Disappearance of Hualla community members

Military personnel from the Hualla base detained, tortured and disappeared community members from the district in December 1984. This was part of the generalized violence that affected Víctor Fajardo during that year.

In December 1984, soldiers from the Hualla base detained community members from the district. The victims were subjected to torture and later disappeared. This event was part of a context of generalized violence in the province of Víctor Fajardo during 1984, a year in which there were multiple murders by both the PCP-SL and the military forces. The Hualla military base had been established in 1983 along with other bases in Tiquihua and Chincheros to control the area under Shining Path influence.

Source: Informe CVR, página 62
Location: Hualla, Fajardo, Ayacucho