Murder of Donato Bernal
Mining leader Donato Bernal was murdered in July 1992 in La Oroya, Junin. The alleged perpetrators of the crime are allegedly members of the National Police.
In July 1992, the lifeless body of mining leader Donato Bernal was found near the Peruvian Club of La Oroya. The murder occurred in a context of intense repression against mining union leaders in the central region of Peru. The alleged perpetrators of the murder are allegedly members of the National Police, according to the report. This crime is part of a period of political violence in which both subversive groups and law enforcement committed violent acts against the civilian population and social leaders.