Murder of 22 peasants in Ccaccamarca
On June 24, 1984, members of the PCP-SL assassinated 22 peasants in Ccaccamarca, province of La Mar, Ayacucho, after carrying out a popular trial. This event was part of the Shining Path's campaign of violence against rural communities.
On June 24, 1984, elements of the PCP-SL (Shining Path) murdered 22 peasants in Ccaccamarca, La Mar province, Ayacucho. The murders occurred after the PCP-SL held a popular trial against the victims. This event occurred in the context of the second wave of the II Military Campaign of the PCP-SL, which ran from June 1984 to December 1986. The attack was part of the pattern of systematic violence against peasant populations that refused to collaborate with the subversive organization.