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WHEN IMPUNITY ENDS THERE WILL BE RECONCILIATION
The book ¡Todos contra la verdad! by writer Herbert Morote, through plain language and without literary pretensions, seeks to disseminate what is not known but is condemned about the Comisión …
They Ask That CVR Recommendations Be Fulfilled to Prevent a Resurgence of Political Violence
Morote said he believes that neither right-wing nor left-wing politicians, nor even the head of state, have read the CVR report. Eleven years after the submission of the report of …
Essay on Memory
Can Peru speak of reconciliation when those who attack the FINAL report of the Truth Commission have not read it? ¡Todos contra la verdad! (Everyone Against the Truth), the new …
The Voices of Victims of the Los Cabitos Military Barracks
Most complaints of disappearance and torture in the department of Ayacucho date from 1983 and 1984; however, only those concerning the first of those years have advanced far enough to …
Reflections at the Foot of 136 Corpses
In the Los Cabitos barracks in Ayacucho, 59 complete skeletons were found, along with bones corresponding to more than one hundred bodies out of a much larger total number of …
Los Cabitos. Horror and Death
The publication of a book about what happened at the Los Cabitos barracks in Ayacucho in 1983 invites reflection on a tragedy that some wish to silence (Cuartel Los Cabitos. …
In the CVR Case, There Is Evident Impunity
Who does not want the CVR report to be disseminated? Is Sendero Luminoso resurging? Did the military kill more than Sendero during the period of political violence? These and more …
Reviews of the Book "Memoirs of an Unknown Soldier" by Lurgio Gavilán (IEP-2012)
The book of memory, or the comings and goings of Lurgio Gavilán's life in the maelstrom of violence. Ramón Pajuelo Teves — review of "Memorias de un soldado desconocido. Autobiografía …
A Season in Hell
The book by Jesuit Flores Lizana, Diario de vida y muerte, narrates the horror he experienced in Ayacucho, devastated by the war between Sendero Luminoso and the military forces. He …
The Unknown Soldier
Lurgio Gavilán Sánchez has had a life that seems drawn from an adventure novel. He recounts it in an autobiography he has just published: Memorias de un soldado desconocido (IEP, …
The Red Mole of the World
"El Lunar Rojo del Mundo" (The Red Mole of the World) is the title of a book written by professor Julio César Conde Vilca, born in Chuschi. It recounts testimonies …
The War of the Lieutenants
Claudio Montoya was a young engineering lieutenant in the Army during the hardest years of the war. Engineer or not, he was repeatedly called upon to act as an infantryman, …
With Fist and Blood
The dogma and megalomania characteristic of Abimael Guzmán are visible even in his love letters. In the missive he dedicates in 1995 to his first wife, Augusta la Torre, or …
By Fist and Blood
Behind-the-scenes accounts reveal that Guzmán's strategy goes beyond the "political solution" proposed in his book "De Puño y Letra" and the intense debate that followed the presentation of the book …
In Abimael Guzmán's Own Hand
Abimael Guzmán, the former leader of Sendero Luminoso (74 years old), has just published his personal memoirs. The publication of this book comes on the seventeenth anniversary of his capture …
Not All Political Violence Is Terrorism
The re-edition of the book "Sendero: Historia de la guerra milenaria en el Perú" by journalist Gustavo Gorriti makes clear that the Maoist insurgency has not stopped worrying the public …
Not All Political Violence Is Terrorism
An interview with Gustavo Gorritti on the reissue of his book "Sendero: Historia de la guerra milenaria en el Perú" makes clear that the Maoist insurgency has never stopped worrying …
Santiago Roncagliolo. The Fourth Sword.
After the auspicious reception of Abril rojo (2006) by the public, it is understandable to anticipate a new work by Santiago Roncagliolo, especially since it addresses the topic that earned …
The Time of Fear. Introduction to the Book
During the last two decades of the twentieth century, Peru faced a profound crisis, aggravated by the spread of political violence. This violence was both a consequence of the crisis …
Montesinos and the Armed Forces
Excerpts from the book written by Fernando Rospigliosi, with the support of the Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP), on a crucial topic of the last decade: the control that a …
At the Scene of the Events
A prominent figure in the La Cantuta case, retired Major General Rodolfo Robles Espinoza has just published a book that collects the main documents and testimonies about the activities of …
At the Scene. In the Book "Crime and Impunity. The Colina Group and Power" a Distinguished Peruvian Army Officer Reveals the Inner Workings of the Death Squad
A key figure in the La Cantuta case, retired Major General Rodolfo Robles Espinoza has just published a book compiling the main documents and testimonies concerning the activities of Grupo …
The Officer Who Captured Guzmán
Unknown until now — this is the first time his photograph has been published — Colonel Benedicto Jiménez Baca was the architect of the capture of Abimael Guzmán, as head …
Abimael's Hard Drive
An agronomist engineer, former professor at the Universidad de Huamanga and congressman during the 1985–90 period, Carlos Tapia is recognized as one of the most thorough researchers of the subversive …