Number of Disappeared in the Internal Conflict Rises to More Than 20,000

The number of persons who disappeared during the internal armed conflict experienced between 1980 and 2000 rose to 20,329, according to the first official list of victims released by the government this Monday. According to information disseminated by Agence France-Presse (AFP), this figure is one-third more than the figure handled by the prosecutor's office. "It is not just a list. It is a first map of disappeared persons in Peru," the Ministry of Justice stated when presenting the National Registry of Disappeared Persons. Published on April 23, 2018.

Author
El Comercio
Publisher
Diario El Comercio - Perú
Date
2018
Source
CVR - Hemeroteca
Reference ID
articulo-2150

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