Rape in Sivia
Rape perpetrated by State agents in Sivia, Huanta, Ayacucho in 1984, resulting in forced pregnancy of the victim.
In 1984, in the district of Sivia, province of Huanta, department of Ayacucho, a woman was the victim of rape by State agents. The victim became pregnant as a result of the rape. This case is part of a systematic pattern of sexual violence perpetrated by the forces of law and order during the internal armed conflict, particularly in rural Andean areas against Quechua-speaking peasant women. The case illustrates how sexual violence was used as a generalized practice in the context of military operations in emergency zones.