Detention of María Elena Pacheco
María Elena Pacheco was detained by the National Police and transferred to DINCOTE in 1992, where she was a victim of sexual violence. Her case documents the pattern of systematic abuses against female detainees in that facility.
María Elena Pacheco was detained and transferred to DINCOTE by National Police personnel in 1992. During her detention at the DINCOTE facilities, she was subjected to sexual violence and other abuses. Pacheco's case is part of a systematic pattern of rape and torture that occurred in DINCOTE during the internal armed conflict. Her testimony documents human rights violations committed by State agents in the context of the counter-subversive struggle.