would soon have a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) would have sounded eccentric. How, then, did a window of opportunity open for its …
The Final Report of the Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación (CVR) has brought to light the magnitude of the serious human rights violations that occurred in the country during …
The country that emerges from a calm reading of the CVR report is striking. The country as a whole, in fact — not just the period the commission was tasked …
Almost two years after being established, and with only a few months remaining before completing its work, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) has begun to disseminate, through its spokespersons, …
A publication that outlines the nature, powers, composition, and other details of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR), including a list of the organizations that are part of the National …
Since the 1980s, thousands of our compatriots — among them humble peasants, members of the National Police and the Armed Forces as well as political, regional and local authorities — …
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