Death of Enrique Castilla
Enrique Castilla, leader of the La Unión Union, was assassinated by the PCP-SL in October 1989 in Lima. His death is part of the systematic campaign of violence against union leaders during the internal armed conflict.
Enrique Castilla was a leader of the La Unión Union when he was assassinated in October 1989 in Lima. His death was perpetrated by the PCP-SL (Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path) as part of the subversive group's offensive against union leaders and popular organizations. This assassination occurred in the context of a systematic campaign of violence against social leaders that the PCP-SL considered obstacles to its territorial and political control.