Detention and rape at Cayguanas Military Base

Testimony of the rape of a woman accused of being a subversive at the Cayguanas Military Base, witnessed by a detained declarant in 1990.

A declarant detained at the Cayguanas Military Base in 1990 witnessed the rape of a woman accused of subversion. The testimony documents how during his detention he witnessed these acts of sexual violence committed against women detained under accusations of subversion. This case is part of the pattern of sexual violence used as a method of torture and punishment in military bases during the internal armed conflict.

Source: Informe CVR
Location: Base Militar de Cayguanas, Distrito, Provincia y Departamento de Huánuco