Rape and physical abuse in Cajamarca
Acts of rape and physical abuse occurred on August 31, 1991 in the department of Cajamarca, whose complaints were dismissed by the authorities.
On August 31, 1991, rape and physical abuse occurred in the department of Cajamarca. The case was mentioned in the context of an official response that attempted to discredit the accusations against members of the police. The authorities described the accusations against police officers of rape and physical abuse as "the well-known reaction of violence against order, of crime against the law, in an attempt to discredit the validity of the evidence of responsibility found in the area". This case is part of the systematic pattern of sexual violence documented by the TRC during the internal armed conflict.