Rape in El Tambo

Rape perpetrated by marines against a woman in the district of El Tambo, Huancayo, Junín in 1992.

A woman was the victim of rape in the district of El Tambo. According to the testimony, the victim said: 'it must have happened during the rape that the marines raped me in Tambo'. The case is part of a broader pattern of sexual violence perpetrated against women during the internal armed conflict in Peru. This testimony was recorded by the CVR as part of the documentation of human rights violations that occurred in the Junin region during 1992.

Source: Informe CVR, página 359
Location: Distrito de El Tambo, Provincia de Huancayo, Departamento de Junín