'Mamá Angélica' recounts the kidnapping of her son, Arquímides Escarza, in 1983
Angélica Mendoza de Ascarza, 'Mama Angélica,' the mother of Arquímides Ascarza, who disappeared in 1983 at the Los Cabitos military barracks, has passed away. Ten days ago, the also-founder of the Asociación Nacional de Familiares de Secuestrados, Detenidos y Desaparecido del Perú attended the sentencing hearing against the military personnel responsible for the disappearance of her son and the murder of other individuals at the military base. Mamá Angélica sought justice for more than 30 years. Today those responsible are fugitives. Published on August 28, 2017.