Death of Marcelina Díaz Ramírez
Marcelina Díaz Ramírez, a leader of welfare organizations in Ayacucho, was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in 1992. Her death is part of the systematic campaign by the PCP-SL against leaders of popular women's organizations.
Marcelina Díaz Ramírez was a leader of welfare organizations in Ayacucho who was assassinated in 1992. Her death occurred in the context of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso's offensive against leaders of popular and grassroots organizations, particularly those linked to soup kitchens and social assistance programs. The PCP-SL considered these leaders as obstacles to its territorial and political control of the communities. Their assassination is part of a broader pattern of violence against women leaders that intensified after 1991, when the PCP-SL entered its "strategic balance" phase and directly attacked popular organizations and their leaders.