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Peace between Peru and Ecuador was consolidated when Presidents Alberto Fujimori Fujimori and Jamil Mahuad placed the last milestone on the border. However, the handing over of one square kilometer in Tiwinza does not convince many sectors, including high-ranking military officers and the population of Loreto. This act marks the …
On January 26, 1998, in commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the death of the eight journalists murdered in Uchuraccay, the first peace and national reconciliation meeting was held. This event was promoted by a group of journalists from Ayacucho and the authorities of the Tambo district, who contacted the …
On January 26, 1998, the 'I Encounter for Peace and National Reconciliation' was held in the community of Uchuraccay. This event was held in commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the death of the eight journalists murdered on January 26, 1983. The meeting was part of the national reconciliation efforts …
In response to the 1989 SL armed strike, politicians of diverse political tendencies such as FREDEMO and Izquierda Unida, sectors of civil society and churches such as the Peru, Life and Peace movement, and others joined forces to call for a march with a broad message to continue confronting terror …
On November 3, 1989, a march for peace was successfully held in the context of the political violence in the country. The march was attended by candidates from different political forces, demonstrating an effort of unity in the face of the violent situation. This event took place at a time …
In November 1989, the first broad civil society reaction against the violence of the internal armed conflict took place. This mobilization materialized through the formation of the organization Peru Vida y Paz (Peru Life and Peace) and culminated in a massive march for peace held in the country's capital. This …
Cardinal Juan Landázuri Ricketts publicly stated that the Catholic Church is willing to mediate if there are positive signs of a dialogue with the subversives. This statement was made in a context of intensifying political violence in the country, particularly after the PCP-SL attack on the Uchiza police post on …
On March 3, 1989, the general secretary of the Peruvian Aprista Party (PAP) issued an official statement of his political group. In this communiqué, he called on all social and party forces in the country to sign a commitment for peace and democracy. This initiative took place in a context …
On December 29, 1988, the Day for Peace was held, an event organized by the Municipality of Lima. This day took place in a context of intense political violence in the country, marked by the actions of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso and the MRTA, as well as by the government's response …
Juan Vega Llona, the naval attaché of the Peruvian Embassy in Bolivia, was assassinated in La Paz on December 6, 1988, by a command of the PCP-SL operating under the name Movimiento Obrero Revolucionario (MOR). The assassination was in retaliation for his involvement in the suppression of a prison riot …
In 1988, the Federation of Mothers' Clubs of Ayacucho participated in the organization of the March for Peace. They called together a group of institutions and in a public forum they openly questioned and confronted the PCP-SL. This action was an important turning point in the civil resistance against Shining …
In December 1987, a Civic Day for Peace and Life was called, with the participation of a wide variety of institutions, authorities and political parties. This day was held in the context of the increase of political violence in Lima and the country, seeking to create a common front against …
About six thousand people, coming from all the Vicariates of the Archdiocese of Lima, and a delegation from Callao, gathered for the 6th Day of Fasting and Prayer for Peace in Peru, which culminated with a march for peace led by Bishops Augusto Beuzeville and Javier Ariz.
A Great March for Peace was organized by the Church and the Provincias Altas Human Rights Committee in the prelature of Sicuani. Around two thousand five hundred people participated, delegates from peasant communities, parishes, mothers' clubs and health and school committees, who massively expressed their rejection of the daily violence, …
More than ten thousand people mobilized through the center of Lima in the great march for Life and Peace, organized by the National Human Rights Coordinating Committee. Under the slogan 'The Fifth: Do not kill', numerous Christian groups from various parishes of Lima, lay apostolic movements, populous districts of Lima, …
This colloquium is presented as an opportunity to discover and make visible histories that remained hidden, with the aim of questioning the way in which the past and present of …
In an original initiative by the Mesa de Concertación para la Lucha contra la Pobreza, the Defensoría del Pueblo, and the Comité Cívico Para Que No Se Repita, four messengers …
Working Paper No. 45. Series: IEP Workshops No. 2. Presentation. I. THE STRONGEST ORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL PEASANTRY: THE RONDAS CAMPESINAS OF THE NORTH. II. "NO LONGER LIKE A MEEK …