Increase of Asháninkas rescued from PCP-SL
Between 1993 and 1995, the number of Asháninka rescued from the PCP-SL increased significantly due to the intensification of joint military operations with ronderos in the central jungle. Those rescued were concentrated in "Núcleos Poblacionales" where they faced difficult conditions.
Between 1993 and 1995, the number of Asháninkas rescued from the PCP-SL grew significantly as a result of the intensification of the counter-subversive struggle. Joint operations between the Army and the ronderos in the Tambo and Ene river valleys made it possible to free thousands of Asháninkas who had been held captive in the Shining Path Popular Committees. At the beginning of 1991, it was estimated that the Asháninkas under PCP-SL control numbered around 10,000 people. Those rescued were concentrated in "Núcleos Poblacionales" where they faced very harsh conditions, overcrowding, food shortages and constant fear of possible attacks or reprisals from the PCP-SL.