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Fujimori and the massacre at Castro Castro prison. Part 1
Terrorists at Castro Castro
Peruvian revolutionary women of Canto Grande prison
Massacre at Castro Castro prison. Journalistic report.
Escape of Víctor Polay Campos, MRTA leader
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Castro Castro Prison Massacre
In the early hours of May 6, 1992, a violent confrontation occurred at Castro Castro Prison in Peru. The police attempted to forcibly transfer female inmates associated with the Communist Party of Peru (PCP-SL) to another facility, leading to a standoff. The situation escalated into a massacre, resulting in several …
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Castro Castro Prison Riot
In May 1992, a violent riot occurred at Castro Castro Prison in Lima, Peru, resulting in the deaths of numerous inmates. Official reports stated that 35 prisoners were killed, but other sources claimed the number was as high as 80. The incident marked a turning point in President Alberto Fujimori's …
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Barbarism Is Not Fought with Barbarism
During the turbulent years of the internal armed conflict that our country experienced, the human rights organizations grouped in the Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos coined the phrase "Barbarism is …
Canto Grande and the two hills
In this book the author analyzes a crucial episode in Peru's recent history: the deaths at the Canto Grande prison (Lima) in May 1992 of inmates imprisoned for terrorism, an …
The Peruvian State Acknowledges the Massacre at Castro Castro Prison in 1992
Mónica Feria, a lawyer and survivor of the torture she suffered in 1992 during the prison massacre known as "Castro Castro" in Lima, Peru, has finally been granted reparations by …