Testimony on murders in Ocros, Huamanga, Ayacucho
Testimony of women witnesses of killings in Ocros, Huamanga, Ayacucho, collected in November 2002. The witnesses describe physical and psychological sequelae, including stomach pains when recalling the massacres.
Testimony 203203 collected in Ayacucho in November 2002, where women witnesses narrate murders that occurred in Ocros, province of Huamanga, Ayacucho. The witnesses describe the physical and psychological after-effects of the trauma they experienced, including stomach pains associated with the memory of the massacres. The testimony is part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's documentation on the impacts of political violence on the civilian population. Witnesses report somatic manifestations of the trauma, such as physical pains that appear when recalling the violent events they witnessed.