Santa Barbara case in Huancavelica
Combined forces of the Army and civil patrol detained community members in Santa Barbara, Huancavelica, destroying houses and raping women. Two sergeants were charged with homicide, robbery and rape.
In 1991, combined forces of the Army and a civil patrol detained the Santa Barbara community members in Huancavelica. During the operation, they destroyed the houses of the villagers and raped the women in the area. Two military officers, Second Sergeants Carlos Prado Chinchay and Dennis Pacheco, were charged with homicide, robbery and rape of women. This case exemplifies the pattern of sexual violence and destruction perpetrated by state agents in rural areas during the internal armed conflict.