Amnesty International statement on disappearances in Peru
Amnesty International issued a statement in London denouncing that more than 1,000 people had disappeared in two years in emergency zones of Peru, holding the PCP-SL responsible for the murder and torture of hundreds of people.
On January 22, 1985, Amnesty International distributed a communiqué in London stating that more than 1,000 people had disappeared in the last two years in Peru's declared emergency zone. The report added that hundreds of others were killed in detention, often after being tortured. The international organization held the PCP-SL responsible for the murder and torture of hundreds of people. This international communiqué drew attention to the serious human rights violations that were taking place in the context of the Peruvian internal armed conflict.