Murder of teachers and students in Quiñota and Santo Tomás
The Civil Guard murdered teachers and students in Quiñota and Santo Tomás, province of Chumbivilcas, Cuzco, in 1987. This crime occurred in the context of repressive actions against the civilian population during the internal armed conflict.
In the province of Chumbivilcas, department of Cuzco, the Civil Guard committed the murder of teachers and students in the towns of Quiñota and Santo Tomás during 1987. This occurred in the context of a first massacre of peasants perpetrated by the same Civil Guard on January 27, 1987 in Chumbivilcas. The murders were part of the repressive actions of the police forces in the high provinces of Cuzco during the period of expansion of the violence of the internal armed conflict.