Murder of 23 peasants in Ayna

On February 23, 1991, subversives assassinated 23 peasants in the district of Ayna, province of La Mar, Ayacucho. This event was part of the context of political violence that affected the country during that period.

On February 23, 1991, subversives murdered 23 peasants in the district of Ayna, province of La Mar, department of Ayacucho. This event occurred in the context of the political violence affecting the country during the first year of Alberto Fujimori's government. The event took place in the midst of an intensification of violent actions by subversive groups in different areas of the country. This mass murder was part of the escalation of violence that characterized the period, where both subversive groups and State forces committed serious human rights violations.

Source: Informe CVR, página 193
Location: Distrito de Ayna, provincia de La Mar, Ayacucho, Perú