Arbitrary arrest and rape of María Magdalena Monteza Benavides at Universidad Técnica de El Callao
Detention of a woman at the Technical University of El Callao on January 22, 1992 by members of the Peruvian Navy, who was threatened with rape during her detention and subsequent transfer to the police station.
A female affiant was arrested on the premises of the Technical University of El Callao on January 22, 1992 by members of the Peruvian Navy. During her detention she was threatened with rape. She was later transferred to a police station in El Callao, where she was again threatened with rape. The case is part of a systematic pattern of sexual violence against women detained by law enforcement officials during the internal armed conflict. The affiant had previously been detained on November 1, 1989 in the district of La Victoria and transferred to the 28 de Julio police station.