Arrest in Urbanización San Luis
Arrest of a woman in Urbanización San Luis, district of Salamanca, Lima, who was taken to DINCOTE where she suffered physical abuse and constant groping by police officers.
A woman was arrested in the San Luis Urbanization in the district of Salamanca, department of Lima, on November 1, 1991. She was later transferred to the DINCOTE where she was constantly groped by the police. The witness's account shows how since her arrival at the DINCOTE she was beaten and mistreated, being constantly groped by the police officers. This case is part of the systematic pattern of sexual violence and torture against women detainees during the internal armed conflict.