Disappearance of Angel Escobar Jurado
Forced disappearance of Ángel Escobar Jurado, peasant and human rights leader in Huancavelica. It is presumed that law enforcement forces were involved in the event.
Angel Escobar Jurado, leader of the Federation of Peasant Communities and vice-president of the Huancavelica Human Rights Commission, disappeared on February 27, 1990. It is presumed that the perpetrators of the crime were related to law enforcement. The case occurred in a context of intense political violence in the Huancavelica region during the 1990 election period.