Death of peasants in El Collpín

In 1988, in the locality of El Collpín, province of Santiago de Chuco, the Peruvian Army allegedly killed several peasants. This event occurred in the context of the counter-subversive offensive in the northern region of the department of Lima and southern Ancash, where the military forces were responding to the presence of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The event is part of a pattern of indiscriminate repression that affected the civilian population during the internal armed conflict. Information on this event is limited in the report, mentioned only in the regional chronology without further details on the exact number of victims or the specific circumstances.